Under pressure: Cartoonist Ted Rall tells Editor & Publisher his editorial cartoons were dropped this week by NYTimes.com because of pressure from conservatives. NYTimes.com seems to say the same thing, but in vague and longer terms:

"After two years of monitoring cartoons by Ted Rall we decided that, while he often does good work, we found some of his humor was not in keeping with the tone we try to set for NYTimes.com ... While NYTimes.com and its parent company support the right of free expression, we also recognize an obligation to assure our users that what we publish, no matter what its origin, does not offend the reasonable sensibilities of our audience."