What Does Society Owe Political Cartoonists

Bibliographic Data

ID7499710
AuthorsJenn Burleson Mackay (Virginia Tech, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume18
Issue1
Pages28-44
Publication date2016-09-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-670X • E-ISSN: 1469-9699
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1461670x.2016.1218297
OpenAlexW2512072076
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited9

Political cartoonists challenge the government, question societal norms, and contribute to public discussion. They may show the public instances of injustice and help society to understand our own roles and responsibilities within the community. Yet, cartoonists are facing significant challenges in modern society. As the newspaper industry has struggled financially, fewer news organizations have continued to maintain a staff cartoonist. The shootings at France’s satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo served as a reminder of the dangers that cartoonists can face if they publish controversial cartoons. Through applications of John Rawls’ political liberalism and communitarianism, this paper examines what cartoonists contribute to societal justice and their role in the community. It argues that society owes cartoonists the liberties that they need to continue upholding justice, but that cartoonists have responsibilities to the community

Cartoonist · Communitarianism · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics · Injustice · Liberalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Law

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