Leveson and the cartoonists

Cartooning has long been associated with the print industry* so it is only natural that the artists have been interested in the Leveson Inquiry report into the Culture, Media and Ethics of the Press. It was delivered yesterday, as Dave Brown of The Independent notes.

© Dave Brown - Independent Leveson cartoon @procartoonists
© Dave Brown. The Independent @ Procartoonists.org

Bob Moran in The Daily Telegraph imagines Lord Justice Leveson receiving his morning paper.

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© Bob Moran. The Daily Telegraph @ Procartoonists.org

Mr Murdoch is a recurring motif in this drawing made by Steve Bell in The Guardian.

© Steve-Bell - Guardian @ procartoonists.jpg
© Steve Bell. The Guardian @ Procartoonists.org

Peter Brookes in The Times takes a tangential look at the weaknesses in the job Lord Justice Leveson was asked to do by the Prime Minister, or, in political speak the missing bits of the terms of reference.

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© Peter Brookes. The Times @ Procartoonists.org

And why was he asked to make this report? It was something about the power of black and white, thinks Matthew Buck in Tribune.

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© Matthew Buck. Tribune @ Procartoonists.org

The coalition Government is already falling out about what the report has recommended, as captured by Andy Davey in The Sun.

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© Andy Davey. The Sun @ Procartoonists.org

Clearly, it is time for a drink, courtesy of Jonathan Pugh.

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© Pugh. Daily Mail @ Procartoonists.org

Mike Turner makes a (long term) prediction.

© Mike Turner on Leveson inquiry @ procartoonists.org
© Mike Turner @ Procartoonists.org

The rows resulting from the Leveson report are unlikely to be over by this Christmas, or next.

© Royston_Readers'_Digest @ procartoonists.org
© Royston Robertson. Reader's Digest 2011 @ Procartoonists.org

If you see anymore work we should note here please let us know in the comments below.

* It’s about more than just paper nowadays.

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