Pulitzer winner quits 'Washington Post' after a cartoon on Bezos is killed

[Anonymous]

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post has resigned after its editorial page editor rejected a cartoon she created to mock media and tech titans abasing themselves before President-elect Donald Trump.

Among the corporate chiefs depicted by Ann Telnaes was Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos. The episode follows Bezos' decision in October to block publication of a planned endorsement of Vice President Harris over Trump in the waning days of last year's presidential elections.

The inspiration for Telnaes' latest proposed cartoon was the trek by top tech chief executives including Bezos to Trump's Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, as well as the seven-figure contributions several promised to make toward his inauguration. She submitted a sketch before Christmas. It was never published.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248299/cartoonist-quits-wapo-over-bezos-trump-cartoon-washingtonpost

Looks like it will be even easier for Trump with the press this time around. Just do not see the media corporations or billionaires controlling the media wanting to upset Trump over anything.

Is it still 6 corporations and 15 billionaires controlling 90% of the media? Not that hard to get them to fall in line.

[Anonymous]

Nail in the free press coffin.

[Anonymous]

Damn. I may have to cancel the Post.

[Anonymous]

Killing editorial content is fascism.

[Anonymous]

If I hadn't cancelled my on-line subscription when Bezos pulled the Post endorsement of Harris, I would now.

Wave good bye to freedom of the press.

[Anonymous]

Nothing of value was lost.

[Anonymous]

Maybe more brave billionaires will step up.

I don’t understand why they are scared—except for Elon, who would be in legal trouble.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

But muh "Democracy Dies in Darkness"

[Anonymous]

Are other cartoons rejected?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are other cartoons rejected?

If the WAPO staff is offended.

[Anonymous]

She did this was the first time one of her cartoons was killed because of who it lampooned

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing of value was lost.

You worship billionaires?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are other cartoons rejected?

If the WAPO staff is offended.

The cartoonist is just throwing a temper tantrum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are other cartoons rejected?

If the WAPO staff is offended.

The cartoonist is just throwing a temper tantrum.

That’s not it. It’s that billionaires are sensitive little babies.