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Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press

When the billionaire owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, bought the Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013, he promised a “golden era to come”. In February 2017, one month into Donald Trump’s first term as US president, the paper adopted the motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, reflecting the perceived…

The Conversation · Feb 11

Percival Everett, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Susie Ibarra among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and composer Susie Ibarra have won Pulitzer Prizes this year in the arts, while the Washington Post wins for coverage of Donald Trump's shooting. Here are the winners in full.

Euronews · May 6, 2025

Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary

A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in protest after editors killed her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President Donald Trump, has won the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and commentary

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Will flattery get you everywhere with Donald Trump? Billionaires are determined to find out

The US has been for sale to the highest bidder for some time, while democracy dies in plain sight. The difference now? How shamelessly transactional the incoming president is, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

Washington Post expected to lay off dozens of staffers in coming week – report

‘Cuts will be deep’, media reporter says, after paper faced scrutiny for halting endorsement of Harris in October

The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2025

Acclaimed Washington Post cartoonist quits after Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump drawing blocked

Ann Telnaes claimed senior executives at newspaper blocked cartoon lampooning Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2025

Washington Post Cartoonist Resigns And Slams Paper For Rejecting Her Sketch Mocking Owner Jeff Bezos: 'Dangerous for a Free Press'

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist resigned from The Washington Post after the paper refused to publish her satirical cartoon criticizing owner Jeff Bezos.

Latin Times · Jan 4, 2025

Bezos toon axed, WaPo cartoonist quits

Pulitzer winner Ann Telnaes says her editor axed a cartoon depicting Bezos and billionaires groveling to Trump

Salon · Jan 4, 2025

Cartoonist Quits Washington Post Over Rejected Sketch Mocking Owner, Trump

An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper's billionaire owner groveling before Donald Trump was rejected.

International Business Times · Jan 4, 2025

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos

Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2025