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27
2018
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14
2018
The cartoon shows President Donald Trump at a podium beside an American flag declaring his absolute belief in freedom from the press. An aide corrects the phrasing to freedom of the press. Trump responds by firing the aide. The image responds to the November 2018 revocation of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House press pass following a contentious exchange at a press conference. The visual highlights the administration's tensions with the media and questions over First Amendment protections during that period.
Nov
5
2018
Oct
22
2018
A damaged vintage printing press sits amid scattered sheets as red fluid spreads across the floor in this drawing by Dale Cummings. The image responds to the October 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. Khashoggi had written critically of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for The Washington Post. The drawing uses the press as a stand-in for the profession itself, showing physical destruction and blood to represent the human cost. Publication came weeks after the murder drew global condemnation and strained U.S.-Saudi ties under the Trump administration.
Oct
16
2018
A political cartoon published October 16, 2018, depicts a woman walking her dog who notices her neighbor has stopped watching cable news. The woman appears agitated with sweat drops while the man looks relaxed in a bushy jacket. Their dogs sniff each other on a path lined with fall foliage. The speech bubble reads, 'I SEE YOU STOPPED WATCHING CABLE NEWS !' The image comments on the stress associated with constant cable news viewing during the late 2018 news cycle dominated by partisan channels.
