ALBAWABA - Cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who has been working for a long time in The Washington Post, has resigned after the newspaper rejected to publish her
It appears that another high-profile member of The Washington Post ‘s editorial staff has left the paper: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who’s been at the outlet for 16 years, announced via Substack Friday that she was quitting after the brass killed her latest illustration featuring president-elect Donald Trump.
Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press,” the Pulitzer Prize winner says of her former employer The post Washington Post Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece appeared first on TheWrap.
Cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes left the Washington Post amid a dispute over a drawing critical of the newspaper's owner Jeff Bezos.
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote that her editor prevented her from doing the "critical job" of holding "powerful people and institutions accountable."
The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.
She said the cartoon was rejected, the first time she's ever had a cartoon killed because of its inherent messaging. She said such a move is dangerous for the free press.
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