Saint John — The few remaining employees at the Brunswick News Inc. papers are now being asked to bring in their children’s drawings, which will become editorial cartoons to replace those of fired artist Michael de Adder.
De Adder was let go, ostensibly without cause, but actually in relation to a recent cartoon criticizing Donald Trump that went viral.
“We want original content, but we don’t want it to cause a stir or attract any kind of attention from anyone,” said Jim Irving, president of BNI. “Unfortunately, de Adder’s cartoons are often trying to ‘say something’ or ‘convey a message,’ and that’s not what we’re about at Brunswick News. What’s wrong with a nice picture of a smiling family? Or a drawing of a house with a sun in the corner wearing sunglasses?”
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