Did Time Mag Cheat Rolling Stone (Or Just Scoop Them on Their Own Story)?

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE did a huge story about Stanley McChrystal, the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan, and his criticism's of the Obama administration. As a result of the story, McChrystal tendered his resignation to the president - his remarks in the article, which he admits are accurate, could be considered as insubordinate.

But there is another controversy surrounding the story: Time magazine published the Rolling Stone story online in full pdf version nearly two days before Rolling Stone did - and nearly five days before the Rolling Stone print issue hit the street. Another site ran the pdfs as well but that page has since been removed.

Rolling Stone sent advance copies of the newest issue to media outlets before going to press - like many magazines do - as a way of drumming up publicity. They said that they did not give pdf versions to Time, nor did anyone from Time contact them for permission to run the pdfs online.

Was Time just doing good journalism by beating Rolling Stone to their own story? Or did Time violate Rolling Stone's copyright by printing pdfs without authorization?

The Journalists Admit Falsifying the Image. So, We're All Good, Right?

OUTSIDE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED a cover story about cyclist Lance Armstrong. He posed in a plain blue T-shirt for the cover shoot. But when the mag hit the streets, Armstrong discovered that his shirt now read, "38. BFD."

Apparently, the article alludes to the idea that Armstrong being 38-years old is no "big f***ing deal."

He was pretty fired up when he saw the altered cover. He tweeted:

Just saw the cover of the new Outside mag w/ yours truly on it. Nice photoshop on a plain t-shirt guys. That's some lame bullshit. #weak

Is there anything wrong with PhotoShopping the cover to make it more appealing to readers?

"We wanted to create a provocative image and make a bold statement about the fact that, because of Armstrong's age, many cycling fans are skeptical of his chances in this year's Tour de France," Outside's editors wrote in defense of their action.

The magazine actually placed a note on the cover reading: Not Armstrong's real T-shirt.

Does that make anything better? Does Armstrong have a legit reason to be upset?

Does it make any difference that PhotoShopping mag covers is a regular practice?

Should Journalists Show Suicides on TV?

A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER in California was cornered by police at the edge of steep cliff. Turns out he was also a porn star. The standoff lasted a long time - allowing news crews to arrive on the scene.

With dusk approaching, the man decided to leap off the cliff, committing suicide. The news crews captured the entire suicide. Then they showed it on air. Multiple times.

Is it wrong to show the video of a person dying?