"Newsday—the only daily paper for Long Island—has crossed a line. By publishing a vile cartoon about the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, the paper has mocked tragedy, stoked division, and poured gasoline on the flames of political violence. This isn’t journalism. It’s a reckless, partisan attack that blames the victim, silences free speech, and shames everything this country should stand for.
"There is no way - or context - that this disgraceful political cartoon can be excused away.
"We demand the following, effective immediately:
REMOVE the cartoon from all platforms.
TERMINATE the artist’s contract. Anyone who traffics in hateful imagery has no place in a newsroom.
OWN UP and APOLOGIZE to the Kirk family, to Newsday’s readers, and to every American who still believes in freedom of speech.
"Until these actions are taken, we call on advertisers and subscribers to boycott Newsday. Do not support a publication that normalizes hate and endangers lives.
"It's this type of hate - by media outlets like Newsday and others, social media platforms, and national, state, and local Democrat officials that instill political violence against those they disagree with.
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| Background:
| On page A16 of the September 13, 2025 edition of Newsday, the editorial department published a shocking and disgraceful cartoon by Creators.com (copyright 2025), bearing what appear to be the initials “BoK.” The image depicts the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, showing an empty chair with a bullet hole where he would have been seated, inside a tent from Turning Point USA’s American Comeback college tour kickoff at Utah Valley University. This cartoon is not satire — it is a grotesque glorification of political violence against a murdered American conservative leader. |
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