Rolling Stone responds to Boston Bomber Backlash

So Rolling Stone is under fire for putting Boston bombing suspect Dzhohkar Tsarnaev on their cover. After receiving tons of emails, tweets and Facebook messages, Rolling Stone released this statement:

Our hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone's long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day. The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens.

This is becoming an interesting situation. Is this really a big idea? Or, do folks have a point about this cover?

More to come.

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