by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2014
Racist? Toronto Sun Cartoon depicts Asian Candidate with Slanted Eyes, Glasses
The Toronto Sun has been accused of publishing a racist cartoon of then-candidate for mayor Olivia Chow. (John Tory was...
Cartoon Ethics
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2014
NYTimes apologized after racism complaints for India cartoon
The New York Times apologized after publishing a cartoon many readers found racist against India. The Sept. 28 cartoon showed...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2014
‘Slave ship packed tight’ like airplane seats? Penn. newspaper apologizes for ‘nationally syndicated’ cartoon
Pennsylvania newspaper and website The Lancaster Online apologized to readers after publishing a "deeply hurtful, offensive editorial cartoon" comparing slave...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2014
Anti-semitism at Sydney Morning Herald? Gaza cartoon retracted
The Sydney Morning Herald retracted and said it was "wrong" to publish a July 26 cartoon about Gaza that has...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2014
Jakarta Post ISIS cartoon offended Islamists, Retracts, Apologizes for ‘religious symbolism"
Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post apologized July 8 for an offensive cartoon about the terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2014
Why Mark Zuckerberg Octopus Cartoon Evokes ‘Nazi Propaganda,’ German Paper Apologizes
German cartoonist Burkhard Mohr apologized after his cartoon of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was accused of anti-Semitism and invoking "Nazi propaganda."...
by Alan Bisbort on May 28, 2013
Navasky’s History of Political Cartoons Raises Unique Issues of Journalism Ethics and Pulls Some Punches
You know you have stumbled upon a third rail of media ethics when a book about “the art of controversy”...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2013
UK Times’ Netanyahu Cartoon Prompts 100+ Complaints, Murdoch Apology, Accusations of Blood Libel
News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and the Times' editor apologized after criticism of the UK Sunday Times' Jan. 27 cartoon...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2012
Guardian Cartoonist: Netanyahu Cartoon Not Anti-Semitism
Was the Guardian's cartoon picturing "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a puppet-master, controlling tiny versions of Foreign Secretary William...