Charlie Hebdo
The horrific events in France continued to dominate the pages at the start of the week. Sunday’s front page carried photos of the march in Paris in support of the freedom of speech, while on the inside pages Humphrey Carter spoke with Antonio José Bibiloni (“Bibi”), the caricaturist who draws for “The Bulletin”, about those events. “It is in no way going to make me or anyone stop drawing caricatures. In fact, I know that more political cartoonists have already come forward offering their services to the media, and I think this will spark a boom as caricaturists fight back with their pens and pencils to defend their right to the freedom of speech.”
Among several letters to the editor on the subject on Tuesday, Mike Lillico noted that he had expected that there would have been a big turnout in Palma for a show of solidarity but that he had been wrong. He doubted if there were more than 500. “A poor show of support from Majorca” was his conclusion. By contrast, though, on Thursday a letter from Mathilde, who is French, expressed her thanks for the coverage the paper had given events in France and for messages of kindness she had received from people in Majorca. “I love Majorca even more today for having made me felt so special being French.”
Seven Days
18/01/2015 00:00
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