Rolling Stone Magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967
by Jann Wenner, student of the University of California and Ralph Gleason, a
jazz critic for the san Francisco Chronicle newspaper. The first issue was in
Nov. 9, 1967, with John Lennon on the cover. “The magazine’s creators intended Rolling Stone to be a
barometer of the artistic tastes and political sensibilities of the student
generation” (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/507165/Rolling-Stone)
Rolling stone wanted to keep fresh to the public by changing
what they published about making the magazine be a combination of
professionalism and passion.
The Rolling stone was like no other by adding not only the
pop culture and by having fashion advises, Rolling stone added the political
spectrum.
“The magazine has won 14
National Magazine Awards for General Excellence, Design, Photography, Visual
Excellence, Specialized Journalism, Feature Writing, and Reporting”
(http://www.jannswenner.com/Biography/) The
very interesting way to plant stories to their readers have made them gain over
12 million readers. Rolling Stones is most distinguished by its form of writing
from the editor Wenner. The Magazine is one of the few to have detailed
interviews and articles in depth compared to newspapers and other magazines. “Wenner’s publishing
success lies in his intuitive understanding of the changing lifestyles of his
readers” The Editor had been so successful that
launched Men’s Journal Magazine in 1992 and has currently over 3.2 million readers.
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