A Free World Needs Satire

What do you know about political cartoons and their purpose in our world?

What types of people do the opening cartoons focus on, and who are some specific examples?

• Politicians

• Trump

• Powerful Leaders

• The Church

​ What purpose does this cartoon serve?

• To criticize the friendliness between the leaders of the US and North Korea

• To promote international friendship between the US and North Korea

• To highlight environmental issues with the US and North Korea

• To discuss trade agreements for hair gel between the US and North Korea

What is the purpose of this cartoon?

• To critique the nature of modern friendships in the age of social media.
• To illustrate how social media takes and uses people's data unknowingly

• To promote the use of social media for networking.
• To celebrate the benefits of in-person friendships.

Speaking _________ to power

What does "speaking truth to power" mean?

What is happening to political cartoonists around the world, and why is this happening?

Why does Chappette believe we should start worrying?

• Chappette thinks we should worry about technological advancements.
• Chappette believes we should start worrying because of the signs of environmental degradation and climate change.
• Chappette believes we should start worrying due to economic instability.
• Chappette believes that cartoons support democracy and attacking them attacks freedom

How have some newspapers responded to criticisms of some of their political cartoons?

• They have ignored the criticisms completely.
• They have stopped publishing political content altogether.
• Some newspapers have issued apologies, revised or removed cartoons, and engaged in discussions

• They have increased the number of political cartoons.

According to Chapette, how does social media influence our political discussions and media institutions?