Editing Rolling Stone (section)

== Political alignment ==
{{Liberalism US|media}}

In 2017, Graham Ruddick of ''[[The Guardian]]'' described ''Rolling Stone'' as a "rock'n'roll magazine turned [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] cheerleader".<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=2017-09-18 |title=Rolling Stone, rock'n'roll magazine turned liberal cheerleader, up for sale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/18/rolling-stone-magazine-up-for-sale |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831013734/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/18/rolling-stone-magazine-up-for-sale |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bruce Schulman]] wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that ''Rolling Stone'' has "routinely support[ed] liberal candidates and causes" since the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schulman |first=Bruce J. |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Perspective {{!}} Can't escape politics today? Blame Rolling Stone. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/11/09/cant-escape-politics-today-blame-rolling-stone/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

In 2008, conservative columnist [[Jonah Goldberg]] stated that ''Rolling Stone'' had "essentially become the house organ of the [[Democratic National Committee]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Jonah |date=September 12, 2008 |title=Very Different Visions |url=http://townhall.com/columnists/JonahGoldberg/2008/09/12/very_different_visions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912163008/http://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2008/09/12/very_different_visions |archive-date=September 12, 2016 |work=[[Townhall]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' editor Jann Wenner has made all of his political donations to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]],<ref>{{cite news |date=September 22, 2010 |title=Jann Wenner Campaign Contributions and Donations&nbsp;– Huffington Post |url=http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=wenner&fname=jann&search=Search |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126122142/http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=wenner&fname=jann&search=Search |archive-date=November 26, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2010 |website=Fundrace.huffingtonpost.com}}</ref> and has conducted high-profile interviews for the magazine with Presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=":2" /> ''Rolling Stone'' endorsed Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] in the run-up for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 23, 2016 |title=Editorial: Hillary Clinton for president |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hillary-clinton-for-president-20160323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123195009/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hillary-clinton-for-president-20160323 |archive-date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=January 18, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

''Rolling Stone'' has criticized [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Presidents [[George W. Bush]] and [[Donald Trump]].<ref name=":2" /> In 2006, it described Bush as the "worst president in history".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wilentz |first=Sean |date=2006-05-04 |title=George W. Bush: The Worst President in History? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-w-bush-the-worst-president-in-history-192899/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623012041/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-w-bush-the-worst-president-in-history-192899/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> In August 2017, the cover of the magazine featured Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] with the headline "Why can't he be our president?"<ref name=":2" />