Author Archive
Jake Thrasher wins SPJ Mark of Excellence | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/jake-thrasher-wins-spj-mark-of-excellence/May 22, 2018- A big congrats to Jake Thrasher for winning the 2018 Mark of Excellence from Society of Professional Journalism! The SPJ award honors the best in student journalism. Thrasher was a finalist for last year’s Courage in Cartooning Award from the CRNI after receiving death threats for an anti-KKK cartoon in...
MSM catches Rob Rogers fever | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/msm-catches-rob-rogers-fever/June 18, 2018- The reporting on Rob Rogers’ firing continued over the weekend, with Fox News (!), the New York Times (again) and an interview with friend Joel Pett via Cartoonists Rights Network International — normally an organization that reports on oppression of the press in other countries. Not, you know, America. ...
Two takes on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, from both ends of the spectrum | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/two-takes-on-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-from-both-ends-of-the-spectrum/June 18, 2018- Two more views of Rob Rogers’ termination—the first from a rightwing columnist who thinks the media is over-reacting and the outrage is fake: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/no_the_firing_of_the_pittsburgh_postgazette_cartoonist_is_not_a_threat_to_free_speech.html A few things to mention: The writer used to work as an editorial page editor for the Investor’s Business Daily who, it should be noted, canned conservative...
Joel Pett interviews Rob Rogers for Cartoonists Rights Network | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/joel-pett-interviews-rob-rogers-for-cartoonists-rights-network/June 18, 2018- JOEL PETT INTERVIEWS THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE’S ROB ROGERS AND ASKS WHY HE OBJECTS TO HAVING HIS CARTOONS “PRE-FILTERED THROUGH THE SENSIBILITIES OF HUMORLESS CORPORATE LICKSPITTLES WHOSE LIVINGS DEPEND ON NOT ROCKING THE BOAT…OR THE SHIP OF STATE.” JUNE 17, 2018 — from the CRNI website A cartoonist is jailed. Another...
Rob Rogers launches a Patreon Page | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-launches-a-patreon-page/June 20, 2018- In the wake of getting the boot from his hometown paper, Rob Rogers has launched a Patreon Page for his cartoons. And at the rate at which fans are signing up to support his work, the cartoonist may not miss the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette any time soon....
The Dude abides — our Rob Rogers wrapup | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-dude-abides-our-rob-rogers-wrapup/June 21, 2018- One week after he was fired by his long-time newspaper for not towing the Trump line, Rob Rogers is doing — great! News of his dismissal has gone international, one of his cartoons went viral and became an iconic image of the outrage against the Trump administration's immigrant policy, and...
Monday musings | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/monday-musings/June 25, 2018- Ok … a couple more articles on Rob Rogers: these are from fellow cartoonists Kevin Siers and Nick Anderson, who both sound the alarm that this was more than just about a newspaper staffer losing a job. Also, here's a fun bit by Bill Plympton. Most people don't know this,...
Books, books, books! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/books-books-books/June 27, 2018- New retrospective out from Bill Sanders Cartoonist Bill Sanders has a new book out collecting the best of his long career. Sanders, who drew for the Milwaukee Journal from 1967 until his retirement in 1991, has also served as President of the AAEC. With a forward by Jules Feiffer, the...
Cartoonist Pedro X. Molina would like to remind Americans what migrants are running from | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-pedro-x-molina-would-like-to-remind-americans-what-migrants-are-running-from/June 25, 2018- According to its bylaws, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists represents political cartoonists from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Over the years, though, we have had a few members from Cuba and Central America who worked for North American publications and syndicates. One such is Nicaraguan cartoonist Pedro...
Those darn cartoonists | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/those-darn-cartoonists/June 28, 2018- One of the topics that came up repeatedly during the Rob Rogers' story is the 'trouble' an editorial cartoon can cause an editor or publisher. A cartoonist with a strong opinion often causes a strong reaction, and generates calls, letters and blowback from angry readers. In the past week,...
A statement of solidarity with the Capital Gazette | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-of-solidarity-with-the-capital-gazette/June 29, 2018- "We stand with our brothers & sisters at the Capital Gazette. Journalism is the only profession specifically protected in the Constitution, yet our lives are under daily threat these days from those who would silence inconvenient facts & informed opinions." — Pat Bagley, President AAEC...
Horsey on returning to Seattle | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/horsey-on-returning-to-seattle/July 2, 2018- Cartoonist David Horsey mysteriously disappeared from the pages of the LA Times late last year after an unfortunate word choice in a column about restaurant persona-non-grata Sarah Huckabee Sanders, only to resurface a few weeks ago back in his hometown of Seattle. Horsey has now collected his thoughts about a...
Rob Rogers celebrates his new independence with a piece in the Nib. | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-celebrates-his-new-independence-with-a-piece-in-the-nib/July 4, 2018- Political cartoonist and newly-liberated freelancer Rob Rogers celebrated his independence from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with a long-form comic on The Nib. The piece details his recent firing in graphic detail. https://thenib.com/i-was-fired-for-criticizing-trump. Meanwhile, over at the Washington Post, Michael Cavna interviews Rob and Nib founder Matt Bors about the comic. Good stuff!...
New show on old cartoons | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/new-show-on-old-cartoons/July 6, 2018- Like history? Love cartoons? In Baton Rouge? Be sure to stop by the Old State Capitol for the new exhibit "Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons,” showing July 5 through Sept. 29. The collection features "cartoons from the so-called 'Golden Age' of print journalism —the first half of the 20th...
Sunday reading: Your Rob Rogers update | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-your-rob-rogers-update/June 17, 2018- [Hi, all. While I realize the AAEC feed has become All Rob, All the Time, I'm not going to apologize: his firing by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette appears to be a tipping point, and the events of the past few weeks have been a clarion call to cartoonists and news media...
Here’s your Rob Rogers Trump termination rodeo [UPDATED] | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/heres-your-rob-rogers-trump-termination-rodeo/June 15, 2018- The media has —justifiably— reacted strongly to the firing of cartoonist Rob Rogers by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Here's what's been posted in the last 24 hours. More to follow no doubt. Washington Post Michael Peterson Huffington Post The Detroit Free-Press The Hill The Wrap Philly.com Poynter CBS Yahoo Daily Kos...
Ann Telnaes launches new feature | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ann-telnaes-launches-new-feature/May 22, 2018- Cartoonist Ann Telnaes — and bane of @realDonaldTrump's vanity — has launched a weekly strip! Mo debuts this week with, what else, a cartoon about Trump. Congrats Ann! https://www.gocomics.com/mo/2018/05/21?ct=v&cti=7941&comments=visible#comments...
Freedom of Speech: Call for submissions reminder | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/freedom-of-speech-call-for-submissions-reminder/May 22, 2018- Calling all cartoonists, calling all cartoonists… The Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and the First AmendmentBilly Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, April 20 — October 27, 2019 Lucy Caswell and Ann Telnaes are co-curating a major exhibition on cartoonists and the First Amendment. It will run for 6 months 2019 in...
Joel Pett on Joel Pett | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/joel-pett-on-joel-pett/May 23, 2018- A sit-down drive-by interview with Kentucky cartoonist Joel Pett, as he looks back at his eclectic career. http://www.triplicate.com/opinion/6250166-151/angels-and-desperados-interview-with-an-editorial-cartoonist ...
This year’s Reuben Awards are out — UPDATED AND CORRECTED | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/this-years-reuben-awards-are-out/May 29, 2018- Congrats to all the AAEC members who were big winners at this weekend's NCS Reuben Awards including Mike Peters (x2!), Peter Kuper, and Pixar's Coco the pick for feature animation. Clay Bennett was also a finalist for Editorial Cartoons. UPDATE: The NCS announced yesterday that an Oscar-style mix-up had occurred...
Cartoonist fired after refusing to apologize | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-fired-after-refusing-to-apologize/May 23, 2018- Apparently American newspaper editors aren't the only ones who fold under criticism after initially approving an editorial cartoon. The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung apologized for a cartoon criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared in its pages last week. The image, which Dieter Hanitzsch drew in the wake of the...
Two profiles for Tuesday | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/two-profiles-for-tuesday/May 29, 2018- Usually it's a bad thing when people get profiled, but not today. Here's a look at Lalo Alcaraz by the Southwestern College Sun after his visit to the campus: http://www.theswcsun.com/cartoonist-lalo-alcaraz-turns-racist-hate-to-smiles/ And here's a fun bit on editorial cartoonist and friend of the AAEC Vishavjit Singh aka @sikhtoons aka Sikh Captain America....
Have you seen me? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/have-you-seen-me/June 2, 2018- You don't need to go to Turkey or Germany to have your cartoons censored—in this country newspaper publishers are more than happy to do it to their own. Case in point, Rob Rogers' cartoons seemed to have disappeared from the pages of his long-time paper The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Daily...
Remembering Nick Meglin | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-nick-meglin/June 3, 2018- Some sad news: Long-time MAD magazine editor (and friend of the AAEC) Nick Meglin died suddenly yesterday of a heart attack. Nick was a key component of MAD's success over the years before retiring in 2004, and a friend to many editorial cartoonists. He lived in North Carolina and...
A Statement from the AAEC Board on Rob Rogers and the Post-Gazette | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-from-the-aaec-board-on-rob-rogers-and-the-post-gazette/June 4, 2018- The longtime cartoonist for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has gone missing. Actually, we know exactly where Rob Rogers is—at his desk creating the excellent award-winning editorial cartoons he is famous for. But it’s those cartoons that have been missing for over a week from the Post-Gazette editorial pages, though we know...
The Battle for Pittsburgh — UPDATED | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-battle-for-pittsburgh/June 5, 2018- By now you've probably heard that Rob Rogers is in a war with his own editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Keith Burris, a pro-Trump sympathizer, has been spiking Rogers' daily cartoons for a couple of weeks now — and readers have begun to notice. The story went national over the...
Rob Rogers roundup | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-roundup/June 11, 2018- Rob Rogers' story went national last week, with interviews by CNN's Jake Tapper and coverage in the Washington Post. Here's the roundup ICYMI CNN CBS Washington Post Comic Riffs In fact, all the Pennsylvania papers have been weighing in on Rob Roger's battle to keep his job: Philadelphia Inquirer The Patriot-News ...
President Pat Bagley previews the AAEC confab | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/president-pat-bagley-previews-the-aaec-confab/June 13, 2018- I want to let you know where we are with the 2018 convention. The AAEC is currently in the midst of planning our 2018 convention, which is scheduled for September 20–23 in Sacramento. We have contracted with The Citizen Hotel, famous for having prints of political cartoons decorating every room,...
Rob Rogers fired: A statement from the Association of American Cartoonists | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-fired-a-statement-from-the-association-of-american-cartoonists/June 15, 2018- Management of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just demonstrated disdain for their readership and lack of concern about declining circulation by firing their cartoonist of twenty five years, Rob Rogers. Rogers is one of the best in the country and his cartoons have been a wildly popular feature of the Post-Gazette. Readers...
Marshall Ramsey: I won the cartooning lottery | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/marshall-ramsey-i-won-the-cartooning-lottery/July 6, 2018- Editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey pens a great column on why he is lucky to do what he gets to do every day. Read the whole thing here. ...
Sunday reading | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading/July 8, 2018- Sometime you just gotta take a break from politics — especially if you're a political cartoonist. So kick back and enjoy this wide-ranging interview with award-winning political cartoonist Jack Ohman about his one true love — fly fishing. A river runs through it starting here. Then head over to The New...
David G. Brown wins NNPA award for Best Editorial Cartoon | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/david-g-brown-wins-nnpa-award-for-best-editorial-cartoon/July 9, 2018- A big congrats to cartoonist David G. Brown (@dgbstudio) for winning Best Editorial Cartoon from the National Newspaper Publishers Association for his work in the LA Sentinel, the west coast’s largest African American newspaper. The NNPA includes over 200 newspapers nationwide. Brown's work appears regularly here. ...
Lalo moves into Los Casagrandes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/lalo-moves-into-los-casagrandes/July 26, 2018- A big congrats to cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz for landing another gig on an animated series. As he did with Coco and Bordertown, Alcaraz will be the cultural advisor for Los Casagrandes on Nickelodeon. Now, someone just needs to option La Cucaracha! ...
Positively Orwellian: Israeli cartoonist loses longtime gig for Animal Farm reference. | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/positively-orwellian-israeli-cartoonist-loses-longtime-gig-for-animal-farm-reference/July 26, 2018- Another cartoon controversy, another cartoonist fired from a steady gig. It's almost like people don't get literary references anymore… Long-time cartoonist for The Jerusalem Report, Avi Katz, lost his freelance job after posting a caricature of Benjamin Netanyahu and right-wing Knesset members as the ruling pigs from George Orwell's Animal...
AAEC winners at the 2018 AAN Awards | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-winners-at-the-2018-aan-awards/July 29, 2018- A huge congratulations to Cullum Rogers, who won 1st Place in the Out of the Box/Cartoons category from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. This was the second year in a row Rogers took first place for his cartoons in the Durham, North Carolina-based Indy Week. It was also the last...
And now, AAEC President Pat Bagley | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/and-now-aaec-president-pat-bagley/July 30, 2018- The 2018 AAEC Convention is Fast Approaching! This year’s gathering of the nation’s editorial cartoonists and political junkies in Sacramento — Thursday, September 20th to Saturday 22nd — promises to be a blockbuster. Our featured guest is Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins, who extensively covered the Trump campaign and was called “a...
Apologies, apologies, apologies | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/apologies-apologies-apologies/August 1, 2018- Wow, a lot of mea culpa's this week — and a lot of people upset over cartoons, editors who apologized for cartoons they okayed, and cartoons that cartoonists apologized for. First up, there are always two sides to every firing: The Jerusalem Post doubled down on its reasoning for canning...
Bad news for a bad-ass cartoonist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bad-news-for-a-bad-ass-cartoonist/August 2, 2018- Joe Sharpnack reports that a sudden condition has left him partially blind. The Daily Iowan has the story. Known for his wicked sense of humor, the stalwart Iowan's work has appeared in the Washington Post and USAToday over the years. He was a member of the AAEC for a time,...
It’s happy hour somewhere… | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/its-happy-hour-somewhere/August 3, 2018- A mash of cartooning news for your Friday afternoon reading. So crack open a cold one and kick back… If you're in Oregon, you still have time to make it to the annual Homer Davenport Community Festival in Silverton, OR this weekend, Aug. 3-5. The annual celebration of...
Deadline for Billy Ireland exhibit on free speech is August 31 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/deadline-for-billy-ireland-exhibit-on-free-speech-is-august-31/August 7, 2018- The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum will be hosting a major exhibition on cartoonists and the First Amendment in 2019. Co-curated by Lucy Caswell and Ann Telnaes, "The Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and the First Amendment " will run for six months in 2019 in the lead-up to CXC and...
Deadline Reminders! [Cue “Final Countdown”] | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/deadline-reminders-cue-final-countdown/August 6, 2018- Calling all cartoonists! Here are your deadline reminders for August 2018! TWO WEEKS & COUNTING: The 2018 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning. Deadline is FRIDAY, AUGUST 17. THREE WEEKS & COUNTING: Reserve your hotel room for the 2018 AAEC Convention in Sacramento. Deadline is...
Cartoonist celebrates four decades of drawing | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-celebrates-four-decades-of-drawing/August 8, 2018- Editorial cartoonist Dan Saad celebrates the 40+ years of his career with a fundraiser for a special cause. Saad will deliver a presentation on cartoons and the creative process at 6:30 p.m. August 23 at The News-Herald office in Southgate, MI. The event is free, but donations will be accepted for...
Gary Varvel is having a big summer | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/gary-varvel-is-having-a-big-summer/August 8, 2018- IndyStar editorial cartoonist (and long-time AAEC member) Gary Varvel is having a busy summer. His second children's book came out last month, he recently popped up on PBS talk show "Story in the Public Square" to discuss his changing views of Donald Trump, and he will be a guest lecturer...
Schedule for the 2018 AAEC Convention is here | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/schedule-for-the-2018-aaec-convention-is-here/August 9, 2018- This year's gathering of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will take place Sept. 20-23 in Sacramento, CA. Hosts Jack Ohman and Pat Bagley released the convention's schedule today. Highlights include an reception at the California Museum to celebrate the life and work of the late cartoonist Rex Babin, and...
LAST CALL — Final week to submit entries for the Rex Babin Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/last-call-final-week-to-submit-entries-for-the-rex-babin-award/August 13, 2018- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is once again looking for the best in local cartooning. The "Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning," named after the late Sacramento artist, focuses exclusively on state and local commentary, an issue near and dear to Babin during his lifetime. This year's...
Major cartooning award news! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/major-cartooning-award-news/July 25, 2018- There are two big AAEC announcements to make today. First up, congratulations to Charis Jackson Barrios, the winner of this year's John Locher Memorial Award. Barrios recently received a BFA on a full scholarship from The Cooper Union in NYC. While a student, the cartoonist did design and illustration projects with places like Frederator...
Critquing cartooning as “real” art | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/critquing-cartooning-as-real-art/July 24, 2018- Among cartoonists it is well known that, with the exception of enlightened centers of learning such as Ohio State and their Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (and to some degree Duke University), academia had been generally disdainful or ignorant of their artform. One Pittsburgh critic decides to look at...
The return of the Rex Babin Local Cartooning Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-return-of-the-rex-babin-local-cartooning-award/July 9, 2018- In 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, tours an exhibit of California political cartoons with AAEC President Matt Davies and Rex Babin. Photo courtesy of Mary Locher. CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2018 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning SACRAMENTO, CA — The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists...
A now a little happy news | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-now-a-little-happy-news/July 10, 2018- In the wake of the astounding rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team from a flooded cave, editorial cartoonist @stephffart finds he has an new international following. Here's a short interview with the Thailand-based cartoonist (scroll down thru the updates). ...
Rob Rogers’ cartoons pop-up in a show — across the street from the White House | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-cartoons-pop-up-in-a-show-across-the-street-from-the-white-house/July 11, 2018- The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is launching a pop-up show of cartoons by Rob Rogers this summer. Conveniently located across from the White House, the Trump-centric exhibit showcases all the cartoons killed by Rogers' former employer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Co-sponsored by the AAEC, Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons...
Friday news roundup | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/friday-news-roundup/July 13, 2018- Keith Knight has had it with irresponsible pundits preaching to their idiot choir. Signe Wilkinson takes exception to the police shooting innocent citizens; the police object being called out as racist. And Gary Varvel changes his mind about Trump. ...
Sunday reading: Bill Sanders talks about his storied career | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-bill-sanders-talks-about-his-storied-career/July 15, 2018- Cartoonist and former-AAEC President Bill Sanders talks about his new book on his career retrospective. ...
The Nib to launch quarterly magazine | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-nib-to-launch-quarterly-magazine/July 17, 2018- Who says print is dead? The Nib, home of some of the finest editorial editorial cartoonists and comics journalists working today, has launched a kickstarter to help launch their new quarterly magazine. (Update: Half a day into the fundraiser, they are already halfway to their goal, so clearly the support...
BREAKING: National Press Club adds an evening with Rob Rogers | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/breaking-national-press-club-adds-an-evening-with-rob-rogers/July 17, 2018- The National Press Club has just added an evening with Rob Rogers this Thursday, July 19, 6-8pm. Tickets are free so you know they're going to go fast. https://www.press.org/events/banned-pittsburgh-conversation-cartoonist-rob-rogers#tickets "Rogers will be talking with Ann Telnaes, award-winning cartoonist at the Washington Post. Join us 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in...
Turn on your radios! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/turn-on-your-radios/July 18, 2018- Turn on your radios! NPR is dedicating an entire hour to editorial cartoonists during the 11am (EST) hour of @1a. Rob Rogers, Ann Telnaes, Pat Bagley and Scott Stantis are LIVE now! https://the1a.org/shows/2018-07-18/editorial-cartoons...
The week in Trump | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-week-in-trump/July 20, 2018- So much newsing! Here are just a few drinks that we caught in our cup from the firehose that was Donald J. Trump this week: Friend of the AAEC Rod Emmerson found his "Trump Trophy" cartoon go viral worldwide. Barry Blitt talks about his latest New Yorker cover and how...
Charlie Daniel, Hall of Famer | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/charlie-daniel-hall-of-famer/July 22, 2018- A big congrats to editorial cartoonist Charlie Daniel, of the Knoxville News Sentinel, who was recently inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame! Daniel, a longtime AAEC member, produced 15,000 cartoons during a 55-year career. ...
Comic Strip of the Day joins The Daily Cartoonist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/comic-strip-of-the-day-joins-the-daily-cartoonist/July 23, 2018- Kudos to friend of the AAEC Mike Peterson, who is moving his long-running blog Comic Strip of the Day to The Daily Cartoonist. Mike, who might be the hardest working semi-retired journalist in show business, makes a great addition to the revamped web site, and will no doubt find a...
Two months until Sacramento! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/two-months-until-sacramento/July 24, 2018- We are now less than 2 MONTHS out from the 2018 AAEC convention. If you're a political cartoonist, comics journalist or satirist, join us Sept. 20-23 in Sacramento, CA.! Click here to register today: http://www.aaeccartoonists.org/...
Nick Anderson on life after newspapers | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/nick-anderson-on-life-after-newspapers/July 24, 2018- Over the weekend, TV News KTRK talked to cartoonist Nick Anderson about finding a new audience online after getting axed from the Houston Chronicle....
Sunday reading #1: Who was Homer Davenport? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-1-who-was-homer-davenport/May 20, 2018- On heels of the announcement of the return of The Davenport International Cartoon Contest, R.C. Harvey takes a look at a recent book on the seminal political cartoonist. Here's his review: DAVENPORT is one of the great names in American editorial cartooning, but almost nothing has been written about him—nothing,...
Rex Babin exhibit opens in Sacramento | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-exhibit-opens-in-sacramento/August 14, 2018- Love cartoons? In Sacramento? Check out "Drawing Caleeforneeya: Political Cartoons Of Rex Babin." The retrospective of the late great editorial cartoonist opens today, Aug. 14, and runs thru Oct. 14. http://www.californiamuseum.org/rex-babin The AAEC will also be holding a special opening reception at the exhibit on Sept. 20 to kick off this...
Cartoonist alert — Call for submissions #1 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-alert-call-for-submissions-1/February 26, 2018- #SunshineWeek is fast approaching! Keep the focus on an open government and push back against excessive official secrecy during this annual highlighting of the critical importance of access to public information. If you're a political cartoonist, send your work on freedom of the press to sunshineweek@asne.org by next week. Cartoons...
Start making your plans for the 2018 AAEC Convention! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/start-making-your-plans-for-the-2018-aaec-convention/April 11, 2018- The website the 2018 Association of American Editorial Cartoonist confab is now online, including registration information and a link to the hotel to make your room reservations. Click here for details: http://aaeccartoonists.org/ AAEC 2018 Annual Convention September 20-23, 2018 Sacramento, California Hosted by Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee and...
Cartoonist Steve Artley teams up with SPJ | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-steve-artley-teams-up-with-spj/April 12, 2018- Like political cartoons? Near the nation's capital? Spend the evening with cartoonist Steve Artleyon Wednesday, May 9, in Washington DC, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Pick up your tickets today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-award-winning-editorial-cartoonist-steve-artley-tickets-44523727668?aff=es2...
“Drawn to Purpose” now out | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/drawn-to-purpose-now-out/April 12, 2018- "Drawn to Purpose," the companion book to the Library of Congress' show of the same name, is now out. The book "gives readers a glimpse of the female factor behind comic strips, political cartoons and magazine/newspaper art over a 150-year span." The author, Martha Kennedy, recently sat down at the...
Clay Bennett talks First Amendment, anger and frustration | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/clay-bennett-talks-first-amendment-anger-and-frustration/April 14, 2018- Pulitzer-Prize winner Clay Bennett returned to his alma mater to talk First Amendment and the peculiar business of being a political cartoonist. The Times Daily covers the highlights of Bennett's talk at UNA: http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/bennett-first-amendment-needs-appreciation/article_6d90b20b-ce80-54cf-bf73-df1248f85ae2.html...
Sunday reading #1: Necessary reinvention | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-1-necessary-reinvention-1/April 15, 2018- Reading for your Sunday afternoon #1: Cartoonist Kevin Necessary reinvents himself as a comics journalist, helping to illustrate stories that can't necessarily be photographed. Poynter talks to the artist about his process and his work for a TV news station. https://www.poynter.org/news/local-tv-station-hired-cartoonist-tell-stories-are-tough-photograph ...
Sunday reading #2: Marshall Ramsey on his father’s support | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-2-marshall-ramsey-on-his-fathers-support/April 15, 2018- Reading for your Sunday afternoon #2: "My dad came up to me afterward and said, 'You're the first person I've ever known who knew what they wanted to do at eight-years-old—and did it.' I'll never forget that moment." —Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey remembers a father's support. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2018/04/12/fathers-gift-what-dad-gave-me-when-began-chasing-my-dream/508140002/ ...
Sunday reading #3: KAL celebrates 40 years at the The Economist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-3-kal-celebrates-40-years-at-the-the-economist/April 15, 2018- Reading for your Sunday afternoon #3: The Economist interviews it's own Kevin Kallaugher on 40 years of killer cartooning. Kal celebrates 4 decades with the venerable publication this April. https://medium.economist.com/40-years-of-kal-cartoons-150145ea7a46?platform=hootsuite ...
Sunday reading #4: A new exhibit on Ding Darling opens in Iowa | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-4-a-new-exhibit-on-ding-darling-opens-in-iowa/April 15, 2018- Reading for your Sunday afternoon #4: A new exhibit on Jay "Ding" Darling looks at one of the most influential cartoonists of the early 20th century. The multiple Pulitzer Prize winner's work had a profound effect on early conservation efforts across the country. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/daniel-finney/2018/03/24/ding-darling-environment-conservation-wetlands-preservation-duck-stamp-cartoonists-drake-university/437563002/...
Pulitzer Prize announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pulitzer-prize-announced/April 16, 2018- The Pulitzer Prizes finally recognize comics journalism, with the award for Editorial Cartooning going to Jake Halpern & Michael Sloan for their series in the New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/26/opinion/syrian-refugee-family.html...
Canadian tribute cartoon stolen by t-shirt manufacture | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/canadian-tribute-cartoon-stolen-by-t-shirt-manufacture/April 19, 2018- After the Humboldt Broncos tragedy, when 16 members of a youth hockey team were killed in a bus crash, Canadian cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon drew a tribute that was shared by millions online. And then a T-shirt company halfway around the world began using the image without MacKinnon's permission… the cartoonist...
This year’s Pulitzer Pick causes an existential crisis — for the Pulitzers | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/this-years-pulitzer-pick-causes-an-existential-crisis-for-the-pulitzers/April 19, 2018- The Washington Post's Comics Riffs weighs in on the aftermath of this year's Pulitzer Prize announcement, and talks to a number of cartoonists about the controversial pick for winner. While many were glad to see the venerable award catch up to the rest of the industry and recognize comics journalism,...
On obit cartoons & obstructions | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/on-obit-cartoons-obstructions/April 20, 2018- Michael Peterson delivers another thoughtful look at editorial cartooning in the time of Trump, focusing on the love/hate relationship cartoonists have with the obligatory obituary cartoon. Peterson also announces he'll be reporting from this weekend's "The State of Satire" symposium in Minneapolis. Check back here for updates http://www.weeklystorybook.com/comic_strip_of_the_daycom/2018/04/pearls-metaphorical-and-otherwise.html...
A new logo for the AAEC! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-new-logo-for-the-aaec/April 20, 2018- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists launches a new icon, updating its venerable ink bottle for the digital age DURHAM, NC — The AAEC has a new look. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, a professional organization that promotes the interests of political cartoonists and comics journalists in the...
A panel of political cartoonists walk into MoCCA… | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-panel-of-political-cartoonists-walk-into-mocca/April 9, 2018- Mike Peterson's Comic Strip of the Day has an excellent report from this weekend's MoCAA Fest 2018 — with an in depth look at the panel on political cartooning with Ann Telnaes, Mr. Fish, Steve Brodner and more. Go, read. ...
Ann Telnaes and Mr. Fish at MoCCA Fest this weekend | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ann-telnaes-and-mr-fish-at-mocca-fest-this-weekend/April 6, 2018- Like cartoons? Love political satire? In New York? Ann Telnaes joins Mr. Fish and Steve Brodner at MoCCA Fest this weekend. The two day celebration kicks off at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. https://www.amny.com/things-to-do/mocca-arts-festival-preview-1.17884269 ...
Cartoonist alert — Call for submissions #2 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-alert-call-for-submissions-2/February 26, 2018- 18th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition! This year's theme is "The High Price of a Free Press" Press freedom around the world is in danger as journalists are threatened by government censorship, organised crime and commercial pressures. Online content is being controlled by a handful of Internet companies whose...
Cartoonist alert — Call for submissions #3 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-alert-call-for-submissions-3/February 26, 2018- Making Faces: Editorial Cartoonists and the First Amendment [working title]Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, April 20 — October 27, 2019 Here's the big one! Lucy Caswell and Ann Telnaes will be co-curating a major exhibition on cartoonists and the First Amendment. It will run for 6 months in the...
Cartoonist’s “trial” begins today in Equatorial Guinea | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-trial-begins-today-in-equatorial-guinea/February 27, 2018- [UPDATE: After the trumped up charges were dropped, cartoonist Ramon Esono Ebale was finally been released on March 7. CRNI has the details: https://cartoonistsrights.org/ramon-esono-ebale-released-from-prison/ ] The AAEC supports cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé during his fraudulent trial by an oppressive Equatorial Guinea government. Here are the particulars of his situation, republished from the...
Political Cartoonist helps Coco win Oscar | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/political-cartoonist-helps-coco-win-oscar/March 5, 2018- A huge congratulations to cartoonist and long-time AAEC member Lalo Alcaraz. Lalo was part of the Pixar team that created Coco, which just (and justifiably) won the Oscar for Best Animated Movie. Alcaraz was one of the cultural advisors on the film, keeping Disney's efforts authentic, and helping to shape the...
Joel Pett vs. gun nuts | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/joel-pett-vs-gun-nuts/March 5, 2018- Political cartoonist Joel Pett takes aim at the "murder lobby" of the NRA in a weekend column, and considers how America has changed since Ronald Reagan got shot 37 years ago. http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article203232084.html...
Ward Sutton is the 2018 Herblock Award winner | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ward-sutton-is-2018-herblock-award-winner/March 5, 2018- The Herb Block Foundation has announced that Ward Sutton has been named the winner of the 2018 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Ward Sutton has been creating biting editorial cartoons for The Boston Globe since 2008. He experiments with size and format, often producing multi-panel cartoons that can read...
Ramón Esono Ebalé released from prison | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ramon-esono-ebale-released-from-prison/March 7, 2018- Good news from the Cartoonists Rights Network: Ramón Esono Ebalé was finally released today after almost 6 months of imprisonment by the government of Equatorial Guinea. The bogus charges were dropped last week after local authorities admitted they had been ordered by superiors to drum up something on the cartoonist....
Deadline alert — 2018 CXC Symposium | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/deadline-alert-2018-cxc-symposium/March 9, 2018- Cartoonist? Academic? Activist? The Cartoon Crossroads Columbus festival wants you: "For the 2018 CXC Symposium, we are focusing on how comics enter public spaces to do social, transformative work." "In the Gutter: The Public Work of Comics" Abstracts and CVs due March 18. Presentations during CXC in Columbus, OH Sept. 26-28. ...
Tickets for “State of Our Satirical Union” going fast | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tickets-for-state-of-our-satirical-union-going-fast/March 12, 2018- If you love satire and care about free speech, you might want to attend next's months symposium on the 30th Anniversary of Hustler v. Falwell. Join cartoonists, humorists & lawyers April 20-21 in Minneapolis for "State of Our Satirical Union." The two day event will be held at the Hubbard School of...
The Atlantic on drawing Trump | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-atlantic-on-drawing-trump/March 12, 2018- The Atlantic lists twenty ways to draw Trump — or not. Make yourself a good strong cup of comeupance and read "Why is Donald Trump So Hard to Caricature?" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/04/donald-trump-caricature/554069/?utm_source=twb...
Clay Bennett wins 2018 Nast Award; KAL Citated | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/clay-bennett-wins-2018-nast-award-kal-citated/March 23, 2018- Clay Bennett has won his Third Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club of America. The Chattanooga Times Free Press staffer was honored for his portfolio of cartoons on international affairs. Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher was named a Citation Winner for his work in The Economist. In a statement on the...
Parade chats with Liza Donnelly | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/parade-chats-with-liza-donnelly/April 2, 2018- Over the weekend, Parade sat down to talk with cartoonist (and AAEC VP) Liza Donnelly on drawing and creativity. Read the whole thing here....
The State of Our Satirical Union — Day 1 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-state-of-our-satirical-union-day-1/April 22, 2018- This weekend, cartoonists, humorists, legal scholars and historians gathered to discuss the State of Satire in America 30 years after the landmark Supreme Court case Hustler v Falwell. Mike Peterson has complete coverage of the 2 day event, starting here: http://www.weeklystorybook.com/comic_strip_of_the_daycom/2018/04/satire-conference-opening-night.html...
Mid-Day chats with Patrick Chappatte | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/mid-day-chats-with-patrick-chappatte/April 2, 2018- Mumbai's Mid-Day sits down for a brief chat with cartoonist Patrick Chappatte. Read the whole thing here. ...
The State of Our Satirical Union — Day 2 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-state-of-our-satirical-union-day-2/April 22, 2018- It's day 2 of "The State of Our Satirical Union" — and YOU ARE THERE! So pour yourself a tall Campari, kick back and enjoy the continuing coverage of this weekend's cartoonist symposium courtesy of @ComicStripOTD's Mike Peterson. http://www.weeklystorybook.com/comic_strip_of_the_daycom/2018/04/satire-the-case-and-background.html ...
File under “Things are tough all over” | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/file-under-things-are-tough-all-over/May 4, 2018- The Media Online asks "Do South African print publications still value cartoons?" It seems South African cartoonists are facing the same challenges as their North American counterparts. Last one out turn off the lights! http://themediaonline.co.za/2018/05/do-south-african-print-publications-value-cartoons-anymore/...
When an obit cartoon transcends the form | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/when-an-obit-cartoon-transcends-the-form/April 22, 2018- The obit cartoon is not held in high regard by many, including many cartoonists. Often treacly, overtly sentimental, and frequently mocked, they are just as quickly forgotten. Then there's this cartoon by Marshall Ramsey — which quickly went viral after being shared by the Bush family — and touched millions.https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2018/04/19/barbara-bush-cartoon-marshall-ramsey-column/532844002/...
A belated (and in absentia) congratulations to cartoonist Musa Kart | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-belated-and-in-absentia-congratulations-to-cartoonist-musa-kart/May 7, 2018- Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart won the cartooning for peace prize on World Press Freedom Day — but was prevented from receiving it in person due to a travel ban. Kart's wife and daughter accepted the 2018 International Press Cartoon Prize on his behalf. Here is the complete report from his...
A statement on Musa Kart and the oppression of journalists in Turkey | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-on-musa-kart-and-the-oppression-of-journalism-in-turkey/May 7, 2018- The oft-repeated statement “an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us” applies to political cartoonists worldwide after Turkish cartoonist Musa Kart was sentenced to prison. Why should Americans care about the fate of a satirist who mocked his president in a country half way around...
Aislin to receive honorary degree | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aislin-to-receive-honorary-degree/May 11, 2018- Congrats to Canadian cartoonists Terry Mosher (aka Aislin) & Serge Chapleau, both of whom are to receive honorary degrees from Concordia University. The award is being bestowed “for holding the powerful to account through their sharp penmanship.”...
This week in awards | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/this-week-in-awards/May 9, 2018- Congrats to Bruce MacKinnon, who won his seventh National Newspaper Award for editorial cartooning. The NNAs were established by the Toronto Press Club in 1949 to encourage excellence and reward achievement in daily newspaper work in Canada. + + + + + Cartoonist John Deering was a winner of a...
Ward Sutton to receive Herblock Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ward-sutton-to-receive-herblock-award/May 9, 2018- In a few hours, cartoonist Ward Sutton will receive the Herblock Award during an event tonight at the Library of Congress. Sutton talked to The Washington Post's Michael Cavna in this wide-ranging Comic Riffs interview. Update: Comic Riffs posts a second interview with Sutton after the Herblock award ceremony. Oh...
“Here’s why 2018 is a huge moment in the history of political cartoons.” | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/heres-why-2018-is-a-huge-moment-in-the-history-of-political-cartoons/May 10, 2018- The Washington Post's Michael Cavna makes the case in Comic Riffs. FOR MUCH of the history of American editorial cartooning, the standard format has held strong: a bold, single image carrying the entire metaphoric weight of the opinion being expressed. Major mainstream contests have reflected that primacy, including the...
How creative is Mark Fiore? Enough to get into Creative Magazine | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/how-creative-is-mark-fiore-enough-to-get-into-creative-magazine/May 11, 2018- Adobe Creative Magazine talks to award-winning animator and cartoonist Mark Fiore and asks him everything except "what pen do you use?" https://create.adobe.com/2018/5/10/political_cartooning.html...
Huh. Someone’s actually looking to hire a cartoonist. | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/huh-someones-actually-looking-to-hire-a-cartoonist/May 11, 2018- Fourth Estate, a startup dedicated to "fostering, supporting and incubating a sustainable and vibrant free press" is looking to add a freelance cartoonist to their team."What I am looking for are some high quality editorial cartoons focused on the issues that are facing journalism and the free press. Ideally at...
Just in time for Happy Hour! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/just-in-time-for-happy-hour/May 11, 2018- There's a bar in New York City where cartoonists have been drawing on the wall for years, with original artwork by some of the biggest names in the industry. Pony up to the bar — it's Happy Hour. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/nyregion/the-sistine-chapel-of-comic-strip-art.html...
This week in awards | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/this-week-in-awards-1/May 18, 2018- Congrats to Mark Robinson & Kevin Kallaugher for their recents wins at the MDDC Press Awards. @kaltoons took 1st & 2nd place in his division and Best in Show with his work for the Baltimore Sun. @CoolComix won 1st place in his division for this editorial cartoon. MDDC represents over...
The Davenport Cartoon Contest returns | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-davenport-cartoon-contest-returns/May 18, 2018- Calling all cartoonists—contest time! The Davenport International Cartoon Contest has returned! Named after famed political cartoonist Homer C. Davenport, who went after Gilded Age targets at the turn of the 20th century, the revamped contest has a July 17 deadline. Get all the details here: http://homerdavenport.com/tooncon/...
Locher Award deadline is June 15 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/locher-award-deadline-is-june-15/May 15, 2018- Are you an aspiring cartoonist, age 18-25, who draws political & social cartoons, editorial commentary or comics journalism? You have one month left to enter your work for consideration for the 2018 John Locher Memorial Award. Deadline is June 15! Details: http://locheraward.org/ ...
Two stories on friend of the AAEC Martin Rowson | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/two-stories-on-friend-of-the-aaec-martin-rowson/May 4, 2018- We got two stories today about AAEC friend and killer cartoonist Martin Rowson. First up —Fun with death threats! http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/16200356.Brockley_political_cartoonist_talks_about_the_death_threats_he_has_received_over_the_years/ Also, the British cartoonist's graphic novel of "The Communist Manifesto" is now out! Martin Rowson talked about this at last year's AAEC Convention in Long Island, and the long-awaited...
Friday award announcements | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/friday-award-announcements/May 4, 2018- A big congrats to Tom the Dancing Bug aka Ruben Bolling aka Ken Fisher aka the 2018 recipient of the RFK Journalism Award. In a press release about the announcement, Fisher said "It's a special honor for me both because of the accomplishments and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, and also...
A deep dive into The State of Our Satirical Union | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-and-recent-academy-award-winner-lalo-alcaraz-held-court-over-the-weekend-at-sd-comic-fest-18-to-discuss-his-politi/April 23, 2018- Mike Csotd Peterson continues his deep dive into the panels & topics of The State of Our Satirical Union, held this past weekend in Minneapolis. Using the 30th Anniversary of Hustler v Falwell as a launch pad, the symposium tackled new attacks on satire and the First Amendment. http://www.weeklystorybook.com/comic_strip_of_the_daycom/...
Sigma Delta Chi Awards announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sigma-delta-chi-awards-announced/April 23, 2018- A big contratulations to Clay Bennett and Walt Handelsman for winning this year's Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial cartooning! https://www.spj.org/sdxa17.asp...
Comic Riffs reporter wins SPJ award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/comic-riffs-reporter-wins-spj-award/April 24, 2018- A big congrats to friend of the AAEC Michael Cavna on his Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society for Professional Journalists. Michael's touching animated remembrance of his father won in the Audio Slide Show category. If you haven't seen it, keep a box of tissues closeby. https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2018/04/cavna-wins-award-from-society-of.html?m=1 Cavna writes...
Musa Kart found guilty in Turkish kangaroo court | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/musa-kart-found-guilty-in-turkish-kangaroo-court/April 26, 2018- Cartoonist Musa Kart, along with 13 other journalists from the Cumhuriyet newspaper, were found guilty this week in their politically-motivated show trial in Turkey. Kart was sentenced to 3+ years for drawing cartoons, while fellow journalists got up up to 8 years. The verdict can be appealed. Numerous human rights organizations...
Lalo on Coco, diversity & appropriation | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/lalo-on-coco-diversity-appropriation/April 24, 2018- Cartoonist and recent Academy Award winner Lalo Alcaraz held court over the weekend at SD Comic Fest '18 to discuss his political cartoons in the time of Trump, and his efforts to keep Pixar's Coco as authentic as possible. http://www.comicsbeat.com/sd-comic-fest-18-cartoonist-lalo-alcaraz-on-how-he-didnt-want-disneys-coco-to-be-the-aladdin-of-mexicans-and-more/ Lalo also sat in on a panel at the Comic...
The awards roll on…. | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-awards-roll-on/April 30, 2018- It's Spring, and that means more award announcements! Steve Sack is this year's winner of the "James Aronson Cartooning with a Conscience Award." The recognition is part of the annual Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism. Recipients will meet at Hunter College in New York City on Monday, May 21,...
The Daily Cartoonist returns! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-daily-cartoonist-returns/April 30, 2018- Over the last two years you might have noticed that the news crawl on the right hand side of the AAEC site was rather static. This was due to AAEC friend and prolific writer Alan Gardner taking a long hiatus from blogging. The good news is — The Daily Cartoonist...
What me, Worry? MAD Magazine exhibit opens at Ohio State | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/mad-magazine-exhibit-opens-at-ohio-state/May 2, 2018- There probably isn't an editorial cartoonist out there who hasn't been influenced by MAD Magazine. Long the fool's gold standard for satire, the 70-year-old publication recently went through a major change, moving from its long-time home in New York City to California. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum celebrates...
U of VA to be Pat Oliphant’s forever home | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/u-of-va-to-be-pat-oliphants-forever-home/May 2, 2018- Pat Oliphant,one of the most influential political cartoonists of the 20th century, has donated his papers to the University of Virginia, an archive that includes correspondence, original artwork, sketchbooks & sculptures. https://augustafreepress.com/famed-political-cartoonists-archives-arrive-at-uva/ UPDATE: Radio IQ talks to Pat Oliphant about the recent donation of his papers to...
Keep an eye out for the Mr. Fish doc | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/keep-an-eye-for-the-mr-fish-doc/May 2, 2018- Variety reviews the new doc on political cartoonist Mr. Fish (aka Dwayne Booth), calling it "a stubbornly amiable film about a compulsively provocative talent." The documentary has been playing film festivals around the country; look for showings at http://www.mrfishmovie.com/ http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/mr-fish-cartooning-from-the-deep-end-review-1202791223/...
Cartoonists “celebrate” World Press Freedom Day | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-celebrate-world-press-freedom-day/May 3, 2018- May 3rd is #WorldPressFreedomDay — to mark the occasion, here are the winners of this year's World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition. Lot of blood, sweat & tears here. http://bado-badosblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/18th-world-press-freedom-international.html...
When an editorial cartoonist and H.L. Mencken joined forces to fight lynching | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/when-an-editorial-cartoonist-and-hl-mencken-joined-forces-to-fight-lynching/May 3, 2018- While Maryland was considered part of the north, and fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War, it is still south of the Mason-Dixon line, and African-Americans living there were lynched into the 1930s. In 1931, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Edmund Duffy joined with H.L. Mencken in a...
Cartoonist still being kept in Equitorial Guinea | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-still-being-kept-in-equitorial-guinea/May 3, 2018- Ramón Esono Ebalém, the cartoonist cleared of trumped-up charges two months ago, is still being kept from leaving Equitorial Guinea and returning home. https://cpj.org/blog/2018/05/cpj-joins-call-for-equatorial-guinea-to-renew-cart.php...
On Banksy and cartoonists and memes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/on-banksy-and-cartoonists-and-memes/October 10, 2018- The Washington Post looks at how Banksy's self-shredding art blew up into a world-wide meme over the weekend. Michael Cavna talks to political artist JP Trostle [full disclosure: that's me] about why "Girl with a Balloon" became an instant trope for cartoonists and the internet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/09/banksys-stunt-has-become-meme-everything-people-think-has-been-shredded-like-constitution/?utm_term=.f862afdd4359 ...
Another one bites the dust | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/another-one-bites-the-dust/May 18, 2018- The Daily Cartoonist reports that Glenn McCoy has been let go from his long-time staff slot at the Belleville News-Democrat. No word on the reason, but considering the paper is owned by McClatchy, cutbacks are strong suspected. McCoy, who was an AAEC member for years, is one of the more...
Overseas Press Club renames cartoon award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/overseas-press-club-renames-cartoon-award/December 20, 2018- OPC Renames Cartoon Award by Patricia Kranz NEW YORK, December 17, 2018—The OPC Board of Governors has decided to make a change to the OPC’s award for best cartoons on international affairs. Since 1978, the award has been named for Thomas Nast, an influential American cartoonist in the 19th century....
The AAEC ballot results are in | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-ballot-results-are-in/December 31, 2018- Happy New Year everyone! Here are the results from the AAEC election: By a near unanimous vote, the membership has agreed to change the bylaw regarding the term of office for President from one year to two, effective immediately. Kevin Siers automatically steps up from President-Elect to President, and will now...
Your annual award update — all the cartoon contests! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/your-annual-award-update-all-the-cartoon-contests/January 2, 2019- Here you go! Here are the deadlines for all the upcoming contests editorial cartoonists may enter. Note: Some contest deadlines and entry fees were not available as of press time. In such cases, the approximate date or month is listed. Always confirm any deadline or entry fee on the appropriate...
Rall vs LA Times: Update | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rall-vs-la-times-update/January 21, 2019- Last week, cartoonist Ted Rall vows to take his fight against the LA Times to the (state) Supreme Court after an Appeals court hands him a setback: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ted-rall-latimes-defamation-case-20190117-story.html Rall is having to battle a two-pronged attack from the until-recently TRONC owned paper. The media giant hit the freelancer with an...
At the 3rd annual Women’s March | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/at-the-3rd-annual-womens-march/January 21, 2019- Cartoonist Liza Donnelly was in DC over the weekend to cover this year's Women's March. Here's her report. ...
Cartoonist Pat Bagley lambasts Gannett for short-sighted and cruel staff cut | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-pat-bagley-lambasts-gannett-for-short-sighted-and-cruel-staff-cut/January 24, 2019- by Pat Bagley, Immediate Past President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists Bullet, meet metatarsal. The Gannett newspaper chain just shot itself in the foot. Steve Benson, a 37-year veteran of The Arizona Republic and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for cartooning, was let go yesterday. He was...
A curious artifact from cartooning’s past | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-curious-artifact-from-cartoonings-past/January 28, 2019- For several decades before television was ubiquitous, politicians in some parts of the country would often hire their supposed nemesis—editorial cartoonists—to 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 ...
After the layoffs, Part I: Co-workers recall cartoonist Steve Benson | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/after-the-layoffs-part-i-co-workers-recall-cartoonist-steve-benson/January 28, 2019- 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...
After the layoffs, part II: Co-workers & local media recall cartoonist Charlie Daniel | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/after-the-layoffs-part-ii-co-workers-local-media-recall-cartoonist-charlie-daniel/January 28, 2019- 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...
All the news that’s left to print | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/all-the-news-thats-left-to-print/January 28, 2019- 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...
Cartoonists and Press Freedom at Davos | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-and-press-freedom-at-davos/January 28, 2019- 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 (that’s a separate entity...
Charlie Daniel is read into the congressional record | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/charlie-daniel-is-read-into-the-congressional-record/January 30, 2019- Editorial cartoonist Charlie Daniel is praised from the floor of Congress as he prepares to take "early retirement." The Daily cartoonist has the story here. ...
Epling on display | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/epling-on-display/January 31, 2019- At a time when newspaper chains are idiotically cutting their popular staff cartoonists (yeah @Gannett, we're looking at you ya dummy), smaller papers still know the draw of having their own cartoonist—like Christopher Epling at the Appalachian News-Express in Kentucky. Epling has an exhibit of his artwork up this month....
Wuerker talks to future cartoonists | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/wuerker-talks-to-future-cartoonists/December 17, 2018- Matt Wuerker has been busy with the outreach. He recently talked to Scholastic's News Kids Press Corps about his work as an editorial cartoonist http://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/post/art-political-cartooning , and VOA https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/political-cartoons-exploring-serious-subjects-in-fun-way/4697733.html...
A letter from the outgoing President | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-letter-from-the-outgoing-president/December 14, 2018- [AAEC President Pat Bagley will be handing over the mantle to Kevin Siers next week. In the meantime, here is his departing letter] Dear Colleagues, First, the good news. The long-awaited redesign of our new website is nearing launch and should be up sometime in January. (Buy Adam Zyglis...
How you can help after the hurricane | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/how-you-can-help-after-the-hurricane/October 18, 2018- Georgia editorial cartoonist @AUG_RickMcKee talks about growing up in Mexico Beach, the devastation of #HurricaneMicheal, and how you can help people in the Panhandle struggling in the aftermath. https://www.augustachronicle.com/opinion/20181016/editorial-losing-your-place...
Kovalic launches Kickstarter | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/kovalic-launches-kickstarter/October 15, 2018- Long before he was a popular web cartoonist (and go-to illustrator for numerous game companies), John Kovalic was an editorial cartoonist at a daily newspaper. He was an integral part of the AAEC in the 1990s and helped them get online during the early days of the internet, and was...
Ed Hall talks about cartooning and cancer | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ed-hall-talks-about-cartooning-and-cancer/October 18, 2018- Nuthin' like a deadline to get you motivated, right? http://folioweekly.com/stories/worth-a-thousand-words,20677...
A cartoonist on what you can learn from the failure of Sears | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-cartoonist-on-what-you-can-learn-from-the-failure-of-sears/October 18, 2018- Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey talks Sears, battleships, editorial cartooning and surviving disruption. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2018/10/17/marshall-ramsey-lesson-survival-sears-battle-stay-afloat/1672465002/...
Cartoonist Zunar discusses attacks on journalists | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-zunar-discusses-attacks-on-journalists/October 19, 2018- An in-depth interview with Malaysian political cartoonist Zunar. The outspoken critic was recently cleared of trumped-up charges from an oppressive regime that might've landed him in prison. Zunar, who was also a recent guest of the AAEC at their convention, talks about the attacks on journalists around the globe. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/17/one-on-one-with-zunar-artist-and-free-speech-advocate/...
Pittsburgh cartoonists in the news again | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pittsburgh-cartoonists-in-the-news-again/October 30, 2018- Michael Cavna talks to Rob Rogers and Randy Bish about their cartoons in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/29/pittsburgh-cartoonists-reflect-citys-pain-compassion-after-synagogue-shooting/?utm_term=.b0dfd71836bc...
Steve Kelley hired by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/steve-kelley-hired-by-pittsburgh-post-gazette/October 22, 2018- The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has hired Steve Kelley as its new full-time editorial cartoonist. Kelley will be joining the staff of the Pennsylvania paper beginning Nov. 4, drawing five cartoons a week. In a brief phone interview, the cartoonist talked about the opportunity. "I'm just thankful to have another gig," said Kelley,...
A letter from the President | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-letter-from-the-president-4/November 1, 2018- Dear Colleagues, You’ll soon be receiving your ballot for the upcoming slate of officers and directors for the AAEC, with a recommended change of tenure for the AAEC President to two years (this will not apply to my current term which ends December 1). This change to two years will...
A bevy of interviews with cartoonists for your weekend reading | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-bevy-of-interviews-with-cartoonists-for-your-weekend-reading/November 2, 2018- Editorial cartoonists have been in the news lately in more ways than one. Here are a half-dozen interviews with cartoonists from the past week or so: First up, Florida cartoonists Andy Marlette and Dana Summers talk shop on WMFE, in an interview that aired in the run up to a...
Rob Rogers immigrant shirt returns — to benefit the victims of the Pittsburgh terrorist attack | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-immigrant-shirt-returns-to-benefit-the-victims-of-the-pittsburgh-terrorist-attack/November 2, 2018- Ro Rogers has reissued his immigrant shirt with all proceeds to benefit the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. https://cottonbureau.com/products/separator-in-chief...
Keith Knight series goes to pilot | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/keith-knight-series-goes-to-pilot/November 5, 2018- A big congrats to prolific cartoonist Keith Knight — after years of trying to break into Hollywood, one of his strips was recently optioned for a TV series. Based on Knights long-running strip "The K Chronicles," the pilot for "Woke" begins filming shortly. The one-camera sitcom will include both live...
Forget the pundits — watch the damn cartoonists! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/forget-the-pundits-watch-the-damn-cartoonists/November 6, 2018- Forget the exit polls and screw the pundits. If you want original bespoke commentary on the mid-term elections, check out the following political cartoonists. They will be drawing live, posting throughout the evening as the returns come in, or going on the air to give you their hot take. (We...
Call for Entries: 21st International Biennial of Graphic Humor | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-for-entries-21st-international-biennial-of-graphic-humor/January 31, 2019- (Ed note: Two decades ago, cartoonists from the AAEC went to Cuba as part of a cultural exchange trip. Here's an opportunity for them to return.) CALL FOR XXI INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC HUMOR CUBA 2019 The Humorist and Cartoonist Guild of the Union of Journalists of Cuba and the...
Non Sequitur takes a hit | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/another-day-another-controversy/February 11, 2019- Wiley Miller scribbles a "shout out" to Donald Trump in the text of a cartoon — and it costs him a paper. http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20190210/NEWS12/702119999 https://www.philly.com/news/pennsylvania/trump-comic-strip-non-sequitur-pennsylvania-newspaper-butler-eagle-20190211.html UPDATE: Actually, a great many papers: http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/02/11/newspapers-are-dropping-non-sequitur-over-trump-transgression/ Also, Wiley Miller appears to have deleted his Twitter account in reaction to all the commenters...
Remembering Wayne Stayskal | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-wayne-stayskal/November 26, 2018- Just before Thanksgiving, word came that cartoonist Wayne Stayskal had died. A prolific scribbler, Stayskal was an editorial cartoonist with the Chicago Tribune from 1972 to 1984, and then moved south to Tampa Tribune from 1984 to 2004. He worked on several strips and continued to be syndicated worldwide until he...
Cartoonist: Bored to death with cliche | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-bored-to-death-with-cliche/January 31, 2019- Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones takes editorial cartoonists to task. https://claytoonz.com/2019/01/31/just-another-weather-cartoon/...
And now, a huge thanks to two departing friends of the AAEC | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/and-now-a-huge-thanks-to-two-departing-friends-of-the-aaec/March 22, 2019- This month, the AAEC will be saying goodbye to two people who were key to keeping the association going for almost two decades. Wanda Nicholson has the honor of being the longest serving General Manager in the 60+ years of the association. (Actually we’re not sure that’s an honor, but...
Garcia & Lopez talk political cartoons | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/garcia-lopez-talk-political-cartoons/March 27, 2019- Like cartoons? Like cartoonists talking about cartoons? Check out this chat between Eric Garcia and Angelo Lopez, recorded earlier this month in San Jose, CA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiqFQ0eUwh8...
Facebook deletes anti-hate group posts by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/facebook-deletes-anti-hate-group-posts-by-pulitzer-prize-winning-editorial-cartoonist/March 30, 2019- On March 28, Facebook summarily deleted a week-old editorial cartoon by PulitzerPrize-winning political cartoonist Clay Bennett, and then warned him his complaint about the deletion had violated the site's community standards & deleted that. Bennett's cartoon—shared from Andrews McMeel Syndication's online site GoComics—was swept up in Facebook's hasty effort to remove...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Ted Rall’s Anti-SLAPP Case | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-ted-ralls-anti-slapp-case/April 11, 2019- Cartoonist Ted Rall is one step closer to getting his day in court: the California Supreme Court has granted his Petition for Review in his anti-SLAPP lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times. Rall had been attempting to sue the newspaper for wrongful dismissal and defamation, after he was fired as...
Benson head to the Mirror | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/benson-head-to-the-mirror/April 2, 2019- A bit of good news for a change: Cartoonist Steve Benson has landed at the Arizona Mirror, a relatively new nonprofit news site. Benson (who was summarily laid off by Gannett in January after some 35-years of award winning work) will draw two cartoons a week for the independent media...
Darrin Bell wins Pulitzer Prize | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/darrin-bell-wins-pulitzer-prize/April 17, 2019- A big congratulations to Darrin Bell on winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning! The Pulitzer committee cited Bell "For beautiful and daring editorial cartoons that took on issues affecting disenfranchised communities, calling out lies, hypocrisy and fraud in the political turmoil surrounding the Trump administration." Bell was the first...
Dwane Powell fondly remembered | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/dwane-powell-fondly-remembered/April 17, 2019- Condolences poured in from across North America after word broke that cartoonist Dwane Powell finally succumbed to the cancer he's been battling for years. Dwane died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 14. He and his wife Jan had just celebrated their 48th anniversary a few days before. Close family...
New cartooning contest announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/new-cartooning-contest-announced/April 17, 2019- United Sketches has announced a new contest for cartoonists: The 2019 Women Cartoonists International Award It has long been known that the field of cartooning (especially political cartooning) has had a dearth of female artists. The WCIA is exclusively open to women cartoonists. The deadline to enter is August 31....
The Locher Award is now accepting submissions for 2019 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-locher-award-is-now-accepting-submissions-for-2019/May 1, 2019- The AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award is accepting submission from young cartoonists beginning today, May 1st, 2019. Click here for complete details. The Locher Award is a contest for aspiring cartoonists, ages 18-25, whose work demonstrates both clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Single panel, multi-panel, and animated...
First Amendment exhibit opens at Billy Ireland Museum | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/first-amendment-exhibit-opens-at-billy-ireland-cartoon-museum/April 18, 2019- A new exhibit on freedom of speech opens Saturday, April 20, at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. "Front Line: Editorial Cartoonists and the First Amendment" runs until October 20, and be part of this year's CXC Festival in Columbus, OH. The exhibit, with work from over 70 cartoonists, was...
Rogers is the 2019 Headliner | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rogers-is-the-2019-headliner/April 23, 2019- Rob Rogers is the top hat at this year's National Headliner Awards, winning for editorial cartooning. The judges said: "This collection of cartoons gets high marks for originality, diversity of topics, quality of artwork and clarity of message." Congrats too to Second Place winner Ward Sutton, and Michael...
More awards for Rogers, Lopez | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/more-awards-for-rogers-lopez/April 26, 2019- A big congrats to Rob Rogers for winning this year's Sigma Delta Chi award for editorial cartooning from Society of Professional Journalism. (Rob won in the category Newspaper *cough*cough* Circulation of 100,001+). Also, kudos to Angelo Lopez , of Philippines Today, who won for editorial cartooning (Newspaper Cir....
Like owning original art? Now you have two chances to add to your collection! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/like-owning-original-art-now-you-have-two-chances-to-add-to-your-collection/May 1, 2019- There are two — count them, two! — auctions of original cartoon art going on this week, and in both cases the proceeds go to good causes. First up, an online auction benefiting the "Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press." The auction closes Tuesday, May 7. Click here for complete...
The AAEC hires a new Association Manager | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-hires-a-new-association-manager/March 21, 2019- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The AAEC is happy to announce that it has hired Kelsey Maher as our new Association Manager. Kelsey will be taking over for Wanda Nicholson, who is stepping down at the end of this month. The two are currently working together to transfer everything over to the...
Chappatte wins OPC award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/chappatte-wins-opc-award/March 21, 2019- A big congratulation to Patrick Chappatte on winning this year's Overseas Press Club of America prize for Cartooning! The [until recently named] Thomas Nast Award is for "Best print, digital or graphic journalism on international affairs." The judges noted: "Patrick Chappatte’s cartoons … were a model of the form." Chappatte draws for...
What the hell has Lee Judge been up to? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/what-the-hell-has-lee-judge-been-up-to/February 14, 2019- Editorial cartoonist and professional snark Lee Judge wants you to know what he's been up to since he "retired" — spoiler alert, he didn't really retire. So what the hell have I been up to?...
Attention cartoonists — Call for Art! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/attention-cartoonists-call-for-art/February 15, 2019- The 24th Gabrovo Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art invites artists to contribute their edgy takes on the concept of the public sphere. The call is for both a competition and a curated exhibition. "Dimensions of Publicness" will run from May 17 to September 30, 2019, in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Click here for more information:...
When metaphors go wrong | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/when-metaphors-go-wrong/February 18, 2019- Canadian Michael de Adder has apologized for drawing a bound and gagged woman in a recent political cartoon. “Cartoonists sometimes have unanticipated secondary interpretations in cartoons that they don’t intend,” wrote the editorial cartoonist in a series of tweets over the weekend. https://globalnews.ca/news/4970311/halifax-artist-apologizes-cartoon-jody-wilson-raybould/ Several cartoonists had drawn the former justice minister...
A look back at Charles Brooks | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-look-back-at-charles-brooks/February 19, 2019- Charles Brooks had a long career as one of the bigger editorial cartoonists in the country. A former president of the AAEC, he was probably best known (at least among cartoonists) as the creator and editor of "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year," an annual compilation that ran for over...
“Bring back Non-Sequitur” says a growing chorus of fans | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bring-back-non-sequitur-says-a-growing-chorus-of-fans/February 20, 2019- Supporters of @TheWileyMiller's Non-Sequitur are fighting back at the strip's sudden cancellation in over 100 newspapers. Fans like comedian @ElayneBoosler feel editors overreacted to a recent "hidden message" that some found offensive. http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/02/20/a-campaign-to-restore-non-sequitur/ ...
Rob Rogers to launch new book at Pittsburgh exhibit | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rob-rogers-to-launch-new-book-at-pittsburgh-exhibit/February 22, 2019- Like political cartoons? Love supporting cartoonists? In Pittsburgh? Rob Rogers releases his new book "Enemy of the People" on March 1st, at the opening of his exhibit "Spiked: The Unpublished Political Cartoons of Rob Rogers" at Point Park University. https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/fired-post-gazette-cartoonist-rob-rogers-release-book For tickets to the opening, click here....
All apologies — UPDATED | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/all-apologies/March 1, 2019- Two newspapers apologized for cartoons that ran in their pages this week. In San Diego, the Union-Tribune quickly pulled and apologized for a Steve Breen cartoon about disgraced TV actor Jussie Smollett. As the Washington Post wrote, "A cartoonist added Jussie Smollett to the list of ‘Famous African-American Storytellers.’ The backlash was...
Bad news for Bad Reporter’s Don Asmussen | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bad-news-for-bad-reporters-don-asmussen/February 25, 2019- A lot of you know Don Asmussen — he's attended several west coast AAEC conventions over the years, and his Bad Reporter strip is one of the funniest (and pointed) things out there. Anyway, he's been battling cancer for awhile now, with an update that falls in the not-good column....
CALL TO ART: 19th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-to-art-19th-world-press-freedom-international-editorial-cartoon-competition/March 4, 2019- Attention cartoonists — 19th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition is now open. The theme this year is "OPEN SEASON ON JOURNALISTS." Deadline to enter is April 12, 2019. Here are the rules and regulations: 1. The theme for the 19th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: Open season...
The AAEC Supports Ted Rall in His Legal Fight with the Los Angeles Times | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-supports-ted-rall-in-his-legal-fight-with-the-los-angeles-times/March 4, 2019- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has filed a Friend of the Court letter with the California Supreme Court on behalf of editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and his effort to have an anti-SLAPP judgment against him overturned. Rall is seeking to have the ruling set aside so that he may...
Herblock award announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/herblock-award-announced/March 8, 2019- The Herblock Award has been announced, and a big congrats to cartoonist Matt Davies! Matt is now the first person to win the Herblock twice. Also, congrats to cartoonist Clay Jones, who was this year's finalist. Clay has been killing it this year, sometimes doing two cartoons and a column...
Interviews, get your interviews here! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/interviews-get-your-interviews-here/March 8, 2019- First up, Mr. Media interviews Herblock finalist Clay Jones on what it takes to be a political cartoonist these days: https://www.spreaker.com/user/bob_andelman/1063-clay-jones-political-cartoonist Next, listen to a chat with Canadian cartoonist Graeme MacKay! https://thespec.podbean.com/e/the-message-beware-of-cartoonist/ After that, read the Silicon Angle talks to New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly. Then, former editorial cartoonist...
Readings! Get your readings here! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/readings-get-your-readings-here/March 21, 2019- Like trenchant political cartoons? Love cartoon books? In the Bay Area? You have two chances this weekend to see Eric Garcia talk about his latest tome "Drawing on Anger." Catch him Saturday 6pm at Mission Comics, and Sunday at The Cartoon Museum at 2pm. ...
BloodBath at GateHouse | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bloodbath-at-gatehouse/May 28, 2019- GateHouse Media, a chain that owns some 156 newspapers, continued its apparent quest to run them all into the ground. Just before Memorial Day weekend, GateHouse announced the purging of reporters and personnel at two dozen or more papers across the country, including laying off what may be the last...
Berryman Award deadline TODAY | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/berryman-award-deadline-today/October 5, 2018- *tap tap* — Is this thing on? TODAY, FRIDAY OCT. 5, IS THE DEADLINE TO ENTER YOUR EDITORIAL CARTOONS FOR THE BERRYMAN AWARD. THANK YOU! https://nationalpress.org/awards/clifford-k-james-t-berryman-award-for-editorial-cartoons/?a=4950...
Award update | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/award-update/August 15, 2018- Cartoonist Ed Hall needs to make more room on his shelf after winning this year's Sunshine State Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, and First Place in two different categories from the Florida Press Association. Congrats too to AAEC member Peter Evans on landing Second Place for Editorial Cartooning in Division C,...
Rex Babin Award nominee #11 & #12 — Mark Fiore and Steve Greenberg | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-11-12-mark-fiore-and-steve-greenberg/August 30, 2018- Mark Fiore is best known for being the first editorial cartoonist to fully switch to animation for his political commentary, and, in 2010, for being the first animator to win the Pulitzer Prize. A few years ago, he returned to doing daily static cartoons for the website of KQED News in San...
Matt Wuerker talks about his dream job | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-wuerker-talks-about-his-dream-job/August 30, 2018- Newsy, a digital news platform from E.W. Scripps, pays a visit to Matt Wuerker's studio at Politico. The result is a short profile touching on Wuerker's career — check out the photos of young Matt's earlier jobs! — and the business of cartooning. There's nothing new here for anyone in...
Rex Babin Award nominee #13 — Ed Hall | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-13-ed-hall/August 31, 2018- Jacksonville cartoonist Ed Hall is distributed nationally through Artizans Syndicate, but it is his local work in The Baker County Press and The Herald he feels is most effective — and have landed him a bevy of state journalism awards. "I have found that the cartoons that garner the most attention are...
Mike Luckovich heads into a big weekend | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/mike-luckovich-heads-into-a-big-weekend/August 31, 2018- Mike Luckovich has a new book of Trump cartoons out, and is making the rounds. Michael Cavna has an interview with the prolific political cartoonist over at Comic Riffs, and his hometown paper, the Atlantic Journal-Constitution, talks to Luckovich as part of a preview of his appearance at this weekend's Decatur...
Rex Babin Award nominee #14 — Phil Hands | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-14-phil-hands/September 1, 2018- Wisconsin's Phil Hands says the only reason he's employed today is because, like Rex Babin, he has a passion for local editorial cartoons. "The State Journal hired me because I got engaged in local politics, and provided them unique content they couldn’t get anywhere else. I only really started drawing...
Matt Davies remembers John McCain | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-davies-remembers-john-mccain/September 2, 2018- Cartoonist Matt Davies recalls his first encounter with John McCain. The Senator's short but memorable visit to the AAEC's 2002 convention in Washington DC left a deep impression. John McCain had an eye for detailBy Matt Davies Anyone who has followed my cartoons over the years knows John McCain’s policy positions...
Rex Babin Award nominee #15 — Jeff Hickman | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-15-jeff-hickman/September 2, 2018- Northern Nevada isn't the first place you think of when you think of a political cartoons, but then you remember the money and gambling and guns, and think — their must be corruption about. Jeff Hickman has been drawing for the Reno Gazette-Journal since 2002, editorializing on the problems stemming...
Rex Babin Award nominee #16 — Ron Hill | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-16-ron-hill/September 3, 2018- Cleveland caricaturist and illustrator Ron Hill draws one cartoon a week — for six different weekly community papers. His work tends to be hyperlocal, though he does occasionally venture into regional and state issues. In 2013, one of Hill's cartoons embroiled him, his editor and his publisher in a much-publicized lawsuit brought...
Labor Day update — Robert Ariail laid off. Again. | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/labor-day-update-robert-ariail-laid-off-again/September 3, 2018- In an email following up on his entry in this year's Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning, Robert Ariail noted he had been let go from his long-time newspaper The State in June. This was the second time the cartoonist had been laid off from the South Carolina paper...
Rex Babin Award nominee #17 — Russell Hodin | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-17-russell-hodin/September 4, 2018- Russell Hodin is another long-time purveyor of hyperlocal content. He has produced a weekly political cartoon for 26 years for the alt-weekly New Times in San Luis Obispo, known for its local investigative pieces, commentary, and the Shredder, its anonymously-penned editorial. ("The founding editor strongly believed in developing fearless local voices," says Hodin.)...
Rex Babin Award nominee #18 — Shane Johnson | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-18-shane-johnson/September 5, 2018- Shane Johnson got his start at the Indianapolis Business Journal seven years ago, and told his editor he was only interested in covering local issues. "I have covered then-Governor Mike Pence, mayors and politicians, and things truly important to the people of Indiana — cold beer sales and basketball." [Throughout his life, Rex Babin championed...
Rex Babin Award nominee #20 — A.J.B. Lane | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-20-ajb-lane/September 7, 2018- A.J.B. Lane brings an webcomic sensibility to his cartoons for the Boston Globe, alternating between the traditional single panel and longer form commentary. His editor writes, "Adam chose to give local figures and issues the scrutiny they deserved. Our pages were better as a result." [Throughout his life, Rex Babin championed...
Rex Babin Award nominee #19 — Greg Kearney | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-19-greg-kearney/September 6, 2018- "Local cartooning is what I do," says Greg Kearney. "In fact it is all that I do." A Maine native, Kearney has well-known lunatic Paul LePage as Governor, and a slew of locals-only issues for his cartoon, which go out to 10 community papers a week. "People seldom are interested in what...
Rex Babin Award nominee #10 — Peter Evans | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-10-peter-evans/August 29, 2018- Peter Evans may be the local cartoonist at its most fundamental. Drawing for The Islander News, "a highly-subscribed" weekly newspaper on the island of Key Biscayne in Metro Miami, Peter only covers what happens on the jot of land south of Miami Beach. "Cartoons, generally, do not advocate action," says...