Editorial cartoonist Matt Davies is this year’s winner of the Headliner Award, one of the oldest continuous-awarded journalism prizes. The judges had this to say about the Newsday staff cartoonist: “In a field crowded with purse-lipped presidents and ‘clusters’ of guns, Matt Davies’ entry stood out for its out-of-the-box approach and putting politics in our homes: Screen time, global warming, vaccines and school shootings were all set in the everyday. His artistic style is smart and sophisticated. His cartoons leave you impressed, enraged and included.”
You can find Davies’ recent work here: https://www.newsday.com/opinion/cartoons/political-cartoons-matt-davies-newsday-oojb0o9n
The judges name Stephen Breen of The San Diego Union Tribune as the Second Place winner, and Las Vegas Review-Journal‘s Michael Ramirez came in third. Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the Headliner Awards aim to honor the best journalism in the United States.
