The magazine's latest cover story details the "life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev," Rolling Stone said Tuesday:
[Contributing Editor Janet Reitman] spent the last two months interviewing dozens of sources – childhood and high school friends, teachers, neighbors and law enforcement agents, many of whom spoke for the first time about the case – to deliver a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster.
The story hasn't been posted online yet, but reaction to the cover image on social media has been swift and critical — from the #tcots and #freejahar crowd alike.
A sample:
New Rolling Stone cover turns the Boston bomber into Jim Morrison. A comparison:
Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
New Rolling Stone cover turns the Boston bomber into Jim Morrison.
A comparison:
Ridiculously irresponsible, tacky as FUCK, and 100% disrespectful to victims and their families. Shame on you @RollingStone.
Vanessa Veasley
@VanessaVeasley
Ridiculously irresponsible, tacky as FUCK, and 100% disrespectful to victims and their families. Shame on you @RollingStone.
If Jahar's lawyers don't go after Rolling Stone, their doing something wrong. I say we all group together and let them know they messed up.
Crystal Jenkins
@CrysJenk
If Jahar's lawyers don't go after Rolling Stone, their doing something wrong. I say we all group together and let them know they messed up.
Hey, Rolling Stone, maybe don't put domestic terrorists on the cover! The fuck!
Josh Hegarty
@joshhegarty
Hey, Rolling Stone, maybe don't put domestic terrorists on the cover! The fuck!
Thanks for making sure I'll never read you, Rolling Stone. Not that I ever did.
Brig A
@bambroza
Thanks for making sure I'll never read you, Rolling Stone. Not that I ever did.
Big mistake, Rolling Stone.
MamaDeb
@_mamadeb
Big mistake, Rolling Stone.
They really put the bomber on the cover of rolling stone like he's a rockstar
A boy named Tawanda
@BoyNamedTawanda
They really put the bomber on the cover of rolling stone like he's a rockstar
@RollingStone I seriously hate you.
Not Guilty
@TsarnaevsVoice
@RollingStone I seriously hate you.
Fuck off, @RollingStone
The H2
@TheH2
Fuck off, @RollingStone
Absolutely vile, Rolling Stone.
Hackett
@hawknut
Absolutely vile, Rolling Stone.
Anyone at @RollingStone who had input on the cover of their next issue should be ashamed of themselves. And then fired. Immediately.
Kyle Meadows
@Kyle_Meadows
Anyone at @RollingStone who had input on the cover of their next issue should be ashamed of themselves. And then fired. Immediately.
gee I can't wait for them to put anders breivik on the cover of rolling stone
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@2school4cool
gee I can't wait for them to put anders breivik on the cover of rolling stone
As of 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, there were roughly 1,200 more similar comments.