Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, resigned after the newspaper rejected a cartoon she submitted criticizing billionaire tech CEOs. Telnaes claimed the rejection was unprecedented and signaled a dangerous trend for press freedom.
Since 2008 and previously won a Pulitzer Prize for her work, editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes revealed her decision to leave the Washington Post Friday. 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,” Telnaes wrote. “Until now.
”, which showed Mickey Mouse (representing Disney) as well as “Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook & Meta founder and CEO, Sam Altman/AI CEO, Patrick Soon-Shiong/“The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump,” Telnaes wrote. “While it isn’t uncommon for editorial page editors to object to visual metaphors within a cartoon if it strikes that editor as unclear or isn’t correctly conveying the message intended by the cartoonist, such editorial criticism was not the case regarding this cartoon. To be clear, there have been instances where sketches have been rejected or revisions requested, but never because of the point of view inherent in the cartoon’s commentary. That’s a game changer…and dangerous for a free press.”that the cartoon was rejected not for content but due to “repetition,” as another cartoon tackling a similar subject was already set for publication.“Not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a malign force,” the Post’s opinions editor David Shipley said. “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.” Shipley added that he asked Telnaes to reconsider her resignation. editorial leadershipwas prepared days ago to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump, but a last minute intervention by Bezos killed the planned endorsemen
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