"The cover of Rolling Stone's is very embarrassing. supposed to be shown a survivor. Why do we exaggerate the man who created the mess in Boston? I will contact the publisher, and convey it," Menino said, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
Dzokhar and his brother, Tamerlan, detonate a bomb in the middle of the audience Boston Marathon, April 15. Three people were killed and 260 injured in the incident. Tamerlan died when police hunted, while Dzokhar caught in an officer injured after a day of being chased.
In that article, Rolling Stone reveals some things about Dzokhar who have never lifted before. One of them, he comments on his school friend, that a terrorist act can be justified. Also, a matter he's a devout Muslim.
Criticism also came from social media, including Twitter. In fact, someone has made a petition on the website Change.org to urge replacing the cover of the Rolling Stone. CVS Caremark bookstore in his Twitter status stated they refuse to sell the magazine's August issue.
"As a form of our respect to the victims and their loved ones," tweets the bookstore.
Rolling Stone is famous for aesthetic cover. Ranging from Bob Dylan to Jay-Z has appeared on the front page of the magazine's 45-year-old. In a statement, editor of Rolling Stone cover Dzokhar maintain it.
"The story that we published this week, is a form of traditional journalism. Fact, Dzokhar Tsarnaev was young, the same age with most of our readers. Important for us to examine the complexity of this issue," said a statement from the editors of Rolling Stone.
