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April 22, 2008
Awards
Ben Sargent, editorial cartoonist for the Austin American-Statesman, has won The Best of Cox award for editorial cartooning. The Best of Cox is a journalism award for employees of the Cox newspaper chain that operates in six states. Regarding Ben's work, the judges said, "We were impressed by his clear, strong voice and by illustrations that were well-crafted and layered."
At its annual convention in Boston, the New England Press Association conferred three awards to cartoonist Donald Landgren Jr. The longtime Landmark cartoonist swept the Editorial Cartoon category in Weekly Class 2, earning first, second and third places. Landgren also won a third place award for his cartoon "Trans-fat Santa." from the Suburban Newspapers of America.