6 Q’s About the News | On the Cover of Rolling Stone

In “CVS and Walgreens Ban an Issue of Rolling Stone,” Noam Cohen writes about criticism that the latest cover of the magazine glamorizes the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

WHO is on the latest cover of Rolling Stone magazine?

WHY did the chain stores CVS and Walgreens say this week that they would not sell it?

WHAT has being on the cover of Rolling Stone long been a sign of?

WHEN did the Boston bombings occur?

WHERE did Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino send a letter to object to the cover?

WHAT is the Rolling Stone article about?

HOW did the magazine defend its cover?

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For Higher-Order Thinking:

HOW do you feel about this cover? Do you agree with Rolling Stone that it helps young people understand some of the “complexities” of who this young man is, or do you agree with those who say it “glorifies” him? WHAT do you think Rolling Stone could have put on its cover instead? WHAT do you think about what this Massachusetts State Police sergeant did in response?