The Treachery of Images: Charlie Hebdo Before the Massacre January 11, 2015

The Treachery of Images: Charlie Hebdo Before the Massacre

By Terry Firma
January 11, 2015

Via the New York Times, here’s a video peek into the editorial process at the French satirical paper, filmed in 2006. Editor Stéphane Charbonnier and his staff are putting together a Mohammed cover, in solidarity with the embattled cartoonists for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

Left: “How to respect the image of Mohammed… without wiping out.” Right, an homage to René Magritte: “This is not a caricature of the prophet.”



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