Saturday, January 04, 2025

Pulitzer Winner Quits WashPo as Cartoon on Bezos is Killed

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.

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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.

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