For
hundreds of years, political cartoonists have produced content that
informs in ways that can’t be achieved by written content or
photojournalism alone. This form of journalism has long endured
because of its effectiveness. But recently, the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
decided
that maybe one of its editorial cartoonists was too effective. How
else do you explain the Post-Gazette‘s
refusal to publish 34-year veteran, Rob Rogers, left-leaning
cartoons.
June
14, 2018, in a piece published by the Washington
Post,
Rob Rogers—who has been an editorial cartoonist with the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for more than 25 years—says that he’s
had only two to three cartoons a year, on average, killed by his
editors. But in the past four months, nine cartoon ideas and 10
finished cartoons were deemed unworthy of publishing by the
Post-Gazette.
Then,
yesterday, Rob Rogers tweeted that he had been fired. He has reason
to believe that his dismissal was directly tied to his unfavorable
portrayal of Donald Trump. Following are some of the images being
shared on Twitter. Take a look at them but PLEASE, don’t just
look - SHARE.
The
firing of Rob Rogers must be met with opposition. With the repeal of
Net
Neutrality,
your access to the kind of content you choose to read could be
greatly controlled by your internet service provider (ISP) in the
very near future. While you still can, do what you can to RESIST.
Here
is a link to Rob Rogers website (Summit cartoon) where you can find many more of his
cartoons. Enjoy.
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