Similarities Between Time Magazine And Rolling Stone Magazine

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Two very controversial magazine covers are Trump on the cover of Time magazine and the Boston bomber on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The men on these covers are shown in two different lights yet there are still similarities between them. Time magazine is a news magazine that covers some entertainment. on the contrary, Rolling Stone is a popular culture magazine that sometimes covers news events. Time magazine is much older than Rolling Stone Time Magazine came out in 1923 and a total number of copies in circulation as of 2017 is "3,028,013" according to Wikipedia wial Rolling stone, on the other hand, came out in 1967 and has a total number of copies in circulation as of 2014 is "1,468,263" according to Wikipedia Both magazines have some similarities. Time magazine has one individual white male on the cover and Rolling Stone also has one individual white male on the cover. Both of these covers sparked a lot of debate and controversy. Trump is disliked by some people and is one of the most controversial presidents of the United States. The Bomber is also disliked heavily by most, if not all, people because of the atrocities he has committed. They are both topical as they have influenced the news during the time leading up to they're covers. …show more content…

Trump on the cover of Time is shown with a dark background surrounding him. He has a very serious expression and the picture is taken from afar. Trump is not facing the camera but is turned toward it. On the other hand, the Bomber on the cover of Rolling Stone has a light background and his expression is more laid back and evokes empathy. The camera is aimed right at his face as if he was taking the picture himself. These edits are interesting in the way that they have Trump who is not a very bad person in a bad light while they have a very bad person in a somewhat nice

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