Newsday on Sunday said it “deeply” regretted running a Charlie Kirk-related cartoon that prompted local GOP pols to urge readers to cancel or boycott the newspaper.
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The Long Island, New York, newspaper became the latest outlet to take corrective action in a tense media environment after the murder of the right-wing activist.
“We deeply regret this mistake and sincerely apologize to the family of Charlie Kirk and to all. We made an error in judgment. The cartoon has been removed from our digital platforms,” the statement said.
The syndicated cartoon by former Pulitzer finalist Chip Bok ran Saturday, showing an empty chair with splattered blood above it. An arrow points from the words “Turning Point USA,” the name of Kirk’s organization, to the chair.
