The Treachery of Images: Charlie Hebdo Before the Massacre

Via the New York Times, here’s a video peek into the editorial process at the French satirical paper, filmed in 2006. EditorStéphane Charbonnierand 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.”