Washington Post Cartoonist Resigns After Jeff Bezos Satire Rejection
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned after the newspaper declined to publish her cartoon satirizing the paper’s owner Jeff Bezos. The cartoon depicted Bezos and other tech moguls bowing before a statue of President-elect Donald Trump. Editorial page editor David Shipley stated the decision was based on avoiding repetition rather than censorship. Telnaes expressed concern about the implications for press freedom, highlighting a troubling trend for editorial independence.