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Saturday, August 19, 2017
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AAEC News Blog
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Cartoonists have been taking on the KKK for a long time
Poynter looks at the long history of newspapers exposing and fighting the KKK, and how the Pulitzer often went to journalists who covered the racist groups in the face of threats and violence. Case in point: one of the very first editorial cartoonists to win the Pulitzer Prize was J.P. Alley ["no relation" —ed.] for a 1923 cartoon attacking the Klan. https://www.poynter.org/2017/how-courageous-journalists-of-the-last-century-stood-up-to-the-kkk-update/470666/ read more
Published: Fri, Aug 18, 2017 11:47 AM | Author: AAEC -
Comic Strip of the Day, every day
OK yeah, the AAEC got name checked in today's Comic Strip of the Day, but we'd be remiss if we didn't point out the yeoman's work Mike Peterson is doing with his blog every single day. His entertaining and insightful commentary on editorial cartoons is a must read, not just for the breadth of his knowledge but for his willingness to hold cartoonists to higher standards than "I made my deadline." Great stuff. read more
Published: Thu, Aug 17, 2017 06:30 PM | Author: AAEC -
Steve Sack releases a massive volume of cartoons
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Steve Sack is releasing a massive career retrospective. "The First and Only Book of Sack: 36 Years of Cartoons for the Star Tribune" covers Sack's career from the Reagan era through the current presidency of Donald Trump. The massive tome is being published as part of the 150 anniversary celebration of The Star Tribune, and will be — according to Sack — the only book of his political cartoons to be collected. Here's another interview with the award-winning artists: http://www.kare11.com/entertainment/television/programs/kare-11-sunrise/sacks-appeal-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-unveils-a-new-book/464491969 read more
Published: Thu, Aug 17, 2017 04:27 PM | Author: AAEC -
How not to tweet: Trump misuses Varvel cartoon
Earlier this week, Donald Trump tweeted —and just as quickly deleted— a meme that had used a Gary Varvel editorial cartoon without the artist's permission. The image showed a Trump train running over a CNN reporter. Given the recent events in Charlottesville, the tweet was universally condemned. Even though someone at the White House deleted it from Trump's twitter feed, screengrabs of the tweet were saved. Varvel told the Washington Post's Michael Cavna the incident blindsided him, and that the doctored cartoon completely changed the intent of the original. Here the whole sorbid thing here. read more
Published: Thu, Aug 17, 2017 04:18 PM | Author: AAEC -
Back to Turkey
A look at life for cartoonists in a post-coup Turkey. "Cartoonist Dogan Güzel was among 22 journalists arrested in August 2016 when pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgür Gündem was shut down. "Speaking about his arrest, Güzel described: 'They insulted us shouting: ‘Armenians, Jews, sons of Lenin; you are going to find out about the strength of the Turkish state,' Cartooning for Peace reported." Read the whole story here. read more
Published: Thu, Aug 17, 2017 03:48 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
