From: Alan Oakley

From: Alan Oakley
Sent: Wednesday, 24 May 2006 5:18 PM
To: Sarah Gilbert
Cc: Bruce Wolpe
Subject: leunig cartoon
Sarah Gilbert,
Researcher,
Media Watch

Hi Sarah, Re your query on the Leunig cartoon held out from last Saturday's SMH:
From time to time, editors decide not to publish cartoons, and other material, on the grounds
of taste.
This was one of those occasions. I do not discuss externally the specific reasons behind
such decisions, suffice to say it's called editing. The cartoon will not be published in the
future.
Thanks for your interest.
regards
Allan

Links and resources

References discussed in Leunig and Good Taste:

• Michael Leunig cartoon not published by The Sydney Morning Herald
  No Disrespect Intended
• Cartoon published by The Sydney Morning Herald
  Vintage Michael Leunig
• Alan Moir cartoon
  The Prime Minister as a dog
• Bill Leak cartoon
  The Indonesian President and West Papua
• Bill Leak cartoon
  The two Presidents
• Bill Leak cartoon
  John Howard - The brown noser
• Media Watch's questions to Alan Oakley.
• Alan Oakley's response to the questions from Media Watch.
• Michael Leunig cartoon
  Everything is so nice