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Cartoonist resigns after 17 years at Washington Post: They censored my Bezos and Trump cartoon

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2025-01-06 12:47:27 TiranaPost

Cartoonist resigns after 17 years at Washington Post: They censored my Bezos and

Ann Telnaes, the talented and historical cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize-winning, has announced that she has left the Washington Post, the newspaper for which she had worked since 2008.

The reason: a cartoon in the opinion section that depicted the newspaper's owner, Jeff Bezos, kneeling in front of a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

Cartoonist resigns after 17 years at Washington Post: They censored my Bezos and

The editorial decision not to publish it, i.e. censorship, forced him to resign.

"The newspaper's decision to ban the publication of

"The cartoon is a turning point, dangerous for press freedom," said Ann.

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