Editing Rolling Stone (section)

==History==
===1967–1979: Founding and early history===
''Rolling Stone'' was founded in [[San Francisco]] in 1967 by [[Jann Wenner]] and [[Ralph J. Gleason]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rolling-stone-at-50-making-the-first-issue-193707/|work=rollingstone.com|title=Rolling Stone at 50: Making the First Issue|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=January 6, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627084302/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rolling-stone-at-50-making-the-first-issue-193707/|url-status=live}}</ref> To pay for the setup costs, Wenner borrowed $7,500 ({{Inflation|US|7500|1967|fmt=eq|r=-3}}{{Inflation/fn|US}}) from his family and the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim.<ref name="Wenner's world">{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/1999/04/20/wenner/|title=Wenner's World: The evolution of Jann Wenner. How the ultimate '60s rock groupie built his fantasy into a media empire|last=Weir|first=David|date=April 20, 1999|work=Salon|access-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107043121/http://www.salon.com/1999/04/20/wenner/|archive-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref> The first issue was released on November 9, 1967, and featured [[John Lennon]] in costume for the film ''[[How I Won the War]]'' on the cover. It was in newspaper format with a lead article on the [[Monterey International Pop Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=French|first=Alex|title=The Very First Issues of 19 Famous Magazines|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/50299/very-first-issues-19-famous-magazines|work=Mental Floss|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810181820/http://mentalfloss.com/article/50299/very-first-issues-19-famous-magazines|archive-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> The cover price was 25¢ (equivalent to $2.27 in 2023) and it was published bi-weekly.

In the first issue,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rolling Stone 1967 Magazine Archives {{!}} Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/coverwall/1967|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121123154/http://www.rollingstone.com/coverwall/1967|url-status=live}}</ref> Wenner explained that the title of the magazine came from the old saying "[[A rolling stone gathers no moss]]". He also mentioned the 1950 blues song "[[Rollin' Stone (Muddy Waters song)|Rollin' Stone]]", recorded by [[Muddy Waters]], [[The Rolling Stones]] band, and [[Bob Dylan]]'s 1965 hit single "[[Like a Rolling Stone]]". Some authors have attributed the name solely to Dylan's hit single: "At [Ralph] Gleason's suggestion, Wenner named his magazine after a [[Bob Dylan]] song."<ref>Richardson, Peter (2009). A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America. (The New Press) p. 109</ref>

''Rolling Stone'' initially identified with and reported the [[hippie]] [[counterculture]] of [[Counterculture of the 1960s|the era]].

{{Blockquote|text=You're probably wondering what we're trying to do. It's hard to say: sort of a magazine and sort of a newspaper. The name of it is ''Rolling Stone'' which comes from an old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Muddy Waters used the name for a song he wrote. The Rolling Stones took their name from Muddy's song. ''Like a Rolling Stone'' was the title of Bob Dylan's first rock and roll record. We have begun a new publication reflecting what we see are the changes in rock and roll and the changes related to rock and roll.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jann|last=Wenner|author-link=Jann Wenner|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 9, 1967|page=2|title=A Letter from the Editor}}</ref><ref name="Deep">{{Cite book | last = Palmer | first = Robert | title = Deep Blues | publisher = Penguin Books | year = 1981 | page = [https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/104 104] | url = https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/104 | isbn = 0-14-006223-8 | url-access = registration }}</ref>}}

However, it distanced itself from the underground newspapers of the time, such as ''[[Berkeley Barb]]'', embracing more traditional journalistic standards and avoiding the radical politics of the [[underground press]]. In the first edition, Wenner wrote that ''Rolling Stone'' "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces".<ref name="HMI">{{cite book |last1=MacDonald |first1=Raymond A.R. |last2=Hargreaves |first2=David John |last3=Miell |first3=Dorothy |title=Handbook of Musical Identities |date=2017 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199679485 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COIWDgAAQBAJ&q=%22%22is+not+just+about+the+music%2C+but+about+the+things+and+attitudes+that+music+embraces%22%22&pg=PA288 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910030350/https://books.google.com/books?id=COIWDgAAQBAJ&q=%22%22is+not+just+about+the+music,+but+about+the+things+and+attitudes+that+music+embraces%22%22&pg=PA288 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a 2017 article celebrating the publication's 50th anniversary, ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] stated that the magazine's name was a nod to the Rolling Stones in an addition to "Rollin' Stone" and "Like a Rolling Stone".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Browne|first=David|date=September 8, 2017|title=50th Anniversary Flashback: The Rolling Stones in Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/50th-anniversary-flashback-the-rolling-stones-in-rolling-stone-255924/|access-date=September 30, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919092052/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/50th-anniversary-flashback-the-rolling-stones-in-rolling-stone-255924/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The magazine's long-running slogan, "All the news that fits", was provided by early contributor, manager and sometime editor [[Susan Lydon]]. She lifted it from an [[April Fools]] issue of the ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'' which posted "All the news that fits we print", a parody of ''The New York Times''{{'}} slogan, "All the News That's Fit to Print".<ref name=VQ1978>{{cite magazine |last=Lydon |first=Susan Gordon |author-link=Susan Lydon |date=September 1978 |title=A newspaper for the 'new age,' in which no news is good news |magazine=Vassar Quarterly |volume=LXXV |number=1 |url=https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=d&d=vq19780901-01.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316161434/https://newspaperarchives.vassar.edu/?a=d&d=vq19780901-01.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- |url-status=live }}</ref> The first appearance of the rubric was in 1969.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/on-rolling-stone-covers-203887/ |title=On 'Rolling Stone' Covers |last=Seymour |first=Corey |date=December 10, 1992 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723050938/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/on-rolling-stone-covers-203887/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 1970s, ''Rolling Stone'' began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of [[Gonzo journalism|gonzo]] journalist [[Hunter S. Thompson]] writing for the magazine's political section. Thompson first published his most famous work, ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', within the pages of ''Rolling Stone'', where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/06/fear-rolling-stone-hunter-thompson|title=Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S Thompson – review|last=East|first=Ben|date=January 5, 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=May 31, 2017 |issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602115226/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/06/fear-rolling-stone-hunter-thompson|archive-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> In the 1970s, the magazine also helped launch the careers of many prominent authors, including [[Cameron Crowe]], [[Lester Bangs]], [[Joe Klein (journalist)|Joe Klein]], [[Joe Eszterhas]], [[Ben Fong-Torres]], [[Patti Smith]] and [[P. J. O'Rourke]]. It was at this point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. The January 21, 1970, issue covered the [[Altamont Free Concert]] and the [[killing of Meredith Hunter]], which won a [[National Magazine Awards#Specialized Journalism|Specialized Journalism]] award at the [[National Magazine Awards]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=Rolling Stone at 50: Shaping Contrasting Narratives of Woodstock, Altamont|date=February 7, 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rolling-stone-at-50-shaping-contrasting-narratives-of-woodstock-altamont-196583/|last=Browne|first=David|access-date=July 8, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709082620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rolling-stone-at-50-shaping-contrasting-narratives-of-woodstock-altamont-196583/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 1970, ''Rolling Stone'' published a 30,000-word feature on [[Charles Manson]] by [[David Dalton (writer)|David Dalton]] and David Felton, including their interview of Manson when he was in the L.A. County Jail awaiting trial, which won ''Rolling Stone'' its first National Magazine Award.<ref name=scoops>{{cite news|title=The Early Scoops|work=Rolling Stone 50 Years|pages=8–9}}</ref> Four years later, they also covered the [[Patty Hearst]] abduction odyssey. One interviewer, speaking for many of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of the magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus, describing it as a "[[rite of passage]]".<ref name="samuelfreedman.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.samuelfreedman.com/articles/culture/ust_rolling.html|title=Literary 'Rolling Stone' sells out to male titillation|last=Freedman|first=Samuel G.|date=2002|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=February 12, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312094229/http://www.samuelfreedman.com/articles/culture/ust_rolling.html|archive-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

In 1972, Wenner assigned [[Tom Wolfe]] to cover the launch of [[NASA]]'s last Moon mission, [[Apollo 17]]. He published a four-part series in 1973 titled "Post-Orbital Remorse", about the depression that some astronauts experienced after having been in space. After the series, Wolfe began researching the whole of the space program, in what became a seven-year project from which he took time to write ''[[The Painted Word]]'', a book on art, and to complete ''[[Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine]]'', a collection of shorter pieces<ref>Ragen 2001, pp. 22–26.</ref> and eventually ''[[The Right Stuff (book)|The Right Stuff]]''.

The magazine began running the photographs of [[Annie Leibovitz]] in 1970. In 1973, she became its chief photographer, and her images appeared on more than 140 covers. ''Rolling Stone'' recruited writers from smaller music magazines, including [[Paul Nelson (critic)|Paul Nelson]] from ''[[Sing Out!]]'', who became record reviews editor from 1978 to 1983, and [[Dave Marsh]] from ''[[Creem]]''.<ref name=writers>{{cite news|title=The Writers|work=Rolling Stones 50 Years|pages=10–13}}</ref> In 1977, the magazine moved its headquarters from [[San Francisco]] to [[New York City]]. Editor [[Jann Wenner]] said San Francisco had become "a cultural backwater".<ref>Temple, Charles (April 18, 2009) [http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Rolling-Stone-closes-last-S-F-office-3164870.php "Rolling Stone closes last S.F. office".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814034224/http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Rolling-Stone-closes-last-S-F-office-3164870.php |date=August 14, 2014 }}. San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved August 13, 2014.)</ref>

===1980–1999: Change to entertainment magazine===
[[Kurt Loder]] joined ''Rolling Stone'' in May 1979 and spent nine years there, including as editor. [[Timothy White (writer)|Timothy White]] joined as a writer from ''[[Crawdaddy (magazine)|Crawdaddy]]'' and [[David Fricke]] from ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]''.<ref name=writers/> Tom Wolfe wrote to Wenner to propose an idea drawn from [[Charles Dickens]] and [[William Makepeace Thackeray]]: to serialize a novel. Wenner offered Wolfe around $200,000 to serialize his work.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ragen | 2002 |p= 31}}</ref> The frequent deadline pressure gave Wolfe the motivation he had sought, and from July 1984 to August 1985, he published a new installment in each biweekly issue of ''Rolling Stone''. Later Wolfe was unhappy with his "very public first draft"<ref>{{Harvnb|Ragen|2002|p=32}}</ref> and thoroughly revised his work, even changing his protagonist, Sherman McCoy, and published it as ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' in 1987.

''Rolling Stone'' was known for its musical coverage and for Thompson's political reporting and in 1985, they hired an advertising agency to refocus its image under the series "Perception/Reality" comparing Sixties symbols to those of the Eighties, which led to an increase in advertising revenue and pages.<ref>{{cite news|title=Perception/Reality|work=Rolling Stones 50 Years|pages=14–15}}</ref> It also shifted to more of an entertainment magazine in the 1980s. It still had music as the main topic but began to increase its coverage of celebrities, films, and pop culture. It also began releasing its annual "Hot Issue".<ref name="IndianUniversity">{{cite book |last1=Johnson |first1=Sammye |last2=Prijatel |first2=Patricia |title=The Magazine from Cover to Cover: Inside a Dynamic Industry |date=1999 |publisher=Indiana University |isbn=9780658002298 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_nyAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Rolling+Stone%22+annual+hot+issue+1980s |access-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195414/https://books.google.com/books?id=8_nyAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Rolling+Stone%22+annual+hot+issue+1980s |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1990s, the magazine changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. This led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance.<ref name="samuelfreedman.com"/><ref name="theatlantic"/>

===2000–2015: Expansion of readership===
[[File:RS 500 Front Cover.jpg|thumb|right|''Rolling Stone'' cover from 2004]]
After years of declining readership, the magazine experienced a major resurgence of interest and relevance with the work of two young journalists in the late 2000s, [[Michael Hastings (journalist)|Michael Hastings]] and [[Matt Taibbi]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} [[Rob Sheffield]] also joined from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref name=writers/> In 2005, [[Dana Leslie Fields]], former publisher of ''Rolling Stone'', who had worked at the magazine for 17 years, was an inaugural inductee into the Magazine Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamusicawards.com/act/rolling-stone-magazine/|title=Rolling Stone Magazine|website=LA Music Awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701232339/http://www.lamusicawards.com/act/rolling-stone-magazine/|archive-date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, Taibbi unleashed an acclaimed series of scathing reports on the financial meltdown of the time. He famously described [[Goldman Sachs]] as "a great [[vampire squid]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zamansky |first1=Jake |title=The Great Vampire Squid Keeps On Sucking |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jakezamansky/2013/08/08/the-great-vampire-squid-keeps-on-sucking/#6e61a8bc7df8 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |magazine=Forbes |date=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908191835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jakezamansky/2013/08/08/the-great-vampire-squid-keeps-on-sucking/#6e61a8bc7df8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2009, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that the owners of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine planned to open a ''Rolling Stone'' restaurant in the [[Hollywood and Highland Center|Hollywood & Highland Center]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in the spring of 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=Roger|title=Rolling Stone to launch restaurant chain in L.A|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-04-la-fi-rolling-stone4-2009dec04-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 22, 2010|date=December 4, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013144855/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/04/business/la-fi-rolling-stone4-2009dec04|archive-date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> The expectation was that the restaurant could become the first of a national chain if it was successful.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://losangeles.grubstreet.com/2010/05/how_rolling_stones_hollywood_a.html |title=How Rolling Stone's Hollywood and Highland Restaurant Will Differ From Hard Rock Cafe's |date=May 24, 2010 |work=Grub Street Los Angeles (New York magazine) |last=Tomicki |first=Hadley |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805092341/http://losangeles.grubstreet.com/2010/05/how_rolling_stones_hollywood_a.html |archive-date=August 5, 2010 }}</ref> As of November 2010, the "soft opening" of the restaurant was planned for December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://la.eater.com/archives/2010/12/08/two_floors_of_fun_at_rolling_stone_restaurant_and_lounge.php |title=Two Floors of Fun at Rolling Stone Restaurant and Lounge |first= Kat|last= Odell |date=November 8, 2010 |website=Eater.com |access-date=December 21, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721041254/http://la.eater.com/archives/2010/12/08/two_floors_of_fun_at_rolling_stone_restaurant_and_lounge.php |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> In 2011, the restaurant was open for lunch and dinner as well as a full night club downstairs on the weekends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstonela.com|title=Rolling Stone Restaurant|access-date=May 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728035128/http://www.rollingstonela.com/|archive-date=July 28, 2011}}</ref> The restaurant closed in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tomicki |first=Hadley |url=http://losangeles.grubstreet.com/2013/02/rolling-stone-restaurant-closes-hollywood.html |title=But It's All Over Now: Rolling Stone Restaurant Folds in Hollywood – Grub Street Los Angeles |website=Losangeles.grubstreet.com |date=February 27, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703154732/http://losangeles.grubstreet.com/2013/02/rolling-stone-restaurant-closes-hollywood.html |archive-date=July 3, 2013 }}</ref>

Bigger headlines came at the end of June 2010. ''Rolling Stone'' caused a controversy in the [[White House]] by publishing in the July issue an article by journalist [[Michael Hastings (journalist)|Michael Hastings]] entitled "The Runaway General",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hastings |first=Michael |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236 |title=The Runaway General – Stanley McChrystal, Obama's top commander in Afghanistan, has seized control of the war by never taking his eye off the real enemy: The wimps in the White House |magazine=Rollingstone.com |date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215232304/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236 |archive-date=December 15, 2010 }}</ref> quoting criticism by General [[Stanley A. McChrystal]], commander of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, about Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and other Administration members of the White House. McChrystal resigned from his position shortly after his statements went public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-md-marbella-rolling-stone-20100625,0,1399358.story |title=The unlikely magazine that brought down a general – Rolling Stone has never been just about music |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=June 26, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902102236/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10224178/our_1000th_issue |archive-date=September 2, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Jon Boone in Kabul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/24/michael-hastings-general-mcchrystal-article |title=Rolling Stone man who brought down Stanley McChrystal – Journalist Michael Hastings reveals how he got to write article that was praised by troops and led to US general's sacking |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902102236/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10224178/our_1000th_issue |archive-date=September 2, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Helene |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/politics/24mcchrystal.html |title=Obama Says Afghan Policy Won't Change After Dismissal |work=The New York Times |date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725084359/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/politics/24mcchrystal.html |archive-date=July 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-rose-garden |title=Statement by the President in the Rose Garden |date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216153521/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-rose-garden |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}</ref> In 2010, Taibbi documented illegal and fraudulent actions by banks in the foreclosure courts, after traveling to [[Jacksonville]], Florida and sitting in on hearings in the courtroom. His article, "Invasion of the Home Snatchers", also documented attempts by the judge to intimidate a homeowner fighting foreclosure and the attorney Taibbi accompanied into the court.<ref>Taibbi, Matt, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/matt-taibbi-courts-helping-banks-screw-over-homeowners-20101110/ ''Invasion of the Home Snatchers''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620010615/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/matt-taibbi-courts-helping-banks-screw-over-homeowners-20101110 |date=June 20, 2012 }}, ''Rolling Stone'', November 10, 2010</ref><ref>Charney, April, "that day ... a stain on Jacksonville" statement, December 14, 2011 ''Occupy Jax advised by foreclosure attorney'', 10:30–11:00, YouTube video uploaded December 15, 2011 {{YouTube|AYtbCfIrR3U}}</ref>

In January 2012, the magazine ran exclusive excerpts from Hastings' book just prior to publication.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title = The Operators by Michael Hastings: 10 Juicy Bits|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-operators-by-michael-hastings-10-juicy-bits-20120105|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = January 5, 2012|access-date = February 17, 2016|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160223085513/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-operators-by-michael-hastings-10-juicy-bits-20120105|archive-date = February 23, 2016|df = mdy-all}}</ref> The book, ''The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan'', provided a much more expansive look at McChrystal and the culture of senior American military and how they become embroiled in such wars. The book reached [[Amazon.com]]'s bestseller list in the first 48 hours of release, and it received generally favorable reviews. ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]''{{'}}s [[Glenn Greenwald]] described it as "superb", "brave" and "eye-opening".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-rose-garden |title=Michael Hastings on war journalists |date=January 6, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216153521/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-rose-garden |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |archive-date=February 16, 2017 }}</ref> In 2012, Taibbi, through his coverage of the [[Libor scandal]],<ref>Taibbi, Matt, [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-is-nobody-freaking-out-about-the-libor-banking-scandal-20120703#ixzz1zcu88hJ9/ "Why is Nobody Freaking Out About the LIBOR Scandal?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707005012/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-is-nobody-freaking-out-about-the-libor-banking-scandal-20120703 |date=July 7, 2012 }}. ''Rolling Stone'', July 3, 2012</ref> emerged as an expert on that topic, which led to media appearances outside ''Rolling Stone''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billmoyers.com/segment/matt-taibbi-and-yves-smith-on-the-follies-of-big-banks-and-government/|title=Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith on the Follies of Big Banks and Government|work=BillMoyers.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211210711/http://billmoyers.com/segment/matt-taibbi-and-yves-smith-on-the-follies-of-big-banks-and-government/|archive-date=December 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.capitalismwithoutfailure.com/2012/07/matt-taibbi-eliott-spitzer-and-dennis.html/ July 4, 2012 Viewpoint with Elliot Sputzer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711131836/http://www.capitalismwithoutfailure.com/2012/07/matt-taibbi-eliott-spitzer-and-dennis.html |date=July 11, 2012 }}</ref> On November 9, 2012, the magazine published its first Spanish-language section on Latino music and culture, in the issue dated November 22.<ref>Newman, Andrew Adam (November 6, 2012). [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/business/media/rolling-stone-section-is-aimed-at-latinos-even-the-ads.html "Rolling Stone Pages Aimed at Latinos, Even the Ads"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524225135/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/business/media/rolling-stone-section-is-aimed-at-latinos-even-the-ads.html |date=May 24, 2017 }}. ''The New York Times''.</ref><ref>Moreno, Carolina (November 12, 2012). [https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/rolling-stone-publishes-spanish-language-issue_n_2117922.html "Rolling Stone Magazine Publishes First Spanish-Language Section On Latino Music And Culture"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205014/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/rolling-stone-publishes-spanish-language-issue_n_2117922.html |date=April 2, 2015 }}. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''.</ref>

===2016–present: New ownership===
In September 2016, ''[[Advertising Age]]'' reported that Wenner was in the process of selling a 49% stake of the magazine to a company from Singapore called [[BandLab Technologies]]. The new investor had no direct involvement in the editorial content of the magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://adage.com/article/media/jann-wenner-sells-49-rolling-stone-singapore-s-bandlab/306008/ |title=Jann Wenner Sells 49% of Rolling Stone to Singapore's BandLab |work=[[Advertising Age]] |date=September 25, 2016 |access-date=September 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926155223/http://adage.com/article/media/jann-wenner-sells-49-rolling-stone-singapore-s-bandlab/306008/ |archive-date=September 26, 2016 }}</ref>

In September 2017, Wenner Media announced that the remaining 51% of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine was up for sale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/media/rolling-stone-magazine-sale-jann-wenner/index.html |title= Rolling Stone magazine up for sale |first1= Alanna|last1= Petroff |first2= Tom |last2= Kludt |date= September 18, 2017 |work= [[CNNMoney]] |access-date= September 24, 2017 |archive-date= September 24, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170924140027/http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/18/media/rolling-stone-magazine-sale-jann-wenner/index.html |url-status= live }}</ref> In December 2017, [[Penske Media]] acquired the remaining stake from Wenner Media.<ref name="NewYorkTimesRS">{{cite news |last1=Ember |first1=Sydney |title=Rolling Stone Publisher Sells Majority Stake to Penske, Owner of Variety |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/dealbook/rolling-stone-penske-media-wenner.html |access-date=November 8, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001222152/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/business/dealbook/rolling-stone-penske-media-wenner.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It became a monthly magazine from the July 2018 issue. On January 31, 2019, Penske acquired BandLab's 49% stake in ''Rolling Stone'', gaining full ownership of the magazine.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8495978/penske-media-corporation-acquires-full-ownership-of-rolling-stone|title=Penske Media Corporation Acquires Full Ownership of 'Rolling Stone'|date=January 31, 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095417/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8495978/penske-media-corporation-acquires-full-ownership-of-rolling-stone|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2021, a Chinese edition of the magazine was launched,<ref name="inews.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/media/rolling-stone-magazine-uk-mick-jagger-bastille-lashanda-lynch-sam-fender-1223824|title=British Rolling Stone magazine returns 50 years after Mick Jagger left it to 'hippies'|newspaper=i|first=Benjamin|last=Butterworth|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=October 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004183527/https://inews.co.uk/news/media/rolling-stone-magazine-uk-mick-jagger-bastille-lashanda-lynch-sam-fender-1223824|url-status=live}}</ref> while in September 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' launched a dedicated UK edition in conjunction with [[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude magazine]] publisher Stream Publishing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/attitude-publisher-to-launch-uk-edition-of-rolling-stone-magazine/|title=Attitude publisher to launch UK edition of Rolling Stone magazine|website=[[Press Gazette]]|first=Charlotte|last=Tobitt|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|archive-date=July 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708162302/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/attitude-publisher-to-launch-uk-edition-of-rolling-stone-magazine/|url-status=live}}</ref> The new British ''Rolling Stone'' launched into a marketplace which already featured titles like ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' and BandLab Technologies's monthly music magazine ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.getintothis.co.uk/2019/05/nme-and-uncut-magazines-sold-to-former-rolling-stone-owner/|title = NME and Uncut magazines sold to former Rolling Stone owner|date = May 21, 2019|access-date = July 8, 2021|archive-date = July 9, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185952/https://www.getintothis.co.uk/2019/05/nme-and-uncut-magazines-sold-to-former-rolling-stone-owner/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/rolling-stone-launches-uk-edition|title=Rolling Stone Launches UK Edition|date=July 8, 2021 |access-date=July 8, 2021|archive-date=July 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708104207/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/rolling-stone-launches-uk-edition|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rolling-stone-to-launch-in-the-uk-across-print-digital-and-events/|title=Rolling Stone to launch in the UK|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021|archive-date=July 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708160252/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rolling-stone-to-launch-in-the-uk-across-print-digital-and-events/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first issue had a choice of three cover stars (including music acts Bastille and Sam Fender, as well as ''No Time To Die'' actor Lashana Lynch), with the magazine due to be a bi-monthly publication.

In February 2022, Rolling Stone announced the acquisition of [[Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival|Life Is Beautiful]], saying, "Live events are an integral part of Rolling Stone's future."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/life-is-beautiful-festival-in-las-vegas-bought-by-rolling-stone-2524708/|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2022|title=Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas bought by Rolling Stone|first=David|last=Wilson|website=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206151037/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/life-is-beautiful-festival-in-las-vegas-bought-by-rolling-stone-2524708/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023 ''Rolling Stone'' was nominated for its first-ever [[Emmy Awards|Emmy award]] in the "Outstanding Interactive Media" category for its investigation into "The DJ and the War Crimes".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 44th News & Documentary Nominations – The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-44th-nominations/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=theemmys.tv |date=July 27, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201173301/https://theemmys.tv/news-44th-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The piece also won a [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine Award]] for digital design<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE EDITORS ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2023 NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS |url=https://asme.memberclicks.net/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-winners-of-2023-national-magazine-awards |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=asme.memberclicks.net |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217093408/https://asme.memberclicks.net/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-winners-of-2023-national-magazine-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> and an Overseas Press Club Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=America |first=OPC of |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Citation Winners |url=https://opcofamerica.org/citation-winners-2022/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=OPC |language=en-US |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607053153/https://opcofamerica.org/citation-winners-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023 ''Rolling Stone'' collected five National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=December 4, 2023 |title=Rolling Stone Wins 5 L.A. Press Club Awards |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rolling-stone-wins-five-los-angeles-press-club-awards-2023-1234909107/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211204515/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rolling-stone-wins-five-los-angeles-press-club-awards-2023-1234909107/ |url-status=live }}</ref> four Front Page Awards,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Front Page Awards |url=https://www.newswomensclubnewyork.com/fps-index |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201010210/https://www.newswomensclubnewyork.com/fps-index |url-status=live }}</ref> and a Deadline Club award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2023 |title=2023 Awards Winners with Judges' Comments – Deadline Club |url=https://www.deadlineclub.org/2023-award-winners/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203193732/https://www.deadlineclub.org/2023-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>