NYT Omits Cartoons Upsetting Muslims; See 'em Here
The controversy over unflattering cartoon depictions of Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper last September gained renewed attention in the last week, with boycotts launched of Danish products by Muslims offended by the cartoons who've also demanded apologies from newspaper editors and politicians because the images violate Muslim prohibitions on creating any likeness of the prophet.
America's leading newspaper, the New York Times, has twice reported this week on the protests in the Muslim world and calls in Europe for full support of free expression and freedom of the press to publish news and editorial cartoons that offend.
But neither the Jan. 31 story, nor the Feb. 1 article carry an accompanying illustration or photo showing the actual cartoons.
Leading newspapers in Europe, including Germany's Die Welt, have found space in their rags for the original cartoons and newer ones dealing with the controversy, also upseting fanatical Muslims, but I'm not aware of any U.S. paper doing likewise, so the New York Times is not alone in keeping the cartoons out of it pages.
It's a sad commentarty on the state of the Gray Lady and her American siblings that the cartoons roiling Muslims, causing tremendous concern for reporters and media watchdogs and advocates everywhere who want freedom _from_ religion have apparently not yet appeared in print in a one U.S. publication.
If Judy Miller didn't go to jail for 87-days to defend the Times' and the media's right to inform the public, like showing us the Danish cartoons, what did she go to jail for?
Hey, Arthur Sulzberger, why has the Times so far not printed these cartoons? If you want to see how they look in Die Welt, go here, and click here for France-Soir's spread. And this link takes you to all 19 of the cartoons.
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