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.
A Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist revealed that she quit her job at The Washington Post after management axed her drawing of billionaires—including Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner—bending the knee to Donald Trump.
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.
As Trump’s inauguration draws near, the financial oligarchy is more openly asserting its control over all aspects of society, including the so-called “free press.”
Artist says rejection of her depiction of tech moguls offering tributes to statue of Trump a ‘danger to free press’
A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at the Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President-elect Donald Trump.
Axios reporter Alex Thompson said Monday that the Washington Post was in "disarray" after a cartoonist quit over claims of censorship and amid a staff exodus from the paper.
The owner of the daily denies imposing 'his own interests,' but his refusal to endorse a candidate in the presidential election and the production of an Amazon documentary praising Melania Trump stand in stark contrast to his attitude during Trump's first term.
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a cartoon satirical of its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos."
The cartoon shows a group of media executives bowing before Trump while offering him bags of money, including Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.