Editorial cartoons have played a role in public discourse since the beginning of the Republic -- and have pushed the limits of free speech, often inviting lawsuits for libel.
The cartoonists say that’s their job.
This commitment to the First Amendment is on display in an exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.
Today on All Sides, editorial cartoons and free speech.
Guests:
- Lucy Caswell, Professor Emerita at Ohio State University, founding curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, co-curator of the Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and The First Amendment exhibit
- Rob Rogers, former cartoonist for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Lata Nott, attorney and executive director of the First Amendment Center at the Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C.
