Cartoonist Chappatte is a fervent defender of freedom of expression. Here, he explains the current importance of this struggle, as well as his vision of irony, which is being abused by «a very touchy-feely zeitgeist». Even in Switzerland.
Patrick Chappatte is an international benchmark in press cartooning. A contributor to Le Temps, NZZ am Sonntag and Le Spiegel, his drawings have appeared in the columns of international newspapers such as The Boston Globe and Le Canard Enchaîné. He was also, among others, the official cartoonist of The New York Times until 2019, when the American daily decided to renounce press cartoons in its columns, following a huge controversy triggered by a cartoon by cartoonist Antonió deemed anti-Semitic.
In addition to his work for the press, Chappatte is also involved in comic strip reporting and animated reporting. He is involved in the
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