
Big Announcement: The AAEC is Teaming Up with SPX in 2025
We have big news about this year’s cartoonist convention! The AAEC is pleased to announce that we will be teaming up with SPX, the Small
DMZ America with Ted Rall and Scott Stantis
A Talk with Editorial Cartoonists by Angelo Lopez
Politics Ink with Jim Morrissey
During a career in publishing, JP Trostle has been an art director, illustrator, graphic designer, journalist and, last but not least, cartoonist. He was the editorial cartoonist for several newspapers, including The Patriot-News and The Chapel Hill Herald, and more recently, on the staff of the alt-weekly Indy Week. For[...]
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“Every time a newspaper dies, even a bad one, the country moves a little closer to authoritarianism”. Richard Kruger, Winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Dear
by JP Trostle, Minister of Information So, as you might have heard, I’ll be stepping down soon as the Notebook editor (and editor of this
January 8, 2025 Dear Colleagues: As I conclude my second term as AAEC president, I’d like to leave you with a few thoughts as I
The Comics Journal‘s Zach Rabiroff has published a 10,000-word piece on the current state of editorial cartooning in a hostile political (and media) environment. “Political
The mission of the AAEC is to champion and defend editorial cartooning and free speech as essential to liberty in the United States and throughout the world.
The AAEC aims to be an international leader in support of the human, civil, and artistic rights of editorial cartoonists around the world, and to stand with other international groups in support of the profession.
Let’s start by acknowledging the disconnect. As Ratt points out, we’re in Looking Glass Land, where everything is reversed, including the New Testament. The good...
The AAEC John Locher Memorial Fellowship is awarded each year to one early-career cartoonist whose work demonstrates clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Deadline to be considered is the end of March.
The Locher Fellow will receive a one-year Regular membership in the AAEC, be a guest of the CXC Festival — held every fall in Columbus, Ohio — and have the opportunity to meet with editorial cartoonists during the year of the Fellowship for portfolio reviews and career advice.
Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events. Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.
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