The political cartoonist’s right to freedom of expression

On 11 August 2003, after producing some 1600 cartoons, Malcolm Evans was controversially dismissed from his position as editorial cartoonist at The New Zealand Herald because he had refused to accept that the editor had the right to dictate the subjects he might address. This invited commentary for...

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Autor principal:	Malcolm Evans
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2004
Materias:	cartoonists freedom of expression editorial policy political activism media freedom Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d04eb371da3246e9b11d188a7353d8572021-12-02T10:34:39ZThe political cartoonist’s right to freedom of expression10.24135/pjr.v10i2.8051023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/d04eb371da3246e9b11d188a7353d8572004-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/805https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 On 11 August 2003, after producing some 1600 cartoons, Malcolm Evans was controversially dismissed from his position as editorial cartoonist at The New Zealand Herald because he had refused to accept that the editor had the right to dictate the subjects he might address. This invited commentary for Pacific Journalism Review is published to further debate. Evans argues: ‘While I have always respected the editor’s right to reject a cartoon, he can never have the right to direct it – an understanding that was mutually agreed as a condition of my hire when I took the Herald job six years earlier. Rejection is an editor’s prerogative – direction is censorship. Although I have moved on personally as a professional cartoonist, I am concerned that the precedent set has the potential to affect the work of others.’ Malcolm EvansAsia Pacific Networkarticlecartoonistsfreedom of expressioneditorial policypolitical activismmedia freedomCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2004)
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description	On 11 August 2003, after producing some 1600 cartoons, Malcolm Evans was controversially dismissed from his position as editorial cartoonist at The New Zealand Herald because he had refused to accept that the editor had the right to dictate the subjects he might address. This invited commentary for Pacific Journalism Review is published to further debate. Evans argues: ‘While I have always respected the editor’s right to reject a cartoon, he can never have the right to direct it – an understanding that was mutually agreed as a condition of my hire when I took the Herald job six years earlier. Rejection is an editor’s prerogative – direction is censorship. Although I have moved on personally as a professional cartoonist, I am concerned that the precedent set has the potential to affect the work of others.’
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The political cartoonist’s right to freedom of expression

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