Was an editor at the New York Post fired because of her criticism of a cartoon allegedly comparing President Obama with a dead chimp?

Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the New York Post’s parent company News Corp, has issued an apology to readers for the controversial cartoon it published last Wednesday that many saw as a racist attack on Barack Obama.
“We ran a cartoon that offended many people. Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who [...]

Here is today’s cartoon for Editor & Publisher.
Last Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. labeled the United States “essentially a nation of cowards” when it comes to race relations.
I don’t think his intention of a “nuanced, principled and spirited” debate meant protesters, led by an impartial judge in Rev. Al Sharpton, calling for the [...]

Jessica Simpson is being defended by her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, against nasty criticism about her weight.
“I think it’s ridiculous that the media is making such a big deal about it,” he told the Associated Press at his Super Skins Celebrity Golf Classic party. “It’s ridiculous that it would be making headlines. But you can’t believe [...]

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) recently identified the worst anti-gay and anti-transgender voices of 2008, and New York Post cartoonist Sean Delonas made the list.
Delonas, who has been the subject of three GLAAD calls to Action, was sited for a cartoon that he completed after openly gay actor George Takei announced his [...]