Cartoonists Discuss the Freedoms and Responsibilities of Their Craft | The Emory Wheel

Cartoonists Discuss the Freedoms and Responsibilities of Their Craft | The Emory Wheel: "Evaluating the boundaries and consequences of free speech, eight international political cartoonists spoke on the role of cartoons in today’s world at a panel discussion Wednesday. The discussion was titled “Art of Controversy: Where to Draw the Line?” and responded to riots caused by the September 2005 Danish caricatures of Islamic prophet Muhammad and a component of the weeklong “Cartooning for Peace” exhibition. The cartoonists “will help us grapple with some of the thorny issues caused by the clash between free speech and religious respect,” said Sheila Tefft, director Emory’s journalism program, in her introduction. "