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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRolling Stone breaking story tonight -
not seeing it here anywhere.
Anyone?
They consort with the Saudi monarchy!
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Rolling Stone breaking story tonight - (Original Post)
cilla4progress
Apr 2021
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poli-junkie
(1,256 posts)1. Who's "they"?
Irish_Dem
(68,195 posts)2. Who is consorting with whom?
cilla4progress
(26,302 posts)3. Sorry...
Rolling Stone is. According to the story. The owners. They are big GOP donors and bought Rolling Stone to decapitate it.
Don't know if this is all true, though, now?
crickets
(26,158 posts)4. I noticed it trending earlier tonight.
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BoycottRollingStone
https://hillreporter.com/the-demise-of-rolling-stone-96880
Strange. I've still been seeing good articles from RS lately so I don't quite know what to think yet. This is going to be a 'reread tomorrow morning' thing for me.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
https://hillreporter.com/the-demise-of-rolling-stone-96880
The Demise of Rolling Stone: How A Legendary Magazine Sold Out to Trump and the Saudis
Rolling Stone magazine was once a shining beacon of rebellion. Devoted to telling the truth about its subjects, the publication has often caused controversy throughout its more than fifty years. But in more recent years, the magazine has seen its share of bad publicity in light of bad decision making, which led to the ultimate bad decision: Rolling Stone was sold to the son of Trump-backing multimillionaire Roger Penske, Jay Penske. Jay is a high-profile GOP donor who fired tenured and experienced journalists, then hired hacks to write tabloid level pieces that leaned so far to the right, he was awarded a Presidential Medal from the former guy himself.
One member of Penskes stable is Seth Hettena, a freelance journalist who encouraged people to donate to Trump in 2016 and whose tweets have emerged showing hes against a living wage and also mocked the SEIU for fighting for $15 an hour. Hettena is a journalist who is also known for going after the likes of Erik Prince and Blackwater. One might infer that Hettena now appears corrupted by the very forces he once sought to investigate.
Rolling Stone magazine was once a shining beacon of rebellion. Devoted to telling the truth about its subjects, the publication has often caused controversy throughout its more than fifty years. But in more recent years, the magazine has seen its share of bad publicity in light of bad decision making, which led to the ultimate bad decision: Rolling Stone was sold to the son of Trump-backing multimillionaire Roger Penske, Jay Penske. Jay is a high-profile GOP donor who fired tenured and experienced journalists, then hired hacks to write tabloid level pieces that leaned so far to the right, he was awarded a Presidential Medal from the former guy himself.
One member of Penskes stable is Seth Hettena, a freelance journalist who encouraged people to donate to Trump in 2016 and whose tweets have emerged showing hes against a living wage and also mocked the SEIU for fighting for $15 an hour. Hettena is a journalist who is also known for going after the likes of Erik Prince and Blackwater. One might infer that Hettena now appears corrupted by the very forces he once sought to investigate.
Strange. I've still been seeing good articles from RS lately so I don't quite know what to think yet. This is going to be a 'reread tomorrow morning' thing for me.
woodsprite
(12,392 posts)5. Hope it's just an April Fools article. nt
orleans
(35,902 posts)6. found this on twitter
Link to tweet
BREAKING: #BoycottRollingStone hits number 4 of all United States trends after it is discovered that
@RollingStone
is funded by the government of Saudi Arabia fund & donated millions to Trump, the GOP, and GOP Super PACS seeking to overthrow democracy.
OAITW r.2.0
(29,983 posts)7. If they are on Pacific Coast time.....
time to head for the bed. VWR* in effect.
VWR = Visual Walking Rules
cilla4progress
(26,302 posts)8. You know what?
I think it's a joke on ME! Fell for it..!
Rhiannon12866
(232,375 posts)9. This looks like it:
hlthe2b
(109,150 posts)10. Rolling Stone was sold. It is the NEW OWNERS that are being exposed.
cilla4progress
(26,302 posts)11. Yes, that's what I'm reading
Do you know when it changed ownership?
hlthe2b
(109,150 posts)12. late 2017/early 2018