"Last week, my employers told me they'll be ending in-house political cartoons as well by July," Chappatte wrote. "I’m afraid this is not just about cartoons, but about journalism and opinion in general," he continued. Bennet acknowledged Chappatte's efforts, saying that the newspaper was "very grateful" for the work he and cartoonist Heng Kim Song had done. The Times formally apologized and disciplined the editor who was responsible for the cartoon being published. The organization also said that it would stop running syndicated cartoons created by artists who were not tied to the paper directly.

Source: International New York Times June 11, 2019 01:07 UTC