Public dispute over rejected billionaire cartoon at The Washington Post
“To be clear, there have been cases where sketches have been rejected or revisions requested – but never because of the point of view contained in the cartoon’s commentary. “This is a turning point… and dangerous for a free press,” said Telnaes, who says she has been working for the press since 2008 Washington Post worked.
David Shipley, the newspaper’s opinion editor, disputed Telnaes’ account. “Not every editorial judgment is an expression of a malevolent force,” Shipley said in a statement, from which, among other things, the New York Times quoted. He decided against the cartoon because other columns took up the same topic and wanted to avoid repetition.
The Washington Post has belonged to multi-billionaire Bezos since 2013. He recently assured that he had no personal interests in the medium. The reason for this was criticism within the editorial team and among the readership before the US election in November of Bezos’ decision against an election recommendation that had already been written for Trump’s opponent Kamala Harris. Such opinion pieces have a tradition in the USA – and not just here Washington Post.
You can read a detailed report by our Washington correspondent Fabian Fellmann about the events at Mar-a-Lago that Telnaes wanted to expose here:
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