Ann Telnaes, a cartoonist for The Washington Post, recently won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary. Her career at the Post was marked by her commitment to holding powerful figures accountable until she resigned in protest when her editors spiked a cartoon criticizing Jeff Bezos. Despite her accolades, including a previous Pulitzer in 2001, the Post's coverage of her win notably omitted mention of her departure. However, her provocative cartoon gained viral attention, emphasizing her stance on free expression and accountability in journalism.
As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable, but for the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that.
Telnaes's cartoon depicted corporate owners offering Trump bags of money, symbolizing donations to his inauguration, alongside a critiqued Disney figure.
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