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Editorial Cartoons: Free Speech, Safety And Taste Here At Home

Sylvia Maria Gross
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KCUR

If we are all "Charlie" in the wake of an armed assault on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, no one has earned that solidarity more than political cartoonists. A left-leaning cartoonist and his conservative counterpart weigh in on the risks and rewards of taking a bold stance. In the course of doing a job intended to provoke, are there lines they do not cross? Plus, considerations from representatives of The Kansas City Star and National Public Radio.

Guests:

  • Lee Judge, syndicated political cartoonist based in Kansas City
  • Glenn McCoy, syndicated political cartoonist represented by Andrews McMeel
  • Derek Donovan, reader's representative, The Kansas City Star
  • Edward Schumacher-Matos, ombudsman, National Public Radio
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Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.
Sylvia Maria Gross is storytelling editor at KCUR 89.3. Reach her on Twitter @pubradiosly.