48. Rolling Stone Magazine
Type: Magazine Review
Title: Rolling Stone
Publisher: Jann Wenner
Link: http://www.rollingstone.com
ISSN: 0035-791X
Genre: Music
Link: http://www.rollingstone.com
ISSN: 0035-791X
Genre: Music
Reader's Annotation: Politics and Music. They go hand in hand.
Summary: Rolling Stone magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that focuses on all types of popular music, politics, and popular culture.
Critical Evaluation: This magazine, which was first published in 1971, was once considered a very popular and controversial magazine because of its' ideals and content. This adult magazine can appeal to young adults because of its' focus on popular artists today. Not only will they be able to read about their favorite music artist, but learn about financial and banking issues, and political issues that are important today.
However, now, the magazine is considered by many to be not as influential as it once did. With the increase in technology and instant news articles, this magazine had to change it's content to good story pieces to try and keep people interested. At the same time the magazine "has resumed its traditional mix of content, including in-depth political stories, financial and banking issues" (Wikipedia Rolling Stone). It's circulation has increased because of this change and mix of content in the magazine.
However, now, the magazine is considered by many to be not as influential as it once did. With the increase in technology and instant news articles, this magazine had to change it's content to good story pieces to try and keep people interested. At the same time the magazine "has resumed its traditional mix of content, including in-depth political stories, financial and banking issues" (Wikipedia Rolling Stone). It's circulation has increased because of this change and mix of content in the magazine.
Challenge Issues:
- Magazine promotes the use of drugs and romanticizes it
- Students should aspire to become educated adults and not musicians.
- The library should not support this lifestyle.
Challenge Defense Ideas:
- Be familiar with the themes in the material and how they relate to young adults today.
- Stay calm and remember to not be personally offended by their comments or concerns.
- Libraries provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
- Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
- LISTEN to what they have to say and reiterate our freedom to read and be without censorship.
- All material for young adults are under the review of the branch manager and even further up, the Library Director and even City Council members.
