Tribune will stop publishing Dilbert cartoon: letter from the editor
Creator Scott Adams last week called Black Americans a hate group.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Executive Editor Lauren Gustus.
The Salt Lake Tribune will no longer publish a Dilbert cartoon on Page A2 of its printed newspaper and e-edition and in its Sunday comics pages, effective Monday.
Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams last week called Black Americans a “hate group” and said white people should “get the hell away from” them during an online video appearance. It is not the first time he has made offensive comments.
Here’s the thing: We wouldn’t allow him, or anyone, to say what he did at sltrib.com or in our newspaper. The Tribune seeks to publish respectful dialogue with the hope that it strengthens our communities, even if in the form of tough love.
His words are hate speech. And publishing his Dilbert cartoon supports Adams and his ability to spread them further.
As always, you can find multiple pages of cartoons in our comics section.
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Lauren Gustus returned to The Tribune as executive editor in the fall of 2020. She previously served as executive editor of The Sacramento Bee and West Region editor for McClatchy. Lauren met her husband in Salt Lake City while working at The Tribune in the early 2000s. Today, the couple and their two young sons enjoy camping and skiing.