Editorial cartooning

“We will no longer be publishing political cartoons”

The Latrobe (PA) Bulletin has decided they can no longer publish opinion pieces – oops, make that political cartoons – “because we strive to better the community, not divide it.”

A Lee Judge cartoon was the source of controversy in a red part of the purple state.

From Latrobe Bulletin publisher Dave Cuddihy:

We apologize today for letting such an offensive political cartoon slip through our editorial process and into our Editorial page of Volume 123 – Issue No. 20, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

While political cartoons have run in newspapers, including the Latrobe Bulletin, for many years; this is a final example of how we feel they have run their course.

As Americans we respect rights and views on all sides, however, we assure you, as your community newspaper this image does not reflect our viewpoint…

We will no longer be publishing political cartoons because we strive to better the community, not divide it.

Dave Cuddihy, publisher

The Bulletin’s Facebook page has over 200 comments within 24 hours of posting the announcement.

Hat tip

Randy Bish (Area Republican Rep. Leslie Baum Rossi got different reactions on her Facebook.)

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  1. THAT’S offensive? For crying out loud, you could go back in time four years and Gary Varvel probably drew the exact same thing. If the cartoon is guilty of anything, it’s being hackneyed.

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