A Washington Post cartoonist says she has decided to quit after editors rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing to President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump, Amazon and Melania
Amazon has paid $40 million for a documentary of Melania Trump’s life story in Jeff Bezos’s latest attempt to ingratiate himself with the president-elect.
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post that it was the first time the Post had rejected a drawing because of whom it targeted.
Jeff Bezos' Amazon is reportedly licensing Brett Ratner’s documentary about Melania Trump for $40 million, set for release in late 2025.
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.
Jeff Bezos has changed his tune about Donald Trump, and the two recently shared dinner at Mar-a-Lago, joined by Elon Musk. The former Amazon CEO was pictured at Mar-a-Lago with fiance Lauren ...
A Washington Post cartoonist says she has decided to quit after editors rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing to President-elect Donald Trump
It was clear that Donald Trump’s election victory was going to be bad news for the legacy news media and the journalists whom he has branded as “fake news” and “enemies of the people” while threatening retribution. Still, it’s been both surprising and disheartening to see the guardians of a free press currying his favor.
The Washington Post is laying off nearly 100 workers, or 4% of its staff, in an attempt to stem growing losses. The cuts will affect mainly employees on the business side of the storied US newspaper owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
The cartoonist said it was the first time her work was censored due to its point of view, prompting her decision to leave