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Posted on 10/22/2023 2:13:51 AM PDT by knighthawk
A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized for publishing a 'highly insensitive' cartoon criticizing Israel's response to the Hamas terrorist attack.
The Philadelphia Inquirer admitted that the illustration by Monte Wolverton contained 'anti-Semitic tropes' and 'should never have been published'.
The inflammatory image feature a black military boot branded with a Star of David to represent the state of Israel about to step down on a crowd of Palestinians.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Responsible journalism...more or less...died out by the 1980s.
I am sure it was intentional as most newspapers today are hard left. But one cannot un-ring a bell. It’s the old “better to ask forgiveness than to beg for permission” thing.
“Responsible journalism...more or less...died . . .”
Responsible advertising died too.
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Only sorry they got caught.
^ This ^
Filthadelphia
They should identify the cartoonist and provide background to the public.
BUT............they do this all the time a sneaky tactic they use, they put their crap out their all knowing and then quickly apologize, they got the message out their the apology is for you and me and means nothing to them
Once again an article about an image, that was published no less, and the i age is bot shown in the article.
They did describe it:
Now the paper’s editorial board has issued a groveling apology which said: ‘In hindsight, the cartoon depicting an oversized Israeli military boot stepping on Hamas terrorists hiding among civilians in response to the Oct. 7 attack should not have been published.
Must be this one
https://image.politicalcartoons.com/279165/273/distnce-yoursleves-from-hamas-correction.png
Exactly!
Like anyone needs ANOTHER reason to not buy/read that rag!
Yeah — one of those “Sorry, NOT Sorry” apologies ...
Not surprising considering the Pro-Palestinian rallies that happened in Philly the day after the horrific attack on Israeli innocents.
My hometown newspaper (from 1970s Alabama) had a 30 page size in 1977. Last time I checked, it’s around 12 pages...want-ad section is never more than 2 pages now. Most people who still buy it today, will admit that they read page 1, the obituary section, and page 5 (local crime, county news). Beyond that, it holds no value.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has always been a Leftist rag, so not surprised.
It’s the same with nearly all newspapers and tabloids: virtual killed print.
I was in my dentist office 2006...30 min early. I sat and read through his collection of Readers Digest (I hadn’t picked one up since early 1980s). Here was a couple of climate change articles...written to convey it as factual. I put them down as I went in (my BP was up).
About a year later, I noted readership was down. 2010, they declared a bankruptcy....saying readership was still ‘ok’.
National Geographic had the same issue...going heavily on climate change in the 2004 national election period (lot of people halted their subscriptions).
Colonel Flagg: This won't look good on your record.
Frank Burns: But Colonel, it's just Reader's Digest.
Colonel Flagg: Not if you eliminate the third, fifth, and sixth letters, then it's Red's Digest, comrade.
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