Charlie Hebdo Resources

A simmering debate over publication of images and cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad suddenly took a tragic turn as 12 people — many on the staff of the Paris-based satirical magazine — were gunned down Jan. 7 in the publication’s offices and nearby. The murders prompted a world-wide debate over free speech, press freedom and religious liberty.

Newseum Items:

A tough question: Just how ‘Je Suis Charlie’ to be? (January 14, 2015 – Freedom Forum Institute)
Charlie Hebdo on Today’s Front Pages (January 13, 2015 – Newseum)
Case Study: Controversial Cartoons (January 7, 2015 – Newseum Education)
#JeSuisCharlie – another way to say ‘Freedom’ (January 7, 2015 – Freedom Forum Institute)
Charlie Hebdo at the Newseum (January 11, 2016 – Newseum)
One Year After Charlie Hebdo (January 7, 2016 – Newseum)

Newseum in the News:

Newseum displays new defiant issue of Charlie Hebdo (January 14, 2015 – Fox 5 News)
Who Did—and Didn’t—Publish the Charlie Hebdo Cover Image (January 14, 2015 – The Daily Beast)
Newseum displays new defiant issue of Charlie Hebdo (January 14, 2015 – WJLA)
Charlie Hebdo Vigil Tonight Outside Newseum: ‘I Want To Show Them That We’re Not Scared’ (January 7, 2015 – Think Progress)

Chronology of Events:

Charlie Hebdo attack: Three days of terror (January 14, 2015 – BBC News)
Charlie Hebdo timeline: how events have unfolded (January 9, 2015 – The Guardian)

Commentary & Analysis:

After the Paris attacks: It’s time for a new Enlightenment (January 20, 2015 – The Guardian)
Wrong Responses to Charlie Hebdo (January 15, 2015 – The New York Times)
Days after free-speech rally, France arrests a comedian for this Facebook post (January 14, 2015 – Vox)
France may be overreaching in crackdown after Charlie Hebdo murders (January 14, 2015 – The Globe and Mail)
Does free media have an obligation to Islam? (January 14, 2015 – Politico)
The New Charlie Hebdo Editor’s Letter Is a Passionate Defense of Secularism (January 14, 2015 – Slate)
Media coverage of Charlie Hebdo and the Baga massacre: a study in contrasts (January 13, 2015 – The Conversation)
Charlie Hebdo and the Right to Be Offended (January 10, 2015 – The Atlantic)
We Are Not All Charlie (January 8, 2015 – The Atlantic)
Press freedom orgs react to massacre of journalists in Paris (January 7, 2015 – Society of Professional Journalists Blog)
Baptism By Fire: What We Learned Covering #CharlieHebdo On Our 3rd Day (January 8, 2015 – Medium)
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Widow of Said Kouachi tells of ‘enormous bitterness’ at being abandoned by Paris killer (January 6 – The Independent)
One year after Charlie Hebdo, my friend tells me: ‘This just isn’t the same Paris’ (January 9, 2016 – The Guardian)
Charlie Hebdo, one year later (January 7, 2016 – The Washington Post)
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre: One Year Later, Still Misunderstood (January 6, 2016 – Reason)
One Year After Attack, Charlie Hebdo Reminds Us Terrorism Is Still Alive And Well (January 4, 2016 – Huffington Post)
Charlie Hebdo, Known for Its Satire, Commemorates Attack Accordingly (January 6, 2016 – The New York Times)
Charlie Hebdo, One Year Later (January 28, 2016 – National Review)

Historical Background:

Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance becomes bestseller following Paris attacks (January 16, 2015 – The Guardian)
After Charlie Hebdo: From MAD to Medium, what’s the state of American cartoon satire? (January 14, 2015 – The Washington Post)
What Charlie Hebdo Means to France (January 10, 2015 – Nieman Reports)
Charlie Hebdo’s most famous cartoons, translated and explained (January 8, 2015 – Vox)

Journalists in Danger:

AFP photographer recovering after Pakistan protest shooting (January 17, 2015 – AFP)
The Charlie Hebdo attack is an extreme example of the violence journalists face (January 9, 2015 – The Guardian)

Cartoon Publication Policies:

With New Charlie Hebdo Cover, News Value Should Have Prevailed (January 14, 2015 – The New York Times)
CNN won’t republish Charlie Hebdo cartoons, will republish al-Qaeda propaganda (January 13, 2015 – The Washington Post)
Why AP didn’t run the Charlie Hebdo cartoons (January 9, 2015 – AP)
A Close Call on Publication of Charlie Hebdo Cartoons (January 8, 2015 – The New York Times)
The missing Charlie Hebdo cartoons (January 8, 2015 – Columbia Journalism Review)
News organizations wrestle with whether to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons after attack (January 7, 2015 – The Washington Post)
The Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons: Media outlets shy away or take a stand (January 7, 2015 – CNN Money)

The Victims:

French terror attacks: Victim obituaries (January 13, 2015 – BBC News)
Famed French Cartoonists Among Dead at Charlie Hebdo (January 7, 2015 – The Wall Street Journal)
Bernard Maris (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Georges Wolinski (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Jean Cabut (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Stephane Charbonnier (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Bernard Verlhac (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Elsa Cayat (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Moustapha Ourrad (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)
Philippe Honoré (January 7, 2015 – Committee To Protect Journalists)

Cartoonists’ Response:

Arab cartoonists pen their response to Charlie Hebdo affair (January 15, 2015 – The Guardian)
23 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting (January 7, 2015 – BuzzFeed)
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Cartoonists Respond (January 7, 2015 – The Wall Street Journal)

Aftermath:

Niger rioters torch churches and attack French firms in Charlie Hebdo protest (January 17, 2015 – The Guardian)
AFP photographer recovering after Pakistan protest shooting (January 17, 2015 – AFP)
Charlie Hebdo Massacre Survivor: I Closed My Eyes and Waited for Bullet (January 16, 2015 – NBC News)
Forum on Charlie Hebdo Sparks Conversation about Freedom of Expression (January 15, 2015 – USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism)
Pope Enters Charlie Hebdo Debate, Defending Limits on Speech (January 15, 2015 – Bloomberg News)