Washington Post Removes Hamas Cartoon After Backlash From Staff and Readers

[WriteThinking]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...he-dock/df7eec28-5223-4158-bf71-f37732cd0a0a/

The Post, from time to time, decides not to publish a particular comic if it is deemed unsuitable for one reason or another. This can be a good thing; guardians of the news sections keep watch over everything, including the comics, that gets published. Some readers call this current act censorship. The Post calls it editing.

Well, that link was in reference to a comic strip. That's not exactly the same thing as an editorial-page cartoon/commentary that is supposed to be offered by the paper and its editorial board, not an individual reporter/writer.

And I'm sure every paper has such a policy. All organizations/companies have policies, ready for most any eventuality. I would love to know how often it's ever been enacted previously, particularly in regard to an editorial-page cartoon.

 

[goalmouth]

Like asshloe Johnny Hart's anti-semitic and anti-Islam B.C. strips.