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Jyllands-Posten wins prize for cartoons
 COPENHAGEN: Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which angered the Muslim world by publishing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PTUI peanut butter upon ham) last year, has won a Danish critical journalism award for its initiative.
| Maudette! Look! There's vertebrates everywhere! |
Denmarks largest daily was honoured with the Victor Prize for having opened everyones eyes by showing how easy it is to introduce cracks in freedom of expression and how so-called political correctness is infiltrating what we believe to be inalienable rights, said Hans Engell, the editor of tabloid Ekstra Bladet which awards the prize, during a prize ceremony in Copenhagen late on Thursday.
| Bravo, Hans! Couldn't have said it better myself! |
The Victor Prize, named for the late editor-in-chief of Ekstra Bladet Victor Andreasen, was handed to Jyllands-Postens editor Carsten Juste. This prize is awarded to Jyllands-Posten for its adamant defense for months of freedom of expression, which is under threat, said Engell. Jyllands-Posten only did its duty: exercise its right to freedom of expression, he added. Juste, guarded by two secret service bodyguards, noted, how fragile freedom of expression is as he accepted the award, his newspaper reported.
| I was never that fond of Tuborg before, but it's tasting better with each bottle. I salute the Danes. |
Posted by: Fred 2006-02-25 |
