# Have any American newspapers reprinted the controversial cartoons of Mohammad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 4, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025 "2006-02-04T20:51:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/1 "2006-02-04T20:51:04Z")
NOTE: To avert a meltdown of the mods and a discrediting of the SDMB, please do NOT provide links or turn this into IMHO, GD, or the Pit. I’m simply looking for a factual answer, no more. So, have any American newspapers reprinted the controversial cartoons of Mohammad that have so outraged Muslim groups throughout the world? My impression is no, although CNN this morning apparently broadcast one such image, but distorted it, with the hope that it would not offend. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/2 "2006-02-04T20:58:37Z")
> [@Carnac the Magnificent!](#): > > NOTE: To avert a meltdown of the mods and a discrediting of the SDMB, please do NOT provide links or turn this into IMHO, GD, or the Pit. I’m simply looking for a factual answer, no more. > > So, have any American newspapers reprinted the controversial cartoons of Mohammad that have so outraged Muslim groups throughout the world? My impression is no, although CNN this morning apparently broadcast one such image, but distorted it, with the hope that it would not offend. The New York Sun reprinted 2 of the cartoons as part of its story on the controversy. ---
**Author:** ![tygerbryght](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@tygerbryght](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygerbryght)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/3 "2006-02-04T21:02:22Z")
> [@cckerberos](#): > > The New York Sun reprinted 2 of the cartoons as part of its story on the controversy. That’s interesting. Was it this morning? 'Cause NPR this morning said no U.S. newspapers had printed them. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/4 "2006-02-04T21:08:57Z")
You can find them at wiki if you’re really interested. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/5 "2006-02-04T21:17:19Z")
> [@tygerbryght](#): > > That’s interesting. Was it this morning? > > 'Cause NPR this morning said no U.S. newspapers had printed them. > > Hmmm. The article was in the Feb. 2nd issue. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/6 "2006-02-04T21:22:44Z")
> [@tygerbryght](#): > > That’s interesting. Was it this morning? > > 'Cause NPR this morning said no U.S. newspapers had printed them. > > Hmmm. The San Jose Merc printed a photo of the Danish paper’s cartoon (the Mohammed with a bomb one, IIRC), so it might be technically said that they didn’t print the cartoon… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/7 "2006-02-04T22:08:47Z")
Most American newspapers wouldn’t print cartoons that stupid. Not that they’re offensive - they just suck. European editorial cartoons must be generally really awful if this stuff makes the paper. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/8 "2006-02-04T22:12:03Z")
The Philly Inquirer printed one of them today (2/4). ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/9 "2006-02-04T23:28:20Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Most American newspapers wouldn’t print cartoons that stupid. Not that they’re offensive - they just suck. European editorial cartoons must be generally really awful if this stuff makes the paper. The standards of many of the non-flagship US newspapers aren’t as high as you might surmise. If they pass on the cartoon, it isn’t likely because of their editorial-artistic values. Moreover, some newspapers are so bad they will print most anything and are hardly above pandering. ---
**Author:** ![Crandolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@Crandolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crandolph)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-american-newspapers-reprinted-the-controversial-cartoons-of-mohammad/343025/10 "2006-02-05T13:52:23Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > The Philly Inquirer printed one of them today (2/4). The Inky has taken such a circulation nosedive in recent years that this surprises me not in the least. I can imagine the editorial meeting: “Well the plus side is that we can push more copies, the downside is that the buidling might get burned to cinders… hmmm… so… how big should we print 'em?”