Rolling Stone Condemned, MSNBC's New Host, Jay Carney Miffed

July 17, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Boston Politicians Condemn Rolling Stone Cover Rolling Stone's cover about the Boston bombing has morphed from a media controversy to a full-blown political litmus test (see update below). The magazine sparked outrage on Wednesday for putting a picture of suspected bomber Dzhohkar Tsarnaev on its cover in a picture some said was more reminiscent of a teen idol than a killer.  Continue reading... Rolling Stone Defends Itself MSNBC's New Host WATCH: Daily Caller Intern Miffs Jay Carney TOO FAR? 'The View' Condemned For Hiring Jenny McCarthy Rush Limbaugh's EXTREMELY Racist Comment WATCH: This Is The Most Important Local News Intro Ever TOO FAR? TOO FAR? WATCH: This Is The Most Important Local News Intro Ever Rush Limbaugh's EXTREMELY Racist Comment WILL STEPHEN Dear Rolling Stone... This is not subversive. This is not anti-establishment. It's not fun, alt-y, cool, or even solemn. This is thoughtless, irresponsible abuse of your cultural authority, and reckless exploitation of a terrible tragedy. Continue reading... THOMAS KENT A Whole New Kind of Journalism? A Dissenting View Is journalism as we know it on its last legs? Some think so. But the evidence is not convincing. Continue reading... TIMOTHY KARR Is TMZ the Future of Local News? The common refrain of media companies promoting infotainment is that they're simply giving the people the news they want. But the real revolution in news reporting is not the fluff that springs from the minds of Fox execs. Continue reading... ERIC BOEHLERT Trayvon Martin and Why the Right-Wing Media Spent 16 Months Smearing a Dead Teenager One of the puzzling questions surrounding the public saga of Martin's death has always been why the partisan, conservative political movement in America, led by its powerful media outlets, felt the need to become so deeply invested in the case. Continue reading... WALKER BRAGMAN The Race Mongers: Conservative Media's Efforts to Delegitimize Justice for Trayvon Protesters Breitbart, The Blaze, The New American, etc .,all exist for the sole purpose of helping those on the right get elected without any regard for the division they are causing. It is shameful. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003