A Doonesbury comic strip is\u00a0being\u00a0withheld\u00a0from some US newspapers due to the content within it. Except, Doonesbury (and his message) wins even if the strip isn\u2019t run on dead trees.<\/p>\n
Why? Everyone\u2019s now talking about the issue. He\u2019s gone from comics section to being featured, which was likely the objective all along.<\/p>\n
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This is\u00a0yet\u00a0another\u00a0great example of the\u00a0Streisand Effect\u00a0(where\u00a0an attempt to hide or remove a piece of information has the\u00a0unintended<\/em>\u00a0consequence\u00a0of publicizing the information more widely).<\/p>\n I know the\u00a0Streisand\u00a0Effect is classically one that involves situations attempting to remove information\u00a0after<\/em>\u00a0it\u2019s been published, but I think in this case it still applies. As it is, in fact, an editorial decision of the newspaper to not include the content and \u201chide\u201d this specific strip from readers but not the others. Due to that decision the comic itself is being amplified as well as the issue it represents, even if it is not distributed via those papers.<\/p>\n Personally I don\u2019t read printed newspapers (aka\u00a0living artifacts) and am always surprised some people still get their news this way. But if I did hear my local newspaper chose not to include a piece of content, I\u2019d be even more compelled to hop online and view it anyway.<\/p>\n It is a masterful play by cartoonist\u00a0Garry Trudeau and provides insight for anyone looking to have their ideas shared. In a world where\u00a0digital is the master copy\u00a0and Trudeau has a publishing platform\u00a0of his own, he is actually made\u00a0more<\/em>\u00a0successful by being censored. He\u2019s rewarded for pushing boundaries, something artists and content creators should do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Doonesbury comic strip is\u00a0being\u00a0withheld\u00a0from some US newspapers due to the content within it. Except, Doonesbury (and his message) wins … <\/p>\n