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Cartoonists and Press Freedom at Davos
Last week Patrick Chappatte was in Davos for the World Economic Forum, where he helped put together a "Cartooning for Peace" exhibit. He wrote, "It was a chance to showcase the work of the Geneva Foundation I co-founded with Plantu, and whose honorary chair was Kofi Annan (thatâs a separate entity from the Cartooning for Peace assoication organized around Plantu in Paris). Chappatte added, "In Davos, I seized every opportunity to talk about the plight of some fellow cartoonists like Musa Kart from Turkey and Hani Abbas from Syria. Aside from the exhibit, we had two panels on the subject... read more
Published: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 05:47 PM | Author: AAEC -
All the news that's left to print
Michael Peterson's must-read column Comic Strip of the Day was heavy on the editorial cartooning news yesterday, with the blogger's thoughts on recent layoffs, and a backlash against the new Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist. Speaking of, reporter D.D. Degg has been following the controversy over Steve Kelley's recent cartoons. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world of political cartooning... read more
Published: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 04:11 PM | Author: AAEC -
After the layoffs, part II: Co-workers & local media recall cartoonist Charlie Daniel
In the wake of sudden staff cuts at several Gannett papers last week, friends and co-workers of Charlie Daniel explained in no uncertain terms why he will be missed. (1) His long-time daily paper, the News Sentinel, takes a brief look back at Daniel's 60-year career. In March, the News Sentinel will publish a retrospective special section looking back on Danielâs 60 years of cartooning in Knoxville. News Sentinel cartoonist Charlie Daniel retires at age 89 after 6 decades of 'making us laugh and think' https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2019/01/24/news-sentinel-cartoonist-charlie-daniel-retires-after-6-decades/2668811002/ (2) The knoxnews website adds a slide show of 6 decades of images of... read more
Published: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 03:42 PM | Author: AAEC -
After the layoffs, Part I: Co-workers recall cartoonist Steve Benson
In the wake of sudden staff cuts at several Gannett papers last week, friends and co-workers of Steve Benson explained in no uncertain terms why he will be missed. (1) Karina Bland recalled the caricatures Benson drew for each staffer when they left at the Arizona Republic. The Steve Benson drawings you never saw and why they meant so much https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/karinabland/2019/01/27/steve-benson-drawings-did-you-never-saw/2683523002/ (2) Fellow Arizona cartoonist David Fitzsimmons laments the loss of a "master samurai" Fitz: Arizona's finest cartoonist, Steve Benson, bites the dust https://tucson.com/opinion/local/fitz-arizona-s-finest-cartoonist-steve-benson-bites-the-dust/article_8c4bd495-cdd3-5adf-b18c-0089450e6065.html (3) Readers, including ex-Gov. Jan Brewer!, blast Benson's layoff "Penny wise and pound foolish": Readers react... read more
Published: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 03:33 PM | Author: AAEC -
A curious artifact from cartooning's past
For several decades before television was ubiquitous, politicians in some parts of the country would often hire their supposed nemesisâeditorial cartoonistsâto draw them in paid political ads in the local newspaper A new article takes a look back at the forgotten practice: https://news.uark.edu/articles/45925/historical-quarterly-article-examines-lost-practice-of-paid-cartoon-advertising-in-arkansas-politics read more
Published: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 02:41 PM | Author: AAEC
Cartoon News, Courtesy Daily Cartoonist
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It’s Not All Doom for Political Cartoonists
Heeeee’s Back! Mike Marland, who spent part of 2017 with InDepthNH, the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, has returned to that watchdog group as a regular contributor. The State of the Art The header of this post comes from Rod Emmerson‘s essay on the state of editorial cartooning. So here […] read more
Published: Sat, Feb 16, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
More Reader Reactions to Contrary Cartoonists
Point: While I have long thought “Mallard Fillmore” to be not funny and in poor taste, the Feb. 2 strip surpasses all previous ones: “Not ‘Congresspersons.’ It’s ‘Persons of Congress.'” Besides the fact that I have never heard of the new term for our representatives, it would be abbreviated POC, which is a term […] read more
Published: Wed, Feb 13, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Newspapers Are Dropping Non Sequitur Over Trump Transgression – (continually) updated
The Butler Eagle dropping Non Sequitur over the F… Yourself Trump hidden message in the Sunday February 10 comics sections was only the tip of a growing iceberg. Other newspapers are also banishing the Wiley Miller’s comic. Among the papers ending their association with Non Sequitur are: The aforementioned Butler Eagle “We apologize […] read more
Published: Tue, Feb 12, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Non Sequitur Vulgar Message to Trump Costs Wiley Paper(s) – update: Cartoonist & Syndicate Respond
From the Butler Eagle: “A reader brought to our attention that one of the syndicated comic strips which appears in the Sunday Butler Eagle may contain a hidden message which was apparently placed there by someone in the creative department of the creator of the comic strip or the syndication which controls it,” said Ron […] read more
Published: Mon, Feb 11, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg -
Ann Telnaes: Voice of America
“Personally, I don’t think there should be a line.” Because who is going to decide what should or shouldn’t? Voice of America highlights editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes in a 2½ minute video. read more
Published: Sun, Feb 10, 2019 | Author: D. D. Degg
