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Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after the paper refused to publish her cartoon depicting owner Jeff Bezos and other media leaders kneeling before Donald Trump.

Telnaes criticized the decision as censorship, calling it dangerous for press freedom.

The Post's opinions editor, David Shipley, defended the move, citing redundancy with other content.

Telnaes’s resignation follows backlash over the Post’s recent editorial decisions, including avoiding endorsements for Kamala Harris, which led to mass subscription cancellations.

Telnaes has long been celebrated for her bold commentary and award-winning work.

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

“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.”

It’s hard to make an argument that they are protecting Bezos if they already had 2 other articles criticizing him. But then why not just delay the cartoon?

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Trump would never read the articles. But he would see the cartoon.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

He'd have to have someone explain it to him though.

[-] nomy@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

explain it to him

That's not usually how he operates.

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