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Convention Recap: Videos from CXC 2022 now online | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/convention-recap-videos-from-cxc-2022-now-online/November 16, 2022- If you missed this year’s Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Festival in October, CXC has now posted all of the sessions on their YouTube channel — including the AAEC-sponsored panels. First up was the highly informative “Taking the Pain of Out of Drawing” with former massage therapist Kriota Willberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGocxIGGx6U “Do Awards...
Republican Candidate for Auditor Steals Ann Telnaes Cartoon, Apologizes Later | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/republican-candidate-for-auditor-steals-ann-telnaes-cartoon-apologizes-later/November 3, 2022- In late October a political ad for Janice Lorrah, who is running for the office of Auditor of Accounts in Delaware, appeared in the pages of the Cape Gazette. The primary art at the top of the full page advertisement was an old syndicated editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes. There...
Talking with Cartoonists x3 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/talking-with-cartoonists-x3/July 6, 2022- Three pulitzer prize-winning cartoonists sat down for interviews recently and looked back at their careers, the state of political discourse in America, the Iraq War, and the dumpster fire that is the Republican party. David Horsey notes how the Jan. 6 Committee has made it easer to talk about Trump’s...
Fitz has Some Thoughts on Opinion Pages — and the Lack Thereof | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/fitz-has-some-thoughts-on-opinion-pages-and-the-lack-thereof/June 29, 2022- Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons, long of the Arizona Daily Star, derided the recent announcement by Gannett that they were slashing most of their op/ed pages, and dropping all syndicated material — including cartoons. “If the lifeblood of journalism is ink then the opinion page is the beating heart. It’s where emotion,...
E&P Takes Aim at the Pulitzer Prizes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ep-takes-aim-at-the-pulitzer-prizes/June 7, 2022- Editor & Publisher media reporter Rob Tornoe talks to AAEC President Kevin Necessary and comics reporter Susie Cagle, who has been working in the field as a graphic journalist for well over a decade now, about recent controversial changes to the Pulitzer Prizes. Read the whole thing here: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/pulitzer-change-leaves-illustrators-feeling-slighted,229083...
Jake Tapper Weighs in on the Pulitzer Prize for Cartooning | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/jake-tapper-weighs-in-on-the-pulitzer-prize-for-cartooning/June 7, 2022- A few weeks after the AAEC and three dozen past Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists protested recent changes to the Editorial Cartooning category of journalism’s ‘biggest award’, aspiring cartoonist (and CNN anchor) Jake Tapper has written to the Pulitzer Prize Board encouraging them to rethink their decisions. Here is the...
The Billy Ireland opens a timely cartoon exhibit on racism in America | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-billy-ireland-opens-a-timely-cartoon-exhibit-on-racism-in-america/May 18, 2022- The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum presents a new retrospective in cartoons, “STILL: Racism in America,” opening this Saturday, May 21, at 6pm. The exhibit will run May 21 through October 23, and will be open during the AAEC/CXC convention in the fall. https://cartoons.osu.edu/events/opening-reception-still-racism-in-america/ If you can’t make it...
An Open Letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/an-open-letter-to-the-pulitzer-prize-board/May 10, 2022- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists would like to congratulate illustrator Fahmida Azim and the other contributors to the team that created the illustrated article, “I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp,” which won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in the recently renamed category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. We would like...
The International Editorial Cartoon Award Returns | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-international-editorial-cartoon-award-returns/May 2, 2022- The International Editorial Cartoon Award returns for 2022 after a Covid hiatus. Patrick Chappatte and the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation will announce the winner on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, with an online presentation and live panel discussion with the two 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners, journalists Maria Ressa and...
Lalo Alcaraz to Receive Herblock at Library of Congress | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/lalo-alcaraz-to-receive-herblock-at-library-of-congress/April 26, 2022- On the day he receives the coveted Herblock Prize at the Library of Congress, Lalo Alcaraz talks to @comicriffs Michael Cavna about what motivates him as a political cartoonist. https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/04/26/lalo-alcaraz-cartoons-herblock-prize/...
Cartoonist Talks | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-talks/April 25, 2022- ICYMI — Political cartoonist Angelo Lopez has been posting a series of online discussions with editorial cartoonists. First up, he and Eric Garcia talk about the role of artist activists in helping to create social change, and the importance of political cartoons in critiquing society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgScglqKMpg Then, Lopez chats with...
Ramirez Bags ‘Best Cartoon’ at Overseas Press Club | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ramirez-bags-best-cartoon-at-overseas-press-club/March 23, 2022- Congratulations to Michael Ramirez on being named this year’s winner of the OPCA’s “Best Cartoon Award” (aka the Award formerly known as the Thomas Nast). This is the first time the Overseas Press Club of America has picked Ramirez for his cartoons on international events. The conservative cartoonist, who draws...
Political cartooning is dead! Long live cartoons about politics! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/political-cartooning-is-dead-long-live-cartoons-about-politics/September 27, 2021- The new edition of Columbia Journalism Review is out, and newly-retired cartoonist Matt Bors has a timely (and trenchant) piece on the state of editorial cartooning. Spoiler alert: it’s not good. “It turned out I wasn’t the future of editorial cartoons; I was one of the last people making a...
Some paper writes about the travails of cartoonists on Facebook | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/some-paper-writes-about-the-travails-of-cartoonists-on-facebook/March 19, 2021- Some newspaper wrote about Facebook‘s failure to understand irony, and how that is threatening the livelihood of editorial cartoonists. While the most of the article is about Matt Bors and The Nib, cartoonists Adam Zyglis, Ed Hall are interviewed as well. Here’s the article: For Political Cartoonists, the Irony Was That Facebook Didn’t Recognize Irony As Facebook...
The role of political satire in the age of social media | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-role-of-political-satire-in-the-age-of-social-media/January 19, 2021- Cartoonists Kevin Kallaugher and Terry Anderson discuss challenges faced by cartoonists around the world and the role of political satire in the age of social media. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2280134/the-untold-story-of-editorial-cartoonists...
Cagle on Big Tech and Section 230 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/209972-2/January 19, 2021- In the wake of Trump’s permanent Twitter ban, Daryl Cagle has a few thoughts on Big Tech, free speech and censorship: https://www.gbtribune.com/opinion/big-tech-right-wing-media-and-cartoonist-logic/...
Relive all the moments you didn’t like the first time! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/relive-all-the-moments-you-didnt-like-the-first-time/December 31, 2020- The annual review of the annual cartoons is here — and boy howdy is it a flaming dumpster dive this year. Relive all the moments you’ve already blocked out, starting with Matt Wuerker’s look back at a annus horribilis https://www.politico.com/cartoons/2020/12/28/matt-wuerker-cartoons-best-of-2020-000196?slide=0 Before we sack 2020, check out this stack of 2020...
More Cartoonists chatting online: Oct. 21st edition! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/more-cartoonists-chatting-online-oct-21st-edition/October 19, 2020- Until 2020, Fall was the season for serious cartoon gatherings—but cartoonists aren’t letting covid slow down the discussion. Case in point: Clear your calendar for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 for two big online events: 1) Force of nature Ann Telnaes kicks off the day with a online interview from VIEW Conference...
ICYMI—Rewatch the live editorial cartooning panel at CXC | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/icymi-rewatch-the-live-editorial-cartooning-panel-at-cxc/October 5, 2020- “May You Draw in Interesting Times,” the AAEC political cartoon panel at the 2020 CXC Festival, is now on YouTube! The hour-long roundtable with Host Kal Kallaugher, Jen Sorensen, David G. Brown, Eric Garcia, Angelo Lopez and Pat Bagley hits on the, uh, highlights of drawing in this most unusual year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGHCJvqqdyQ...
Cartoonist making readers mad, part I | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-making-readers-mad-part-i/August 26, 2020- ICYMI — A cartoon by Michael Ramirez made a lot of people angry last week. The epicenter of the shockwave was the Southeast Missourian, a newspaper in Cape Girardeau some 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, but it soon went national and was picked up by NBC. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cartoon-depiction-mlk-s-i-have-dream-speech-missouri-newspaper-n1237478 The cartoon, drawn...
The State of Cartooning is—not good. At least according to the British | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-state-of-cartooning-is-not-good-at-least-according-to-the-british/July 29, 2020- Here are two pieces for your Tea Time Reading. Both look at challenges facing cartoonists in the 21st century and ask “is there a future?” #1) “Why does no one want to be a cartoonist any more? — The lack of new blood doesn’t bode well for the industry’s future”...
College satire show looking for contributors | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/college-satire-show-looking-for-contributors/June 24, 2020- Student cartoonist Alexandra Bowman has put out an open call for contributors to a comedy webshow out of Georgetown University. “Are you a college student interested in working in political satire, video production, and/or comedy writing? The Hilltop Show is in urgent need of writers, video editors, on-camera actors, and...
Cartoonists Rights Network sounds alarm on threats facing cartoonists | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-rights-network-sounds-alarm-on-threats-facing-cartoonists/June 15, 2020- In the wake of the global pandemic, journalist and human rights groups are sounding the alarm and issuing the most dire warnings about cartoonists’ security and freedom since the Charlie Hebdo attack over five years ago. Cartoonists Rights Network International has joined with Cartooning for Peace, Cartoon Movement and other free...
Rights groups call for detained cartoonist to be released | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rights-groups-call-for-detained-cartoonist-to-be-released/June 15, 2020- The Cartoonists Rights Network International has appealed to the Bangladeshi government to release a political cartoonist. Ahmed Kabir Kishore was arrested over a month ago as a critic of the country’s response to COVID-19, and is scheduled for a “hearing” sometime in June. CRNI’s Terry Anderson and other leaders of free...
International groups call on Trump to speak up for press freedom | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/international-groups-call-on-trump-to-speak-up-for-press-freedom/June 15, 2020- The Cartoonists Rights Network International has joined with 72 journalist and press freedom organizations calling on Donald Trump to “commend, rather than condemn, the media and ensure their protection from the unprecedented attacks they have faced while reporting on nation-wide protests demanding social and racial justice, particularly for Black communities.”...
Media Freedom Rapid Response: Cartoonists are being targeted for their work | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/media-freedom-rapid-response-cartoonists-being-targeted-for-work/June 15, 2020- The Cartoonists Rights Network International has joined with the Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium to warn cartoonists that they are being targeted by governments looking to use the pandemic as an excuse to suppress free speech. The following rapid response report looks at things within the European Union and its...
Cartoonist wins award, loses paper in a topsy-turvy week | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-wins-award-loses-paper-in-a-topsy-turvy-week/June 12, 2020- Al Goodwyn is having an, uh, interesting week. The day after he won a regional journalism award for his editorial cartooning, a South Carolina paper drop the syndicated cartoonist and apologized for running a cartoon of his that many readers found offensive: http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/06/11/newspaper-apologizes-for-devisive-cartoon/ Michael Cavna picked up on the...
Keith Knight webinar on race June 11 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/keith-knight-webinar-on-race-june-11/June 8, 2020- Cartoonist Keith Knight has been drawing about race & police brutality for over 25 years. His cartoon slideshow has been presented to police departments around the USA, and this Thursday, June 11 at 6pm, he goes live online with it. Sign up today for the Zoom webinar here: https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hWr8P6uiSReL7k60TNfnTQ?fbclid=IwAR1NBZ_u4b29DnXnnG-ZzmqHwyf3-xrOr41ooGUhC0GLFg3DVgL_wWERn7U...
Trump Campaign forces removal of a cartoon from the internet in clear violation of the Constitution | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/trump-campaign-forces-removal-of-a-cartoon-from-the-internet-in-clear-violation-of-the-constitution/May 27, 2020- While Donald Trump complains about the “violation” of his free speech on Twitter, his campaign recently forced the removal of a political cartoon by Nick Anderson from the Redbubble website. Anderson is protesting the action with the help of the CBLDF. Redbubble, like Cafe Press and other swag sites, produces T-shirts, mugs,...
Letter from the Editor: Daryl Cagle sounds the alarm | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/letter-from-the-editor-daryl-cagle-sounds-the-alarm/May 20, 2020- Daryl Cagle writes his congressman and sounds the alarm about the immediate danger facing newspapers, syndicates, small businesses—and freedom of the press. Cartoonists may be the canary in the coal mine, but this bird is singing. We’re running the entire letter here, as it makes points that have an impact...
More on cartoonist Jason Chatfield | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/more-on-cartoonist-jason-chatfield/April 29, 2020- Everyone has by now heard Jason Chatfield survived Covid-19. Kal Kallaugher talks to the National Cartoonists Society president about his ordeal, and on the future of the NCS, publishing, and satire. Catch a must-see replay of Tuesday’s “Satire Can Save Us All” episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=PU54fRKqGCI&feature=emb_logo...
Cartoonist survives Covid; responds by drawing a cartoon about it | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-survives-covid-responds-by-drawing-a-cartoon-about-it/April 23, 2020- Cartoonist Jason Chatfield reveals what it’s like to get the coronavirus. (Spoiler alert: it’s horrible). So what’s a cartoonist to do after surviving Covid19? Do a cartoon about it of course! His graphic (in more ways than one) tale of surviving the plague is must reading: https://www.jasonchatfield.com/coronavirus We here at...
NCS cancels annual convention—but still plans to hand out awards | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ncs-cancels-annual-convention-but-still-plans-to-hand-out-awards/April 23, 2020- No surprise — the National Cartoonists Society has announced that the 2020 NCS convention is cancelled. They note, however, this year’s Reuben Awards will still be presented in some form on time and online in June. Details to follow when we get them. http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/04/23/2020-reubens-weekend-convention-cancelled/...
Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki publish their last collection | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/gary-huck-and-mike-konopacki-publish-their-last-collection/April 3, 2020- On the heels of the news that Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki would shut down their long-running labor cartoon syndicate, the duo announced “Torn,” the last collection of their editorial cartoons. “After 37 years of syndicating Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons to unions and newspapers, these Wisconsin-bred practitioners of pushback, parody, and...
VIRTUAL CARTOONING: Matt Wuerker live online on April 1 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/virtual-cartooning-matt-wuerker-live-online-on-april-1/March 31, 2020- Cartooning school is in session! POLITICO cartoonist Matt Wuerker will be holding a free virtual workshop Wednesday, April 1st (appropriately enough). The online event kicks off at noon. Matt is one of the best caricaturists working today, so this should be good. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5383528193767815436?source=moderator+social Here’s a short look at the cartoonist...
UPDATE: American/Canadian cartoonist convention cancelled | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/canadian-cartoonist-convention-postponed/March 18, 2020- 3/27/20 UPDATE: The 2020 AAEC+ACC cartoonist convention has been officially cancelled. Wes Tyrell, President of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists, said, “We just heard today from the Canadian Feds, who were hosting a big chunk of the convention, that they must postpone until an undetermined date. We are effectively off...
Mike Luchovich hits the viral jackpot | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/mike-luchovich-hits-the-viral-jackpot/March 11, 2020- A quickee cartoon drawn by Mike Luckovich in the wake of Super Tuesday went viral the next day — and is already an official bumper sticker for the 2020 election. Comic Riff’s Michael Cavna has the story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/03/07/biden-cartoon-trump-byedon-luckovich/...
de Adder is the 2020 Herblock winner; Lubchansky named finalist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/de-adder-is-the-2020-herblock-winner-lubchansky-named-finalist/March 4, 2020- A big congratulations to Michael deAdder and Matt Lubchansky! de Adder was named the winner of this year’s Herblock Prize, and Lubchansky the finalist. https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/herblock-prize In picking deAdder, the judges noted: “There were many strong submissions in this moment of political crisis in America. The judges ultimately chose Michael de Adder for...
Keith Knight on the road again | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/keith-knight-on-the-road-again/February 18, 2020- “That’s been the problem with the conversation about race. It’s been dictated by the fact that whenever white people feel uncomfortable, it stops, which is about 5.2 seconds” says Keith Knight, in a talk at VCU last week. The popular cartoonist is currently on an East Coast tour with his...
All the interviews that are fit to print | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/all-the-interviews-that-are-fit-to-print/January 31, 2020- While the newspaper industry continues to flee in terror from, umm, editorial cartoons, there is no shortage of media outlets that want to interview cartoonists. Here are all the links and articles that appeared online in January. First up WJTV on the prolific Marshall Ramsey: https://www.wjtv.com/news/focused-on-mississippi-marshall-ramsey-he-draws-his-own-conclusions/ Next, Cap Radio talks...
NPR turns attack from Pompeo into a cartoon tote bag | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/npr-turns-attack-from-pompeo-into-a-cartoon-tote-bag/January 28, 2020- Cartoonist Gary Huck is reporting at least one good thing came out the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional attack on the First Amendment and NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly. A cartoon Huck did over the weekend went viral on Facebook and was seen by the reporter and other National Public Radio producers...
Cartoonist kicks back and does it old school | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist-kicks-back-and-does-it-old-school/January 24, 2020- Take a break this morning from Trump’s tweets and the never-ending news cycle to read this charming profile of a local cartoonist still producing work for a local paper. A life in pen and ink: Inside the studio with cartoonist Peter Waldner...
Another Turkish cartoonist is imprisoned | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/another-turkish-cartoonist-is-imprisoned/January 23, 2020- It’s been reported that Turkey and its president Recep Erdogan have again targeted journalists and political cartoonists, jailing members of Yeni Asya Gazetesi under similar trumped up charges they’ve brought against other newspapers. ExpressionInterrupted @ExInt24 tweeted “Yeni Asya chief editor Kazım Güleçyüz @gulecyuzk and the newspaper’s cartoonist Halil İbrahim Özdabak were...
Remembering Charlie Hebdo 5 years later | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-charlie-hebdo-5-years-later/January 10, 2020- This week saw the 5th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the Parisian weekly satirical Charlie Hebdo. France and cartoonists worldwide remember. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/france-remembers-charlie-hebdo-victims-anniversary-200107164754227.html ~ The cartoonists and satirists of #CharlieHebdo never wanted to be martyrs for #freespeech. This Washington Post piece from 2018 looks at the uneasy fit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/a-terrorist-attack-turned-charlie-hebdo-into-a-revered-institution-it-never-sought-to-be/2018/05/25/c5a392d8-4e11-11e8-85c1-9326c4511033_story.html ~...
Ramsey and Stantis to appear at MS Museum of Art | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ramsey-and-stantis-to-appear-at-ms-museum-of-art/December 30, 2019- Like political cartoons? Love seeing cartoonists in person? In Mississippi? Then catch a conversation with cartoonists Marshall Ramsey and Scott Stantis on the “Art and Industry of Editorial Cartooning” on January 11. Their talk is part of a day-long public event on journalism and politics at the MS Museum of Art...
Philly paper publishes cartoons — and pays cartoonists! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/philly-paper-publishes-cartoons-and-pays-cartoonists/December 22, 2019- A daily newspaper that’s not afraid of political cartoons? And then actually pays for them? Tis truly a holiday miracle! The Philly Inquirer recently solicited cartoonists for a special one-shot that appears today in the print edition. Most of the cartoons are local commentary on the City of Brotherly Love, but...
Draughon to extremes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/draughon-to-extremes/December 21, 2019- What does it take to be a political cartoonist? What’s more important, the job itself? Or the work produced? Rob Tornoe, reporter for E&P and a cartoonist himself, talks to the stalwart Dennis Draughon about the sacrifices made in the quest of making a point. This and other industry news can be...
How Clay Jones powers through the Trump years | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/how-clay-jones-powers-through-the-trump-years/December 19, 2019- Ready to dive back into the Impeachment whirlwind? Cartoonist Clay Jones is leading the charge, creating a couple cartoons and columns every day. Comics DC’s Mike Rhode has an interview with the prolific @claytoonz and discusses his work habits, food, and his new book of Trump cartoons. http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2019/12/meet-local-cartoonist-chat-with-clay.html UPDATE: Here’s another interview with...
Handy guide to the “The Role of the Political Cartoonist” | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/handy-guide-to-the-the-role-of-the-political-cartoonist/December 19, 2019- Need another break? Listen to this 20-minute interview with @PhilHands on “The Role of the Political Cartoonist.” The Wisconsin State Journal cartoonist talks to @WPR about that and “The Year in Cartooning.” So pour yourself a stiff drink and click here: https://www.wpr.org/role-political-cartoonist...
End of Year + End of the Decade! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/end-of-year-end-of-the-decade/December 4, 2019- It’s that time again—A look at End of the Year AND End of the Decade cartoons. Mike Thompson and USAToday will roll out a different collection every day during the month of December looking back over 2019 and the ‘teens. Click here and check back often. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/02/cartoons-politics-humor-obama-trump-politicap-cartoons/4267626002/...
The unstoppable Ed Hall | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-unstoppable-ed-hall/October 17, 2019- Editorial cartoonist Ed Hall is back in the news again, as is his cancer. The prolific artist talks to Folio about his latest exhibit of cartoons, Trump’s threat to journalism, and how “the big C” has focused him on his work with scaple sharpness: http://folioweekly.com/stories/the-indomitable-ed-hall,21908?category_id=371&sub_type=stories,packages...
Live drawing the impeachment | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/live-drawing-the-impeachement/November 15, 2019- Cartoonists are live drawing the Trump Impeachment Hearings. Michael Cavna @comicriffs looks at what some of them are posting https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/14/how-political-cartoonists-deal-thrive-with-live-coverage-impeachment-hearings/...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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....
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...
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/...
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...
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...
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/...
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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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/ ...
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...
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...
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...
Unified Front | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/unified-front/August 15, 2018- Tomorrow, August 16, 2018, hundreds of newspapers across the country will be uniting in confronting and denouncing Donald Trump's constant assault on the free press. Editorials cartoonists nationwide will be joining in defense of the First Amendment (cartoons have already begun to appear in the above feed.) Lead by the...
Pat Bagley on #FreePress | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pat-bagley-on-freepress/August 16, 2018- In my nearly forty years at The Salt Lake Tribune I've known hundreds of journalists. They are the kind of people who place a found dollar bill on the edge of a cubicle and it will still there three days later. My colleagues are universally honest and conscientious about...
Rex Babin Award nominee #25 — Kevin Necessary | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rex-babin-award-nominee-25-kevin-necessary/September 10, 2018- Kevin Necessary is another cartoonist who's found a home at a TV station, drawing local editorial cartoons for the website of WCPO in Cincinnati. "When it comes to local toons, I've lucked out," he writes. "'Cincinnati' encompasses not just what's on the Ohio side of the river, but also Northern...
The AAEC lands in Sacramento for their annual convention | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-lands-in-sacramento-for-their-annual-convention/September 19, 2018- It's here! The annual gathering of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists kicks off this week in Sacramento, CA. Running from Sept. 20-22, the convention will see three days of cartoonists, satirists and journalists from across the US, Canada and Down Under hobnobbing, panelling and pub crawling. AAEC President Pat...
Hey everybody — editorial cartooning is dead! AGAIN! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-annual-aaec-convention-kicks-off-tonight/September 20, 2018- Or so says the National Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/editorial-cartooning-decline-serena-williams-controversy/ This is, what, the 11th or 12th time since 1954 that editorial cartooning has been declared dead? We're like the Doctor Who of cartooning or something. So… if we're dead — LET'S HAVE A WAKE!!! Tonight the 62nd Annual Convention of...
Congrats to JD Crowe, this year’s Rex Babin Award winner | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/congrats-to-jd-crowe-this-years-rex-babin-award-winner/September 21, 2018- SACRAMENTO, CA — Alabama cartoonist JD Crowe is the 2018 recipient of the "Rex Babin Memorial Award for Local Cartooning." The prize was announced Thursday, Sept. 2o, during the opening reception of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists' convention in Sacramento, CA. The reception was held at the...
Editor & cartoonist apologize for cartoon | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/editor-cartoonist-apologize-for-cartoon/September 27, 2018- It is not unusual for an editor to fold and apologize for a cartoon that has offended readers; it is more rare for the cartoonist to agree and pull the cartoon. Earlier this week, Gary Varvel published a cartoon in the IndyStar criticizing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in the lead...
See us at CXC this weekend! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/see-us-at-cxc-this-weekend/September 26, 2018- Love cartoons? Like meeting cartoonists? In Ohio? Head to CXC — Cartoon Crossroads Columbus— this weekend in Columbus, Ohio! Join the AAEC for two panels on "Cartooning In The Time Of Trump" with Ann Telnaes, Signe Wilkinson, Nate Beeler and Rob Rogers on Saturday, Sept. 29. And on Sunday, Sept....
Another day, another controversy | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/another-day-another-controversy-2/September 27, 2018- The Daily Cartoonist looks at another cartoonist roiled in controversy — this time it's by Robert Ariail on dating in the time of #MeToo. http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2018/09/27/robert-ariails-metoo-cartoon-draws-anger/...
The past is prologue | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-past-is-prologue/September 27, 2018- —or— WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS? AGAIN?? Michael Cavna at Comic Riffs talks to Ann Telnaes Signe Wilkinson, KAL and Mike Ramirez about comparing two supreme court nominee hearings a generation apart. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/09/24/im-very-angry-that-is-this-is-happening-again-cartoonists-compare-drawing-for-kavanaugh-and-thomas-hearings/?utm_term=.da7032cb07f2...
AAEC + CXC — Two weekends of adventures in cartooning | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-cxc-two-weekends-of-adventures-in-cartooning/October 3, 2018- The AAEC had two big weekends in a row, first in Sacramento for their annual convention, and then at CXC in Columbus, Ohio, (which is fast becoming one of the best comics art festivals in the country). Several reports came out in the wake of the Sacramento confab: • Graphic novelist...
Another day, another controversy — now with death threats! [UPDATED] | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/another-day-another-controversy-now-with-death-threats/October 3, 2018- A cartoon by Chris Britt on the Kavanaugh hearing had generated outrage from conservatives, right-wing media personalities and numerous death threats — driving the cartoonist off of social media. The cartoon, which picked up on the Brett Kavanaugh's mention of his daughter praying for the nominee's attempted-rape accuser Christine Ford,...
New voices, new formats in editorial cartooning | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/new-voices-new-formats-in-editorial-cartooning/October 5, 2018- The last two years have seen a number of cartoonists turn their attention to politics (gee, we wonder why?). Two comic book artists, Pia Guerra and Mike Norton, are now doing regular editorial work, and both have books collecting their first wave of Trump cartoons. Norton's weekly web comic "Lil Donnie"...
An editorial cartoon goes viral for all the wrong reasons [UPDATED] | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/an-editorial-cartoon-goes-viral-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/September 11, 2018- In the fallout of the marred women's final of the U.S. Open between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, an Australian cartoonist has faced global backlash for a cartoon that has been called racist, sexist and inaccurate. Mark Knight, who draws for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspapers, faced immediate criticism on social media for his drawing of Williams as...
Three cartoonists cited for “Advancing Democracy” with award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/three-cartoonists-cited-for-advancing-democracy-with-award/September 14, 2018- Speaking of Michael Ramirez, he is one of three editorial cartoonists — along with Gary Varvel and Mike Luckovich — who will be receiving the "Advancing American Democracy Award" next week. All three will be bestowed with the honor as part of the The Mary Tucker Jasper Speaker Series...
Open Letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release Artist and Writer Ramón Esono Ebalé | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/open-letter-to-the-president-of-equatorial-guinea-release-artist-and-writer-ramon-esono-ebale/November 17, 2017- The AAEC has joined with 18 other organizations in calling for the immediate release of cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé, currently held against his will by the government of Equatorial Guinea. November 15, 2017 An Open Letter to the President of Equatorial Guinea: Release Artist and Writer Ramón Esono Ebalé Mr....
Three UK inkslingers talk about how political cartooning is changing in 2017 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/three-uk-inkslingers-talk-about-how-political-cartooning-is-changing-in-2017/November 22, 2017- Everything sucks in 2017, but boy-howdy is it great for cartoonists, right? Three British ink-slingers talk about these changing and challenging times. Read the whole bloody thing here....
Books & shows, books & shows | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/books-shows-books-shows/November 22, 2017- If you like political cartooning, this season has some lovely sugar plums for you to enjoy. + + + + David G. Brown has published a new book on the Obama legacy. "Barack, Race and the Media: The Obama Legacy" features a collection of political cartoons from Brown, Angelo Lopez,...
A special request from the NCS | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-special-request-from-the-ncs/October 20, 2017- Our friends at the National Cartoonist Society are sending out a call to all cartoonists: They will be hosting a special fundraiser in November to help those affected by all the hurricanes this year, and are asking for donations of original or signed art for auction. Here are the details:...
“Protecting Cartoonists and Satire” — Monday, Oct. 30 at Columbia University | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/protecting-cartoonists-and-satire-monday-oct-30-at-columbia-university/October 23, 2017- We are now just one week out from the first event of the 2017 Political Cartoon & Satire Festival! Join us Monday, Oct. 30 at Columbia University for the pre-convention panel: “Protecting Cartoonists and Satire.” Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists Ann Telnaes, Matt Wuerker and Nick Anderson will join Patrick Chappatte and David Schulz,...
Like cartoonists? Love This Modern World? In Iowa Saturday? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/like-cartoonists-love-this-modern-world-in-iowa-saturday/October 20, 2017- Have we got a show for you! Dan Perkins returns to his home town for a fall festival presentation Saturday. ...
Sunday reading #2: A look back at the work of Barry Blitt | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sunday-reading-2-a-look-back-at-the-work-of-barry-blitt/October 29, 2017- Barry Blitt has a book of New Yorker covers coming out, so of course he's doing the full-court media blitz. Two detailed interviews with the prolific cartoonist came out this week, and of course the best was conducted by another cartoonist — the AAEC's own Matt Wuerker. Catch the hot...
TRANSPORTATION TO HOFSTRA AND THE 2017 AAEC CONVENTION | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/transportation-to-hofstra-and-the-2017-aaec-convention/October 30, 2017- Hello all! The time of the gathering is here! Below is some suggestion on traveling to Hofstra University, in Hempstead, NY, once you get to New York FLYING INTO JFK?Once you've deplaned, take the AIRTRAIN —- a handy rail link taking you from your terminal to Jamaica Station, a major...
Cartoonists Down Under | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-down-under/November 28, 2017- AAEC President Ann Telanes went to Australia and brought back this report on cartoonists Down Under. Spoiler alert: They think Trump is as much a buffoon as American cartoonists! https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2017/11/27/how-australian-editorial-cartoonists-view-trump/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.b2969402221a...
Get yer 2018 cartoon calendars today! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/get-yer-2018-cartoon-calendars-today/November 28, 2017- Like cartoons? Love knowing what day of the week it is? Get your 2018 calendars from your favorite cartoonists, including: Keith Knight:https://www.patreon.com/posts/pre-order-2018-15448426?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=postsh The Nib:https://topatoco.com/collections/the-nib/products/nib-obscurecalendar-2018 and KAL:https://shop.economist.com/collections/kal/products/the-economist-2018-kalendar...
The AAEC comes full circle | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-comes-full-circle/January 23, 2018- Back in 1954, an article in the Saturday Review titled “The Rise and Fall of the Political Cartoon” wondered if editorial cartooning was dead. The author of the piece complained that cartoons weren’t as good as they used to be, and that they — and newspapers— were losing ground and...
Newspaper apologizes for “offensive cartoon” | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/newspaper-apologizes-for-offensive-cartoon/February 12, 2018- A New Mexico newspaper has apologized for running a Sean Delonas editorial cartoon after local protests & statewide complaints. Delonas, a former staff cartoonist for the New York Post, is no stranger to controversy. Here are the details: Here are the deets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/09/albuquerque-journal-apologizes-for-cartoon-depicting-dreamers-mugging-white-couple/?utm_term=.18aa13058437 http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/new_sean_obama_as_murdered_chimp_delonas_cartoon_aggravates_new_mexicans/ ...
Political cartoons after Parkland | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/political-cartoons-after-parkland/February 23, 2018- "I believe the best political cartoons come from a place of outrage and anger," says Rob Rogers. Poynter talks to cartoonists Rob Rogers, Ann Telnaes and Signe Wilkinson on the, umm, target-rich environment of 2018's news cycle. https://www.poynter.org/news/tested-parkland-cartoonists-see-movement-developing-and-more-topics-draw ...
AAEC update + award season alert | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-update-award-season-alert/January 23, 2018- After a slight delay, the AAEC Notebook is on its way — look for it in your mailbox this week! The double issue is both a year-end wrap-up of 2017 and a special 60th anniversary update of the Golden Notebook. The 60th volume of our glorified newsletter weighs in at...
Eaten Fish released! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/eaten-fish-released/December 18, 2017- Big news: After four years in a detention camp, cartoonist Ali Dorani (aka Eaten Fish) has been released. The young Iranian cartoonist has been the focus of international attention on his plight and the deplorable conditions in Australian-run refugee camps on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Here is the press release...
Cartoonists talk about Gagged | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-talk-about-gagged/December 19, 2017- Cartoonist Andy Davey gives a report on the evening of talks accompany the “Gagged” exhibition of cartoons that recently closed in London. Martin Rowson, Zunar, Khalid Albaih and Bro Russell go after the subject of the oppression, censorship and gagging of political cartoonists around the world. https://procartoonists.org/gagged-talk/ ...
Comics journalists focus on oppressed cartoonist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/comics-journalists-focus-on-oppressed-cartoonist/December 12, 2017- Who is the political cartoonist arrested and held without charges in Equatorial Guinea? The Nib highlights the plight of Ramón Esono Ebalé. Reporting by by Dante Besong and Andy Warner: https://thenib.com/ramon-esono-ebale-obi-s-nightmare?utm_campaign=web-share-links&utm_medium=social&utm_source=link Meanwhile, over at PBS, there's more on the oppressed cartoonist, who was arrested for mocking the corrupt government of Equatorial...
How to draw Trump | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/how-to-draw-trump/December 27, 2017- After the Disney disaster, there have been no shortage of cartoonists pointing out where the audioanimatronic of Donald Trump went wrong. Matt Wuerker and Politico have put together a helpful guide on HOW TO DRAW TRUMP, with suggestions from some of the best cartoonists working today. And now, with out...
And now, a message from President Ann Telnaes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/and-now-a-message-from-president-ann-telnaes/January 4, 2018- We need to change. For several years now we have complained, bemoaned, and raged over the disappearance of our traditional home, the print newspaper. And the loss of newspapers is not just affecting our profession but is having an impact as well on how we’ve traditionally funded our annual...
Telnaes Cartoon on Cruz: Statement from AAEC Board | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/telnaes-cartoon-on-cruz-statement-from-aaec-board/December 24, 2015- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) stands in support with Ann Telnaes and her right to call out presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz for politicizing his daughters in a campaign attack ad. While it would be in bad taste to arbitrarily go after a public figure's family, it is...
Statement from AAEC Board | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/statement-from-aaec-board/November 23, 2015- Long-time AAEC members Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki are currently showing their cartoons in an exhibition at Cornell University, where they have come under attack from conservative and liberal critics on campus and off-campus. Some have complained about the use of certain symbols, such as swastikas and Confederate flags. Others have...
Cartooning after Charlie Hebdo | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartooning-after-charlie-hebdo/October 4, 2015- A panel of American political cartoonists confront a new reality after the terrorist attack in Paris, with an in depth discussion of free speech, cultural sensitivity, and publishing for a global audience. "Free Speech or Hate Speech: Drawing the Line After Charlie Hebdo" was held in September 2015 at the annual...
AAEC calls for Maine Governor’s apology to George Danby | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-calls-for-maine-governors-apology-to-george-danby/June 29, 2015- Maine Gov. Paul Le Page’s recent statement noting that he’d like to shoot Bangor Daily News cartoonist George Danby is nothing short of absolutely reprehensible. In light of the recent assassination of twelve people, including five cartoonists, at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper in France, Gov. LePage’s remarks are beneath contempt....
AAEC Condemns Texas Attack | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-condemns-texas-attack/May 6, 2015- The shootings in Texas once again demonstrate that art is provocative, but we must not cower in the face of threats to this profession or to free expression. Political art, be it cartoons, paintings, sculpture, or anything else, is protected speech under the First Amendment. The group that sponsored...
Zunar detained | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/zunar-detained/February 11, 2015- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists strongly condemns the detention of the political cartoonist Zunar by the Malaysian authorities. Zunar and his wife have been the subject of continued harassment by police in Kuala Lumpur. ...
AAEC Statement: We Condemn the Attack on the Charlie Hebdo Magazine | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-statement-we-condemn-the-attack-on-the-charlie-hebdo-magazine/January 7, 2015- The gruesome attack on the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France today reminds us that freedom of expression in cartooning is not a given in many parts of the world. Charlie Hebdo was also attacked in 2011, and continued to publish. The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists condemns this revolting...
Farewell, Tony Auth | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/farewell-tony-auth/September 15, 2014- Tony Auth’s colleagues and friends in the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists are profoundly saddened by his death. Tony was one of a small handful of that magnificent generation of 1960s and 1970s cartoonists who re-created what we do today. A brilliant, original editorial cartooning voice is gone. Tony’s drawing...
AAEC’s Satire Fest is coming to San Francisco! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaecs-satire-fest-is-coming-to-san-francisco/May 23, 2014- The AAEC's Satire Fest is coming to San Francisco on October 9, 10, 11. ...
Governor Perry’s attack on Jack Ohman | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/governor-perrys-attack-on-jack-ohman/April 29, 2013- The AAEC firmly stands behind Jack Ohman and his powerful cartoon on the tragedy in West, Texas. The Ohman cartoon represents the finest traditions of both American political cartooning and our freedom of the press. On the other hand the Texas governor's response demanding a retraction and an apology, represents...
AAEC condemns attack on Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/aaec-condemns-attack-on-syrian-cartoonist-ali-ferzat/August 30, 2011- The American Association of Editorial Cartoonists strongly condemns the brutal treatment of the Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat at the hands of his government. The AAEC urges individuals and governments to join the association in condemning this vicious attack. ...
Petition in support of freedom of expression | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/petition-in-support-of-freedom-of-expression/January 26, 2011- The petition to support freedom of expression for cartoonists has collected 1500 signatures. If you haven't signed it yet, please consider doing so. ...
Where Was the “Where’s Muhammad” Cartoon? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/where-was-the-wheres-muhammad-cartoon/October 12, 2010- By Andrew Alexander, Ombudsman Sunday, October 10, 2010 Washington Post "Non Sequitur" is a popular comic that runs daily in about 800 newspapers, including this one. But the "Non Sequitur" cartoon that appeared in last Sunday's Post was not the one creator Wiley Miller drew for that day. Editors at...
Muslims speak out in support of threatened ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day’ cartoonist Molly Norris | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/muslims-speak-out-in-support-of-threatened-everybody-draw-mohammed-day-cartoonist-molly-norris/October 3, 2010- An Islamic publication — in response to news that the Seattle-based cartoonist responsible for “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” has gone underground due to a fatwa issued calling for her death by an American born cleric living in Yemen — is encouraging American and Canadian Muslims to sign onto a letter...
David Horsey weighs in on Draw Mohammad Day | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/david-horsey-weighs-in-on-draw-mohammad-day/October 3, 2010- Seattle cartoonist targeted by Islamic extremist There is no sane or humane creed that would justify putting Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris on an execution list, but there is little that is sane or humane about radical Islam. ...
In Support of Molly Norris: Pulitzer winner draws line against fatwa | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/in-support-of-molly-norris-pulitzer-winner-draws-line-against-fatwa/September 22, 2010- Responding to last week's news that "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" cartoonist Molly Norris had gone into hiding at the FBI's urging, Philadelphia Daily News editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson has made a statement with her ink-dipped sword. ...
On the Advice of the FBI, Cartoonist Molly Norris Disappears From View | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/on-the-advice-of-the-fbi-cartoonist-molly-norris-disappears-from-view/September 16, 2010- Her work won't be in Seattle Weekly anymore, or anywhere else. By Mark D. Fefer Wednesday, Sep 15 2010 You may have noticed that Molly Norris' comic is not in the paper this week. That's because there is no more Molly. The gifted artist is alive and well, thankfully. But...
Oil Spill: Shots from a Helicopter | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/oil-spill-shots-from-a-helicopter/September 10, 2010- J.D. Crowe was drawing about the oil spill daily, and hoping for a chance to see the thing in real life. His opportunity came June 19, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard, based at Ground Zero in Mobile. ...
Steve Breen Creates Cartoons with Oil from BP Spill | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/steve-breen-creates-cartoons-with-oil-from-bp-spill/September 10, 2010- The Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill has been a target of editorial cartoonists for weeks now, but San Diego Union-Tribune/Creators Syndicate editorial cartoonist Steve Breen has taken his artistic criticism of the subject a step further. ...
Tres Amigos: In Their Own Words | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tres-amigos-in-their-own-words/September 10, 2010- Ted Rall, Matt Bors and Steven Cloud talk about their trip to Afghanistan. ...
‘No filter’: Cartoonists MATT BORS & TED RALL depart for Afghanistan eager to tell ‘the people’s story’ | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/no-filter-cartoonists-matt-bors-ted-rall-depart-for-afghanistan-eager-to-tell-the-peoples-story/September 10, 2010- Michael Cavna reports on Comic Riffs about the Rall/Bors/Cloud trip to Afghanistan. ...
Two Perspectives on “Draw Muhammad Day” | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/two-perspectives-on-draw-muhammad-day/September 10, 2010- "A Muslim Cartoonist on Draw Muhammad Day" by G. Willow Wilson, and "Americans Must Not be Cowed by Muslim Objections to Cartoons" by Kathleen Parker. ...
Sign the Petition for Freedom of Expression | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sign-the-petition-for-freedom-of-expression/June 7, 2010- Looking to add your voice against recent threats and attacks on cartoonists here and abroad? The Cartoonists Rights Network has now posted an online petition you can sign. ...
Cagle: Spineless Despots Don’t Like Cartoons | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cagle-spineless-despots-dont-like-cartoons/May 21, 2010- From Daryl Cagle comes the report that Slovakia’s Prime Minister is suing for an apology and $43,000.00 — for a political cartoon. ...
Top Cartoonists Condemn Threats | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/top-cartoonists-condemn-threats/May 19, 2010- Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonists sign a petition condemning threats against the South Park creators. ...
A Call to Apple to Support Free Speech from the AAEC | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/a-call-to-apple-to-support-free-speech-from-the-aaec/April 22, 2010- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists calls on Apple to change its policy regarding its apps, and stop rejecting them because they "ridicule public figures" and are deemed objectionable: "A vigorous public discourse, opinion, satire and, yes, ridiculing public figures, are essential to journalism and our Democracy." ...
Rights and Responsibilities Redux | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/rights-and-responsibilities-redux/January 8, 2010- In the wake of the recent attack on Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, the AAEC (re)issues its statement on the Muhammad cartoons and free speech. ...
Cartoonists overseas | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-overseas/November 3, 2009- Cartoonists from the AAEC and NCS were part of good will tours overseas in October, from Mike Peters & Michael Ramirez with the USO in Iraq, to Daryl Cagle in the Middle East and North Africa. ...
G-20 Cartoon Show Opens Today in Pittsburgh | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/g20-cartoon-show-opens-today-in-pittsburgh/September 18, 2009- An exhibit of political cartoons opens today at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, just in time for the G-20 summit in the city at the end of September. ...