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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
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AAEC News Blog
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Steve Breen wins—an Emmy?
Congrats to Steve Breen for winning an Emmy. Yup, the San Diego cartoonist won a regional award for on-camera talent as the host and moderator of the program “Not Everyone Agrees with Steve Breen." Breen has been recording short comedy videos for the San Diego Union-Tribune since 2016 (here's one from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpWL5yAoBME). Breen was one of several U-T newspaper staffers to bring home a TV award this year. read more
Published: Mon, Jun 26, 2017 10:57 AM | Author: AAEC -
Remembering Canadian cartoonist Merle "Ting" Tingley
Long-time editorial cartoonist Merle "Ting" Tingley died on June 4. Tingley drew for the London Free Press from 1948 to 1986, and was known for frequently hiding his character "Luke Worm" in his drawings. A colleague of Mr. Tingley’s at The London Free Press once wrote, “It’s an unforgettable experience to hear him groan as he sketches, erases, rejects and starts all over again. To watch him race the engraver’s deadline is to witness an epic struggle between artistry and necessity.” In 2014, the Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival was launched as a tribute to Tingley. Here's the obit,... read more
Published: Sun, Jun 25, 2017 07:27 PM | Author: AAEC -
Ted Rall's lawsuit continues against LA Times
"Round 1 goes to the LA Times," cartoonist Ted Rall posted this week. Rall is suing the newspaper for wrongful termination and defamation after being dropped by the Times in 2015. Rall has since been hit with an anti-SLAPP countersuit by the paper. "LA Times attorney Kelli Sager split the defendants’ anti-SLAPP motions against me into three tranches of defendants, each with its own set of documents and hearing dates," wrote Rall to supporters on his legal Go-Fund-Me site. "Yesterday [Wednesday, June 21] LA Superior Court ruled in favor of the Times’ anti-SLAPP motion," regarding the first of three groups... read more
Published: Sat, Jun 24, 2017 12:36 PM | Author: AAEC -
The Nib, it moves!
The Nib has launched an animated series of political cartoons, with new episodes appearing every Thursday. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=xT4IccObnmc "We have ten weeks on animated shorts coming this summer that we've been working on," said Nib founder Matt Bors, "with political cartoonists you'll recognize: Jen Sorensen, Keith Knight, Emily Flake, Matt Lubchansky, Joey Sayers, Brian McFadden and others." The Nib series is produced in conjunction with First Look Media's in-house entertainment studio Topic, with animation by Augenblick Studios! read more
Published: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 05:56 PM | Author: AAEC -
Tim Campbell picked up by WaPo Syndicate
A big congrats to editorial cartoonist Tim Campbell! According to a press release, Campbell will be joining the Washington Post News Service and Syndicate in early July. For the past 11 years he has been the editorial cartoonist for Current Publishing which produces 6 weekly newspapers covering the towns of Carmel, Fishers, Geist, Noblesville, Westfield and Zionsville just north of Indianapolis. Tim has won multiple journalism awards in the state of Indiana and looks forward to the opportunity and challenges of syndication with the Washington Post. read more
Published: Wed, Jun 21, 2017 12:03 PM | Author: AAEC
Cartoon News, Courtesy Daily Cartoonist
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John Locher Award expanded to graphic journalists, web cartoonists
The John Locher Award has a new website and an expanded criteria for eligibility that includes graphic journalists and web cartoonists. Application for the award is now free. For full eligibility details, visit the new site. Entry deadline is April 15. read more
Published: Thu, Feb 18, 2016 | Author: Alan Gardner -
Matt Bors’ The Nib lands at First Look Media
A nice development for Matt Bors’ The Nib. First Look Media today announced that they have partnered with award winning cartoonist Matt Bors on his irreverent comics publication, The Nib. Formerly part of the online platform Medium, The Nib will re-launch this summer through First Look Media as an independent daily publication and online newsletter. […] read more
Published: Thu, Feb 11, 2016 | Author: Alan Gardner -
Egyptian cartoonist arrested for running website without a license
From the New York Times: An Egyptian cartoonist, whose work is occasionally critical of government figures, was arrested in the capital, Cairo, on Sunday and charged with running a webpage without a license, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. The arrest of Islam Gaweesh appears to be part of an intensified clampdown on […] read more
Published: Mon, Feb 1, 2016 | Author: Alan Gardner -
Peter Dunlap-Shohl publishes graphic novel about living with Parkinson”s disease
Former Anchorage Daily News editorial cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl has published a new graphic novel entitled “My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s.” From the Anchorage Daily News: When Peter Dunlap-Shohl, the former editorial cartoonist for the Anchorage Daily News, received a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at age 43, he saw his whole world collapsing. Thirteen years later, […] read more
Published: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 | Author: Alan Gardner -
Ann Telnaes and Signe Wilkinson appear on C-SPAN to discuss free speech after Charlie Hebdo anniversary
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Published: Sun, Jan 10, 2016 | Author: Alan Gardner
