US EditionWashington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish satirical cartoon of Bezos and Trump
- A cartoonist at The Washington Post, Ann Telnaes, resigned after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and others bowing to President-elect Donald Trump was rejected by the editor.
- Telnaes stated that the cartoon criticized billionaire executives currying favor with Trump and that the rejection was dangerous for a free press.
- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists accused The Post of political cowardice and supported Telnaes with the hashtag #StandWithAnn.
- David Shipley, The Post's opinions editor, disagreed with Telnaes, stating the decision was based on avoiding repetition, not bias.
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Comic author and Washington Post cartoonist Anne Telneys resigned after the cartoon was not published in the paper.
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