BBC Chairman's Resignation Amid Anti-Semitism Accusations and Political Controversy
The Guardian has removed and apologized for a cartoon by Martin Rowson depicting outgoing BBC Chairman Richard Sharp, which was accused of evoking anti-Semitic tropes. The cartoon featured a grinning caricature of Sharp, who is Jewish, with an enlarged nose and carrying a Goldman Sachs office box, apparently stuffed with gold and a squid. The Guardian apologized to Mr. Sharp, the Jewish community, and anyone offended, while Rowson apologized for his "carelessness and thoughtlessness."