Rolling Stone Editor-in-Chief Noah Shachtman announced Friday that he is resigning following editorial disagreements with the magazine’s CEO Gus Wenner.
The dedicated editor, who is leaving the company on March 1, said in a statement that he was “very proud” of everything he and his team had accomplished during his two-and-a-half year tenure, but hinted that He said he clashed with his 33-year-old boss over his vision for an outlet centered on music and culture.
“After many conversations between Gus Wenner and I about the editorial direction of the brand, this was the right decision,” Schachtman wrote in a memo to staff.
“Culture-shaping scoops and profiles, National Magazine Awards and Emmy nominations, over 2 billion views in the last year alone, and most importantly, building a truly remarkable team,” Schachtman said in a statement. He talked about his recent achievements. .
In a separate memo, Mr. Wenner thanked Mr. Schachtman and said that for the time being the editor-in-chief will be replaced by Sean Woods, currently the Glossy’s deputy editor, and Lisa Tozzi, its digital director.
Rolling Stone will search for a new editor-in-chief in the coming weeks.
“I have incredible confidence in our entire team and couldn’t be more excited about this next chapter in Rolling Stone’s evolution,” Wenner said in the memo.
Schachtman, 52, said he will continue to work with pop culture publications as a contributing writer while working on startup projects.
When Shachtman, the former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast, took the helm of Rolling Stone in 2021, he was outspoken about his desire to change the traditional magazine culture and spend more time scrutinizing the rich and powerful. Ta.
“The new Rolling Stone will be facing a monster,” Schachtman said at the time. “The magazine helped elevate that status, especially if it meant facing monsters.”
Rolling Stone has come under fire recently, with Wenner’s father and Rolling Stone co-founder Yang facing criticism. His comments to the New York Times It was widely condemned as sexist and racist.
In an interview, he said his new book, which features white male rock stars, “clearly” does not include black or female musicians.
It rose to prominence under co-founder Jann Wenner. AP
The scandal ultimately led to Jann Wenner being removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last September.
At the time, Rolling Stone magazine called the comments “offensive,” and Schachtman said: published a work I looked into the history of the magazine. Wenner’s son Gus also condemned his father’s comments.
