Rolling Stone Magazine is apparently experiencing layoffs and that’s not a bad thing.
What happened to Rolling Stone is exactly what happened to late night shows and other once celebrated American institutions. The magazine was taken over by people who embraced a radical, far left ideology. They used the institution to push their ideology and in the process, they ran it into the ground.
Who can forget when they put the Boston Marathon bomber on the cover as if he was some sort of pop culture icon? And what about the story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia that turned out to be a complete fabrication?
Rolling Stone used to be a magazine devoted to music and although it was liberal, people were sometimes willing to overlook the politics. It’s impossible to do that anymore.
This story claims that the magazine has also posted new job listings but doesn’t say what they are, which is telling.
The Wrap reports:
Rolling Stone Hit With Layoffs Amid Ongoing Staff Reductions at Penske
An unknown number of Rolling Stone staff, including some of the storied publication’s most prominent voices, were laid off on Monday, Oliver Darcy reported.
The cuts come as parent company Penske Media Corp. is actively looking for ways to shrink headcount across its many properties. However, they may also be the sign of a change in direction under new CEO Julian Holguin, rather than a staff reduction, as Rolling Stone has also posted multiple new job listings.
According to Darcy, among the affected Rolling Stone staffers are executive digital director Lisa Tozzi, chief television critic Alan Sepinwall and copy chief Steven Pearl. As of this writing, none of them have commented publicly. Representatives for PMC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TheWrap.
Here’s what’s killing the magazine. Every single story about Trump and Republicans is negative and hateful.
An excerpt from Randi Weingarten’s new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” reveals why Trump and the far right are demeaning teachers, slashing school funding, and rewriting history.
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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 16, 2025
The special will catalogue over 100 of Trump’s lies and falsehoods, with “brief text-based fact-checks, offering viewers the truth behind the tweets, speeches and soundbites.”
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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 15, 2025
“Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, two sources who’ve worked in the federal government and have personally dealt with Miller tell Rolling Stone that his berating has made them each cry at work.”
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— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 15, 2025
Who are they writing this for? Who is their audience? The hosts of The View? That’s a pretty small market.