Censorship is all the rage these days, and Republicans seem to be getting away with it. They know they can't do this on the internet (not yet anyway), but if anyone strays into being the slightest critical of their newly-adorned saint, there will be pushback. Newsday can't fire Chip Bok, a Pulitzer-finalist, because they don't employ him. But it certainly feels like they would have if they could.
Source: New York Post
A Long Island newspaper was forced to apologize Sunday for a political cartoon on the assassination of Charlie Kirk after it ignited a firestorm for the “vile” and “insensitive” piece.
Newsday admitted it should have never printed the cartoon, which appeared in its Saturday paper and depicted an empty chair with a blood splatter under a tent labeled “Charlie Kirk” and “Prove Me Wrong.”
An arrow points to the seat with the text “Turning Point USA,” which is the name of the conservative nonprofit co-founded by Kirk.
The controversial drawing, penned by Pulitzer finalist illustrator Chip Bok, quickly ignited outrage on the island.
“Newsday — the only daily paper for Long Island — has crossed a line. By publishing a vile cartoon about the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, the paper has mocked tragedy, stoked division, and poured gasoline on the flames of political violence,” Suffolk County Republican Party chairman Jesse Garcia said in a statement.
“This isn’t journalism. It’s a reckless, partisan attack that blames the victim, silences free speech, and shames everything this country should stand for,” Garcia said.
The party that bemoans cancel culture quickly called for the cancellation of Newsday, as Nassau County Executive did, unsurprisingly, a key Trump ally on Long Island.
Newsday issued their apology the next day.
