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AAEC News Blog
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Countdown to Columbus begins TODAY!
Starting today, July 9, we are exactly one month out from the deadline to reserve your hotel room in Columbus, Ohio, for the 2019 AAEC convention. As you know, this year we're teaming up with Cartoon Crossroads Columbus and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum for a four-day gathering in September. All the details so far, as well as links to hotel options, are here: https://aaecconvention.com/ Also, the deadline to register for our convention (and a number of private events) is just under 6 weeks away. As we will be competing with other cartoonist groups for hotel space, reserve... read more
Published: Tue, Jul 9, 2019 07:56 PM | Author: AAEC -
Canadian cartoonist goes viral, loses papers, goes viral again
The day after Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder had a hard-hitting cartoon about Donald Trump go viral online, the newspaper chain in his home province of New Brunswick announced they would be dropping his cartoons from their papers. de Adder, a full-time freelancer, contracts with numerous papers and media outlets across Canada, and often draws up to 10 cartoons a week. Brunswick News later released a statement saying the two events were unrelated. Social media suspected otherwise and, over the weekend, news of de Adder's dismissal also went viral. The Daily Cartoonist began picking up the threads on Saturday, and... read more
Published: Mon, Jul 1, 2019 12:40 AM | Author: AAEC -
Gary Varvel: The future of political cartooning is... uh....
Cartoonist Gary Varvel discusses the hits editorial cartoonists have taken recently, and mulls over possible paths forward: https://www.ibj.com/articles/74352-gary-varvel-editorial-cartoonists-are-important-but-disappearing#.XRaMFA64ic0.twitter read more
Published: Sat, Jun 29, 2019 12:29 PM | Author: AAEC -
First Look Media drops The Nib
First Look Media plans to cut The Nib, its daily political cartoon site, loose at the end of July. Matt Bors posted an announcement on Friday night, and vows to continue on: https://mailchi.mp/thenib.com/from-the-editor-the-future-of-the-nib Here's the press release: I have some important news about the future of The Nib and I wanted you to know first. After three and a half years, First Look Media has decided to no longer fund The Nib at the end of July and me and my team will be let go as part of a broader shift at the company. They are, however, working to... read more
Published: Sat, Jun 29, 2019 11:54 AM | Author: AAEC -
The Times controversy train keeps rolling on â Week 2 wrapup
Ten days after the New York Times announced they were kicking political cartoons to the curb, and the controversy they created shows no sign of abating. -- The Washington Post's Michael Cavna cataloged the backlash from cartoonists worldwide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/06/18/cartoonists-draw-their-fury-toward-new-york-times-it-seems-we-have-touched-nerve-here/?utm_term=.17753c0dce26 -- The Nation has a great and insightful look at the long history of the Times' distain for cartoonists (This article hits a home run solely for using the word ââ¬Åpoltroonery.ââ¬Â The rest is pretty great too.) https://www.thenation.com/article/new-york-times-netanyahu-cartoon-bennet/ -- An Israeli paper returns to look at the offending cartoon that set off the series of unfortunate decisions in the first place,... read more
Published: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 06:35 PM | Author: AAEC
Cartoon News, Courtesy Daily Cartoonist
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The NEW National Cartoonists Society
National Cartoonists Society President Jason Chatfield has sent out a State of The Society message to members with a look to the future of the NCS – and the brand new website. With permission, here is Jason’s letter to the members: Hello, NCS! Well, here we are. Just another American job outsourced to […] read more
Published: Tue, Jul 23, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Paul Krassner: Yippie Realist, Cartoon Supporter – RIP
It is being reported that Paul Krassner has passed away. From Politico: Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Yippies, died Sunday in Southern California, his daughter said. Paul James Krassner April 9, […] read more
Published: Mon, Jul 22, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Morning News Hails, Says Farewell to Mark Streeter
Mark Streeter, a Savannah Georgia cartoonist for 45 year with over 25 of those on staff with The Morning News, is bid a fond farewell by the newspaper. Today marks the end of an era at the Savannah Morning News as Mark Streeter’s editorial cartoon is his last as a staffer. Streeter has been a […] read more
Published: Sun, Jul 21, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
The New York Times Ban on Drawn Opinions (continued)
Continuing the coverage of the New York Times cartoon ban. Swaha By now, even many who don’t normally pay attention to inside-journalism stories, have taken notice of the recent decision by The New York Times to cut all editorial cartoons from their international edition. In recent weeks, friends and strangers have […] read more
Published: Fri, Jul 19, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Steve Bell Rejects Antisemitic Label, Confused as to The Guardian’s Motives
In all email to all the paper’s journalists, Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell has attacked his editors’ refusal to run his latest cartoon, suggesting it is due to “some mysterious editorial line” about antisemitism. In the latest submission by Mr Bell, whose cartoons have appeared in the paper since 1981, Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is […] read more
Published: Thu, Jul 18, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg
