Editing Dilbert (section)

== Publication history ==
''Dilbert'' began syndication by [[United Feature Syndicate]] (a division of [[United Media]]) in April 1989.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Comics through time : a history of icons, idols, and ideas.|others=Booker, M. Keith|date = October 28, 2014|isbn=978-0-313-39751-6|location=Santa Barbara, California|oclc=896826610}}</ref>

On June 3, 2010, United Media sold its licensing arm, along with the rights to ''Dilbert'', to [[Iconix Brand Group]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iconix-brand-group-closes-acquisition-of-peanuts-95534994.html|title=Iconix Brand Group Closes Acquisition of Peanuts|publisher=Iconix Brand Group|website=PR Newswire|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref> This led to ''Dilbert'' leaving United Media. In late December 2010, it was announced that Dilbert would move to [[Universal Uclick]] (a division of [[Andrews McMeel Universal]], known as [[Andrews McMeel Syndication]]) beginning in June 2011,<ref>Gardner, Alan. [http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/12/28/dilbert-leaves-united-media-for-universal-uclick/ "DILBERT LEAVES UNITED MEDIA FOR UNIVERSAL UCLICK (UPDATED),"] ''The Daily Cartoonist'' (December 28, 2010).</ref> where it remained until 2023.

In September 2022, [[Lee Enterprises]] ceased running the strip in what Scott Adams reported as 77 newspapers as the publisher declined to include the strip in a new comics page that was instituted throughout the company. He said that he had received complaints about Dilbert mocking the [[environmental, social, and corporate governance]] movement, but that he was not sure if that was the reason for the cancellation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casiano |first=Louis |date=September 20, 2022 |title='Dilbert' author Scott Adams says comic strip about corporate office culture removed from 77 newspapers |url= https://www.foxnews.com/us/dilbert-author-scott-adams-says-comic-strip-about-corporate-office-culture-removed-from-77-newspapers |access-date=December 31, 2022 |website=Fox News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Degg|first=D. D.|url=https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/09/13/lee-enterprises-new-comics-lineup-maybe/|title=Lee Enterprises New Comics Lineup – Update|publisher=Daily Cartoonist|date=September 13, 2022|accessdate=March 4, 2023}}</ref> The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', owned by [[Hearst Media]] dropped ''Dilbert'' in October 2022 saying the move came after strips joked that [[Reparations for slavery in the United States|reparations for slavery]] could be claimed by underperforming office workers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Jordan |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Bay Area cartoonist who created Dilbert goes on racist rant, draws condemnation |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/dilbert-17805004.php |access-date=February 28, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2023, hundreds of newspapers owned by [[media conglomerates]] including [[Andrews McMeel Syndication]] dropped the comic in response to a [[YouTube]] video published by Adams on February 22, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Scott |author1-link=Scott Adams |title=Episode 2027 Scott Adams: AI Goes Woke, I Accidentally Joined A Hate Group, Trump, Policing Schools |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6TnAn7qV1s&t=16m |time=16m |website=youtube.com |via=YouTube |language=en |format=video |date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> during which he advised [[white people]] to "get the hell away from [[black people]]" following publication of a [[Rasmussen Reports]] poll which Adams said showed that [[African-American]] people collectively form a "hate group".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Degg |first1=D.D. |title=Andrews McMeel Drops Scott Adams |url= https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/02/26/andrews-mcmeel-drops-scott-adams/ |website=The Daily Cartoonist |date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=The Daily Cartoonist, LLC |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Hundreds of newspapers drop 'Dilbert' comic strip after racist tirade from creator Scott Adams |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/business/dilbert-comic-strip-racist-tirade/index.html |access-date=February 25, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chron |first=Matthew Kitchen |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Houston Chronicle to cease printing 'Dilbert' following cartoonist's racist video |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/scott-adams-dilbert-17805858.php |access-date=February 28, 2023 |website=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AMU severing relationship with Dilbert creator Scott Adams|url=https://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/amu-severing-relationship-with-dilbert-creator-scott-adams/ |website=Andrews McMeel Universal |access-date=February 27, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/us/dilbert-newspapers-racism.html|title=Newspapers Drop 'Dilbert' Comic After Creator's Rant About Black 'Hate Groups'|work=The New York Times|first=Neduardo|last=Medina|date=February 26, 2023|access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> The poll found that 53% of [[black Americans|African-Americans]] agree with the statement "[[It's okay to be white|It's okay to be White]]", while 26% disagreed, and 21% responded they were "not sure".<ref>{{cite news |last=Tremoglie |first=Christopher |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Poll: Only 54% of black people think it's 'OK to be white' |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/poll-only-54-of-black-people-think-its-ok-to-be-white |work=[[Washington Examiner]]|location=Washington |access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> [[Gannett]], including its [[USA Today]] network (including the ''[[Detroit Free Press]],'' ''[[The Indianapolis Star]],'' ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'', and ''The [[The Arizona Republic|Arizona Republic]])'' also dropped the strip following Adams's comments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Newspapers Pull "Dilbert" After Creator Scott Adams Calls Black People a "Hate Group" |url= https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/02/dilbert-scott-adams-racist-black-people-hate-group-comic/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work =[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]}}</ref> Such major newspapers as ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', and ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'' all ceased to syndicate Dilbert and published editorials denouncing Adams.<ref>{{cite web | last=Quinn | first=Chris | title=We are dropping the Dilbert comic strip because of creator Scott Adams' racist rant: Letter from the Editor | location= Cleveland |work=The Plain Dealer| date=February 24, 2023 |url= https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/02/we-are-dropping-the-dilbert-comic-strip-because-of-creator-scott-adams-racist-rant-letter-from-the-editor.html | access-date=February 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title='Dilbert' Dropped by Washington Post, LA Times as More Papers Condemn Scott Adams' Racist Rant |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dilbert-dropped-washington-post-la-times-scott-adams-racist/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work=[[The Wrap]] }}</ref><ref name="feb25latimes">{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Los Angeles Times ceases publication of 'Dilbert' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-02-25/los-angeles-times-ceases-publication-of-dilbert |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Why The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will no longer run 'Dilbert' |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/why-the-atlanta-journal-constitution-will-no-longer-run-dilbert/M7IW7MQJXBDSXHHIWIAEXOEIQM/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=E-N drops 'Dilbert' because of creator's comments about Black Americans |url= https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-comments-17805449.php/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 25, 2023 |title=Letter from the Editor: Why we are no longer running the comic strip 'Dilbert' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/02/letter-from-the-editor-why-we-are-no-longer-running-the-comic-strip-dilbert.html |access-date=February 25, 2023 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' also stated it had removed four ''Dilbert'' cartoons from its pages in the preceding nine months when they did not meet the newspaper's standards.<ref name=feb25latimes/> In response, Adams announced that on March 16, 2023, he would launch ''Dilbert Reborn'' on the subscription website [[Locals]], describing it as "spicier than the original".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cavana |first1=Michael |last2=Chery |first2=Samantha |title=The bewildering descent of Scott Adams and 'Dilbert' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/03/06/scott-adams-dilbert-cartoon-controversy/ |access-date=March 6, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>