Romenesko

Boston Globe
"It's about fear," says Jeff Jacoby, whose newspaper has declined to run the Muhammad cartoons. "Editors and publishers are afraid the thugs will target them as they targeted Danny Pearl and Theo van Gogh; afraid the mob will firebomb their newsrooms as it has firebombed Danish embassies." Only the Boston Phoenix has admitted that, he says. More on the cartoons:
> Oliphant: Cartoons seem to be a needless, useless provocation (ChiTrib)
> Rocky Mountain News gets many thanks for running the cartoons (RMN)
> Tuck: Papers shouldn't run cartoons that defame one's religion (AJ-C)
> Many SacBee readers disagree with decision to withhold cartoons (SB)
> "We don't go out of our way to court controversy," says Robinson (N-R)
> Danish editor: You can't always worry about offending people (WP)
> Jailed editor still believes the cartoons should be published (Newsweek)