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Washington Post Cartoonist Resigns Over Paper's Refusal to Publish Cartoon Critical of Owner Jeff Bezos

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Cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from her position at the newspaper after her cartoons were repeatedly rejected due to their depiction of the newspaper's owner, Jeff Bezos. Two of her cartoons were rejected, one of which showed Bezos genuflecting towards a statue of President-elect Trump, and another depicting Bezos and other tech moguls kneeling and holding bags of money. The newspaper defended its decision, stating that not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a malign force. Telnaes described the newspaper's decision as a "game-changer" and stated that it was the first time she had a cartoon killed due to the subject matter.

  1. US
    David Shipley
    Washington Post
    1. My decision was guided by the fact that we had just published a column on the same topic as the cartoon and had already scheduled another column - this one a satire - for publication. The only bias was against repetition.
  2. US
    Ann Telnaes
    Washington Post
    1. In all that time I've never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at.
    2. The cartoon … criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with … Trump.
    3. I have had editorial feedback and productive conversations – and some differences – about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I've never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at.
    4. That's a game changer... and dangerous for a free press.
  3. US
    Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
    1. Tyranny ends at pen point. It thrives in the dark, and the Washington Post closed its eyes and gave in like a punch-drunk boxer.

WaPo under Jeff Bezos

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.The Times
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.Daily Sabah
  7. 7.ABC News
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Los Angeles Times
  10. 10.Newsmax
  11. 11.Times
  12. 12.Washington Post

perspectives

  1. 1.2024 US Presidential Election
  2. 2.US Politics
  3. 3.Tech industry
  4. 4.News media
  5. 5.Billionaire
  6. 6.Online Retail

countries

  1. 1.ItalyIT
  2. 2.MexicoMX

organizations

  1. 1.Substack
  2. 2.MetaUS
  3. 3.Walt Disney CoUS
  4. 4.AppleUS
  5. 5.FacebookUS
  6. 6.OpenAIUS
  7. 7.Association of American Editorial CartoonistsUS
  8. 8.National Cartoonists Society
  9. 9.White HouseUS

persons

  1. 1.Ann TelnaesUS
  2. 2.Jeff BezosUS
  3. 3.David ShipleyUS
  4. 4.Donald TrumpUS
  5. 5.Mark ZuckerbergUS
  6. 6.Kamala HarrisUS
  7. 7.Patrick Soon-ShiongUS
  8. 8.Philip Sherwell
  9. 9.Sam AltmanUS
  10. 10.Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
  11. 11.E Jean Carroll
  12. 12.George Stephanopoulos

technicals

  1. 1.Pulitzer Prize
  2. 2.Mar-A-Lago Club
  3. 3.Mickey Mouse
  4. 4.Oval Office
Washington Post Cartoonist Resigns Over Paper's Refusal to Publish Cartoon Critical of Owner Jeff Bezos