Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post following the rejection of a cartoon that criticized the publication's owner, Jeff Bezos. The cartoon depicted tech and media CEOs kneeling before a statue of Donald Trump, symbolizing their influence.
Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after pushback against a cartoon criticizing the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos . The rejected cartoon satirized billionaire tech and media CEOs, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Bezos , who were depicted kneeling before a giant statue of President-elect Donald Trump while carrying sacks of money. At the foot of the statue lay the body of Mickey Mouse.
Telnaes stated that while editorial page editors occasionally object to visual metaphors in cartoons, this was not the case with this particular piece. She emphasized that there had been instances where sketches were rejected or revisions requested, but never due to the cartoon’s viewpoint. David Shipley, the publication’s opinion editor, explained to The National News Desk that the pushback stemmed from the cartoon’s redundancy with previous and scheduled columns on the same topic. Shipley acknowledged Telnaes' contributions while stating that his decision was influenced by the need to avoid repetition
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