'Wash Post' Cartoonist Mocks Own Paper Over Obama Story

NEW YORK Tom Toles, the Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post, has never been afraid to take on his own paper's coverage in the past (as E&P has documented) and he does it again today, joining a blogosphere chorus of critics of a story about Barack Obama.

Toles told E&P today he had received no negative reaction from Post editors so far. He said this is the latest example of the creative freedom given him by the Post, which ... Full Story »

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Mark Monday
4.6
by Mark Monday - Oct. 1, 2008

The media policing its own is always a story worth reading. When the stakes are as high as they are, this issue becomes far more than a fight under the covers.

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Ben Ross
4.8
by Ben Ross - Oct. 1, 2008

I like this story ....brings to light the enlighten staffing and fearless honesty at the Post... we need more revelation.... of the radical rights grip on the MSM ...this is a good start

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Oskar Lissheim-Boethius
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by Oskar Lissheim-Boethius - Oct. 1, 2008

Fun and to the point. People comparing freedom in USA with that of China should be ashamed.

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Francis Scalzi
3.3
by Francis Scalzi - Oct. 1, 2008

It's a sad day when a political cartoonist for a major newspaper like the Washington Post exhibits more common sense, attention to relevant matters, and disdain for political nonsense than its harebrained editors and reporters. Are we supposed to be relieved that Toles' cartoon pointing out the stupidity of the article on Obama did not raise the threat of censorship ? Not this reader. The Post not only continues its penchant for amplifying right wing guttter sludge and mindless propaganda, it's getting worse. It seems that the endless stream of journalistic failures and violations by the Wash Post and the N Y Times in recent decades is deliberately intended to convince their readers that any serious, real news is to be found ... More »

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