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More Cartoon Award News | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/more-cartoon-award-news/August 10, 2022- Speaking of the South and regional journalism awards, Ed Hall recently won First Place in the category of Local Editorial Cartoon from the Florida Press Association. Hall noted his work for The Baker County Press has won 15 times over the past 30 years, saying “so I’m batting 500.” Congrats,...
The Green Eyeshade Abides | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-green-eyeshade-abides/July 27, 2022- State and regional journalism awards — especially for niche categories like editorial cartooning — have become increasingly rare over the years as the Great Contraction for newspapers continued through the second decade of the 21st century. So it’s always nice to see the Southern Chapter of the Society for Professional...
Stegelin On Cartooning | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/stegelin-on-cartooning/July 27, 2022- Cartoonist Steve Stegelin is celebrating these days: First as part of the 25th anniversary of his alt-weekly, the Charleston City Paper, and second with a recent Second Place win in the AAN Awards. In interviews with the newspaper, the political cartoonist picks some of his favorite published pieces over the...
Alt-weekly Awards Announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/alt-weekly-awards-announced/July 27, 2022- Congratulations to editorial cartoonists Tim Newcomb, Steve Stegelin and Robert Ariail—this year’s winners of the Cartooning Award from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN). First place went to Seven Days‘ Tim Newcomb, who the judge’s cited for his “newsy and relevant angle to geographic region and a wider audience.” Second...
Keeping R.C. Harvey’s Legacy Alive | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/keeping-r-c-harveys-legacy-alive/July 18, 2022- Cartoonist and comics historian R.C. Harvey was a prolific writer, and left behind a treasure trove of material. The following was posted by Bob’s friend Jeremy Lambros over on facebook, and we’re passing along his requests: “We have lost one of the most unique and lively voices in comics and...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2022 Rex Babin Memorial Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-for-entries-the-2022-rex-babin-memorial-award/July 18, 2022- SACRAMENTO, CA — The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has long championed those cartoonists who work for small and local newspapers, and once again in 2022 the AAEC is looking for the best in political cartooning. Named after the late Pulitzer Prize-nominated cartoonist, The Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence...
Remembering RC Harvey | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-rc-harvey/July 11, 2022- Word broke last week of the untimely passing of Robert C. Harvey. Bob was a prolific cartoon historian and critic who understood cartoonists because he had worked as one early in his career — drawing gag cartoons for girly magazines — before turning his passion and knowledge of the industry...
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...
Smith & Jones Win This Year’s SDX | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/smith-jones-win-this-years-sdx/June 29, 2022- A big congratulations to cartoonists Mike Smith and Clay Jones — this year’s recipients of the SDX Award for Editorial Cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists. The Sigma Delta Chi Award honors outstanding work published or broadcast in print, radio, television and online. Mike Smith (Las Vegas Sun/Greenspun Media...
Remembering Stuart Carlson | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-stuart-carlson/June 11, 2022- Some sad news out of Wisconsin: Cartoonist Stuart Carlson has died at 66. The editorial cartoonist spent most of his career on the staff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, drawing for the paper for 25 years. After being laid off in 2008, he continued to be syndicated through Universal/Andrews McMeel....
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...
Gannett Slashes Editorial Pages from Papers — Along with Cartoons | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/gannett-slashes-editorial-pages-from-papers-along-with-cartoons/June 3, 2022- Word has trickled down from Gannett (née GatehouseMedia) that, beginning June 1, they will be stripping out the daily editorial/opinion section in the print editions of all their daily papers. Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the country as measured by total daily circulation, announced their Op/Ed pages will now...
Clay Jones the 2022 Recipient of the RFK Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/clay-jones-the-2022-recipient-of-the-rfk-award/May 24, 2022- A big congrats to Clay Jones, this year’s recipient of the Cartoon Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization. The judges stated, “Jones deftly and courageously covers the themes of human rights and racial equality throughout his work. His uniquely energetic style makes him a standout.” Founded by...
Pulitzer Prize Cartoonists Pen Protest Letter to Pulitzer Board | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pulitzer-prize-cartoonists-pen-protest-letter-to-pulitzer-board/May 20, 2022- [Update: Since this letter was fired off last week, more Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists have signed on to the protest, including 2020 winner Barry Blitt, and Pat Bagley, the longest-employed staff cartoonist at a daily newspaper.] Ten days after the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes wereannounced, 35 cartoonists who have won...
Bolling 2022 Berryman Award Winner | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bolling-2022-berryman-award-winner/May 11, 2022- A big congrats to Ruben Bolling on winning this year’s Berryman Award from the National Press Foundation. The judges cited Bolling’s mordant wit, superior artwork and inventive delivery. “The cartoonist parodies well-known American cultural memes, from Charles M. Schultz’s Peanuts to Richard Scarry’s children’s books to The Matrix.” Also, kudos...
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...
Ann Telnaes named Pulitzer Finalist for 2022 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ann-telnaes-named-pulitzer-finalist-for-2022/May 10, 2022- Washington Post editorial cartoonist (and past AAEC President) Ann Telnaes was selected as a finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize in the newly renamed “Illustrated Reporting and Commentary” category. The judges cited her portfolio for its “succinct and layered cartoons covering a wide range of social and political topics with...
Matt Davies Wins 2022 Headliner Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-davies-wins-2022-headliner-award/May 2, 2022- Editorial cartoonist Matt Davies is this year’s winner of the Headliner Award, one of the oldest continuous-awarded journalism prizes. The judges had this to say about the Newsday staff cartoonist: “In a field crowded with purse-lipped presidents and ‘clusters’ of guns, Matt Davies’ entry stood out for its out-of-the-box approach...
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/...
Sack Sacks Sack | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sack-sacks-sack/April 25, 2022- Over the weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune made it official: Steve Sack is retiring after almost 42 years at the paper. The influential and irrepressible Pulitzer Prize winner had told fellow cartoonists earlier in the week he had decided to step down from his long-time staff position to pursue his...
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...
Tim Eagan Takes the Graphic Novel Plunge | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tim-eagan-takes-the-graphic-novel-plunge/March 30, 2022- Long-time editorial cartoonist Tim Eagan is taking the plunge into graphic novels — literally. Eagan has just launched a Kickstarter to publish “Headfirst,” the story of his near-fatal 3-story fall and the existential thoughts it inspired. Eagan’s local paper also had an interview with the cartoonist on the book. Crowdsourcing...
Matt Wuerker Picks the Best of Politico | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-wuerker-picks-the-best-of-politico/January 28, 2022- Award-winning cartoonist Matt Wuerker uses the occasion of Politico‘s 15th anniversary to look back at his favorite cartoons over the past decade and a half. Wuerker was one of the first hires at the Washington DC media outlet, and his work won the fledgling newspaper its first Pulitzer Prize. Read...
Kal the winner of the 2020 OPC Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/kal-the-winner-of-the-2020-opc-award/April 7, 2021- Congratulations to cartoonist Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher, the 2020 winner of the Award-formerly-known-as-the-Thomas-Nast from the Overseas Press Club of America. This is Kal’s fifth time to win the OPCA prize. Michael Ramirez was cited as the runner-up. https://opcofamerica.org/2020-opc-award-winners/ America’s oldest association dedicated to international news will honor the journalists at an Oct....
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...
Tom of Tomorrow | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tom-of-tomorrow/March 9, 2021- It is said the best sci-fi is really about today. If so, cartoonist Tom Tomorrow (aka Dan Perkins) has been using science fiction to write about the present for a long, long time. The Nation has an interview with the alt-weekly stalwart. https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/cartoons-tom-tomorrow-perkins/...
Call for cartoons! Short deadline alert! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-for-cartoons-short-deadline-alert/March 8, 2021- The AAEC has been asked by Counterpoint to spread the word about Be An Arts Hero, a push by the arts & cultures sector for direct government support of creatives during the time of coronavirus. (Think a WPA for COVID-19). Details are below. If you’re interested, get moving: DEADLINE IS...
Ted Rall’s new graphic novel out in April | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/ted-ralls-new-graphic-novel-out-in-april/March 5, 2021- Cartoonist and raconteur Ted Rall has written a new graphic novel that asks: what if a journalist decided it was more profitable to use his contacts to start wars instead of covering them? “The Stringer,” out next month from NBM, is a sprawling, dark fantasy that reads like Syriana met Confessions of...
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/...
Last minute 2020 award news | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/last-minute-2020-award-news/December 31, 2020- Cartoonist (and incoming AAEC Vice-President) Ed Hall did good at this year’s Florida Press Awards. The illustrator and editorial cartoonist won three awards for his work in both The Press and Jacksonville’sFolio Weekly in the Florida Press Club’s annual journalism competition. The contest winners were announced virtually (of course), and Hall won...
Signe steps down — sort of | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/signe-steps-down-sort-of/December 28, 2020- Over the Christmas weekend, the Philly Inquirer announced its star cartoonist was retiring. Kind of. “Signe Wilkinson, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, and the cartoonist for The Inquirer and Daily News since 1985, is putting down her pencil at the end of 2020 for...
Sack wins Berryman Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/sack-wins-berryman-award/November 17, 2020- A big congratulations to Steve Sack on winning the 2020 Berryman Award. Well deserved! Sack, the longtime editorial cartoonist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, was named the recipient of the prize named after Clifford K and James T. Berryman, the only Pulitzer Prize-winning father and son cartoonists. The annual award, presented by the...
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...
Online chats in October | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/online-chats-in-october/October 13, 2020- Several additional cartoonist roundtables are on the schedule this month: 1) Super short notice but — Ann Telnaes just notified us that she’ll be on an online panel tonight, Oct. 13 at 6pm, with Barry Blitt and Pia Guerra as they explore the art of political cartooning with Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday. If you’re able to...
The AAEC announces its annual awards | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-aaec-announces-its-annual-awards/October 5, 2020- This weekend saw the 2020 CXC Festival move ahead — online and virtual as with everything else this year — and the event acted as sort of a de facto gathering for the AAEC, which had to cancel their own convention back in May. AAEC President Kevin Siers made a pre-recorded...
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...
ICYMI—Pat Bagley wins Best Editorial Cartoonist from the NCS | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/icymi-pat-bagley-wins-best-editorial-cartoonist-from-the-ncs/October 5, 2020- A huge congrats to Pat Bagley on winning this year’s National Cartoonist Society Division Award for Editorial Cartooning! Bagley, the Immediate Past President of the AAEC, has been doing some of the best work of his 40-year-career at the Salt Lake City Tribune this year. The NCS award was presented...
The year of hell refresher—now in cheeky animated form! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-year-of-hell-refresher-now-in-cheeky-animated-form/August 26, 2020- McClatchy animator Sohail Al-Jamea and cartoonist Jack Ohman recently teamed up to create an animated reminder of all the shit that went down —so far— in 2020. Just in case you’ve forgotten. The animated short plays like a side-scrolling fighting game with an oblivious Trump strolling through the exploding video background....
Greenberg takes 1st place in Davenport contest | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/greenberg-takes-1st-place-in-davenport-contest/August 26, 2020- AAEC member Steve Greenberg won First Place in the “Homer Davenport Cartoon Contest,” based in Silverton, Oregon. The local contest celebrates home-town hero Homer Davenport, the late-19th/early 20th century editorial cartoonist famous for his quote “No honest man need fear cartoons.” The contest is usually part of the town’s annual...
The Billy Ireland (re)launches their first digital exhibit | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-billy-ireland-relaunches-their-first-digital-exhibit/July 24, 2020- The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum (aka the CLAM) launches their first online exhibit. Ok, technically they are relaunching the 2017 show “Tales from the Vault: 40 Stores/40 Years” online, but if you missed it then, it’s new to you now! https://library.osu.edu/site/40stories/...
Object lesson: How (and how NOT) to use Nazis imagery in a cartoon | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/object-lesson-how-to-and-how-not-to-use-nazis-imagery-in-a-cartoon/July 10, 2020- Two events over the past two weeks showed the two sides of using Nazis imagery in editorial cartoons. A cartoon by Peter Evans in the Islander News which included Trump wearing a swastika armband drew reader complaints—but also a stalwart defense of the cartoonist and the cartoon by the newspaper’s...
Green Eyeshade Awards announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/green-eyeshade-awards-announced/July 3, 2020- As the tally of newspapers have contracted over time, state and regional contests have also disappeared. But the Green Eyeshade Award proudly carries on, and this year celebrates its 70th year. Chosen by the southern wing of the Society of Professional Journalists, the 2020 winners have been announced. http://www.greeneyeshade.org/2020-winners/ A...
Bennett wins Sigma Delta Chi | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/bennett-wins-spjs-sigma-delta-chi/June 30, 2020- Clay Bennett won this year’s Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalism. Bennett won in the category for papers of circulation of 100,000+ (And congrats too to Alexander Hunter of the Washington Times for winning in the >100,000 category. While not a member of the AAEC, he’s...
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...
Shorter WaPo: Are newspaper editors cowards? | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/wapo/June 23, 2020- Michael Cavna sums up a rough fortnight for political cartoonists and newspaper editors, and asks an important question: What if publishers decide it’s too much trouble to do their damn job? https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/06/23/political-cartoons-racist-small-newspapers/ “In my mind, editorial cartoons are expendable. None of them are produced by our staff, and rarely...
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...
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...
Long Story Short arrives | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/long-story-short-arrives/June 26, 2020- Don’t have time to read Moby-Dick? Given up on ever finishing War and Peace? No problem! “Long Story Short” is due to drop in July. The high-concept tome, by the low-brow Mr. Fish & Friends, boils classic novels down to a single panel cartoon. Most of the entries are by...
Tom the Dancing Bug celebrates 30 years with 2 new titles | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tom-the-dancing-bug-celebrates-30-years-with-2-new-titles/June 12, 2020- If you love Tom the Dancing Bug, you’ll probably like the pair of new books celebrating the 30th anniversary of the strip. But you NEED TO PREORDER BY JUNE 30 to get your copies. AND they’re only available online! The books will be out in mid-August 2020. Click here to...
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...
Fallout from syndicated cartoon controversy [UPDATED] | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/fallout-from-syndicated-cartoon-controversy/June 11, 2020- Fallout grew from a decision to run a syndicated cartoon by AAEC Member Tom Stiglich in Missouri newspaper: two owners of a family-run business ran an apology for publishing the cartoon — and later resigned — and the syndicate pulled the cartoon from circulation. The Daily Cartoonist is following the...
JD wins RFK | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/jd-wins-rfk/June 8, 2020- JD Crowe is this year’s winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Editorial Cartooning. The RFK judges cited the cartoonist for the Alabama Media Group “for his use of wit and artistry to illuminate policies that are harming women, the poor, and people of color in the state of Alabama.”...
Kal’s webshow moves to prime time (ok, 7pm) | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/kals-webshow-moves-to-prime-time-ok-7pm/June 3, 2020- In case you missed it: Kevin Kallaugher talks to Academy Award-winning cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz in this week’s episode. Also, Satire Can Save Us All officially moves to prime time: catch new shows every Tuesday at 7pm. ...
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,...
Remembering Sandy Huffaker | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/remembering-sandy-huffaker/May 26, 2020- Sad news—cartoonist Sandy Huffaker has died at age 73. A prolific artist with a signature style, Sandy got his start at newspapers like the the News & Observer before jumping to doing covers for TIME and dozens of national magazines. Huffaker returned to editorial cartooning after 9/11. A long-time...
The Nib launches new Kickstarter | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-nib-launches-new-kickstarter/May 22, 2020- The Nib has launched a Kickstarter for their latest book — Greetings From the Wasteland — a collection of all the chaos from the Trump years. Support this new volume and relive every stupid, stupid moment of the last 4 years. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thenib/greetings-from-the-wasteland/...
Furlough you go | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/furlough-you-go/May 19, 2020- Filed under “Yeah, no” The Buffalo News took a rare stand (for editorial page editors that is) and told a reader in Letters to the Editor that No, they are NOT going to remove their editorial cartoonist just because the reader was offended by an opinion they didn’t agree with....
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/...
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library throws open their collection (online) | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/billy-ireland-cartoon-library-throws-open-their-collection-online/April 24, 2020- Cartoonists have always known it is worth traveling to The Ohio State University just to see The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. But now that the long-time Columbus, OH, mecca is closed to the public for the foreseeable future, what are fans of the cartoon arts to do? Luckily,...
Live from their home studios—cartoonists online! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/live-from-their-home-studios-cartoonists-online/April 22, 2020- Live cartoonists live! Like musicians and comedians with no nightclub to perform in, cartoonists have taken to the internet to do live webscasts while sheltering in place. CBS and New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly is doing a live drawing session every afternoon at 5pm on Periscope and her instagram feed:...
Cartoonists for the Cause — Covid relief fundraisers | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonists-for-the-cause-covid-relief-fundraisers/April 16, 2020- Two Pennsylvania cartoonists are offering signed art in fundraisers and auctions to help out local institutions. Philadelphia’s Signe Wilkinson is offering signed prints of her cartoons in exchange for contributions to one of the funds helping beleaguered health care workers. Signe supports Temple University Hospital which, she notes, “really stepped up when...
National Headliner Awards announced | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/national-headliner-awards-announced/April 8, 2020- Two AAEC Members — aka The Two Clays — were finalists for this year’s National Headliner Awards. The 86th awards, given by the Press Club of Atlantic City, were quietly announced online. CNN’s Clay Jones placed Third abd Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press took Second Place . This...
Overseas Press Club goes to Adam Zyglis | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/overseas-press-club-goes-to-adam-zyglis/April 2, 2020- A big congrats to Adam Zyglis, this year’s pick for the Overseas Press Club prize! The staff cartoonist for The Buffalo News was named the winner of the “Award Formerly Known as Thomas Nast” by @opcofamerica for his international political cartoons. The judges noted “An impressive caricaturist, Zyglis is the...
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...
Labor duo end decades-long cartoon collaboration | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/labor-duo-end-decades-long-cartoon-collaboration/March 5, 2020- Mike Konopacki and Gary Huck recently announced their retirement after 37 years of drawing labor-centric cartoons for Union newspapers. https://nwlaborpress.org/2020/03/end-of-an-era-labor-cartoonists-say-farewell/ The pair was one of the few “teams” working in editorial cartooning today. The two met at the 1979 convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and began operating...
Joel Pett steps down as CRNI President; Matt Wuerker takes reins | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pett-steps-down-as-crni-president-wuerker-takes-reins/March 4, 2020- From the Cartoonists Rights Network International comes the following announcements: https://cartoonistsrights.org/crni-president-joel-pett-retires/ After some fifteen years in the role Joel Pett—multi-award winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald Leader—has decided to retire from the Presidency of Cartoonists Rights Network International’s board of directors. Cartoonists from across the world can attest...
Hot cartoonist on cartoonist action in new book on Macpherson | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/hot-cartoonist-on-cartoonist-action-in-new-book-on-canadian-cartoonist/March 27, 2020- Canadian cartoonist Terry Mosher (better known by his pen name Aislin) has written a new book on Duncan Macpherson, one of the best cartoonists to come out of Canada in the 20th Century. “Professional Heckler” is the first biography of Macpherson, “a formidable and groundbreaking artist, he was also an alcoholic who...
Tom the Dancing Bug does the two-step | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/tom-the-dancing-bug-does-the-two-step/March 6, 2020- Whoa nelly — Tom the Dancing Bug is turning 30 this year! In celebration, cartoonist Ruben Bolling (aka Ken Fisher) is releasing not one but TWO topical collections of his alt-weekly comic strip. “Into the Trumpverse” collects his Donald-centric cartoons from 2016-2019, while “The Super-Fun-Pak Comix Reader” gathers together every...
Matt Bors thinks you should improve your bookshelf somewhat | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-bors-thinks-you-should-improve-your-bookshelf-somewhat-2/April 20, 2020- Cartoonist and publisher of The Nib, Matt Bors has announced a new collection of his political commentary. “We Should Improve Society Somewhat” drops in April 2020 and offers a survey of “our current dystopian hellscape.” From the press release: “Working as a political cartoonist for more than a decade, Bors’...
Matt Bors thinks you should improve your bookshelf somewhat | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/matt-bors-thinks-you-should-improve-your-bookshelf-somewhat/February 28, 2020- Cartoonist and publisher of The Nib, Matt Bors has announced a new collection of his political commentary. “We Should Improve Society Somewhat” drops in April 2020 and offers a survey of “our current dystopian hellscape.” From the press release: “Working as a political cartoonist for more than a decade, Bors’...
Call for Entries: 20th International Editorial Cartoon Competition | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-for-entries-20th-international-editorial-cartoon-competition/February 18, 2020- Guy Badeaux has put out the call for entries for the 20th International Editorial Cartoon Competition. The deadline to enter is Friday, March 27, 2020. Here are the complete rules and regulations: 1. The theme for the 20th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: “Pulling the plug on social media” After...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 2020 Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/call-for-entries-the-2020-rex-babin-memorial-award-for-excellence-in-local-cartooning/February 14, 2020- UPDATE: WE’RE PUSHING BACK THE DEADLINE FOR THE BABIN AWARD TO ITS ORIGINAL DEADLINE OF AUGUST 28. THE AWARD WILL NOW BE PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER IN A LOCATION TBA Wow, where does the time go? It seems like we just gave this award to Baltimore’s KAL Kallaugher… oh wait, we...
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...
Chappatte drops new book about being dropped by the NYTimes | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/chappatte-drops-new-book-about-being-dropped-by-the-nytimes/February 7, 2020- 2020 is looking to be a banner year for cartoonists publishing books, so if you have something coming out, let us know. We’ll be posting a Book Nook on the news feed here on Fridays when there’s a release. First up: Remember when Patrick Chappatte got canned by the New...
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...
BUY THE BOOK! SUPPORT THE CARTOONISTS! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/buy-the-book-support-the-cartoonists/January 27, 2020- “FRONT LINES: Political Cartooning and the Battle for Free Speech” is now available online! Published as a companion to the 2019 Billy Ireland Museum exhibit of the same name, FRONT LINES features lots of cartoons, and essays by Joel Pett, Lucy Caswell, Roslyn Mazer, Rob Rogers and Matt Wuerker. $20...
Cincy Enquirer hires Kevin Necessary | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/cincy-enquirer-hires-kevin-necessary/January 11, 2020- Some good news this week—On Friday afternoon Ohio cartoonist Kevin Necessary announced he had been hired by the Cincinnati Enquirer: “I’m grateful I’ve had the opportunity over the last several years to create local editorial cartoons in #Cincinnati. This city was lucky to have Jim Borgman. I’m going to try...
Letter from the AAEC President | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/letter-from-the-aaec-president-2/December 31, 2019- The votes are in — Congratulations to new AAEC Board members Jen Sorensen (President-elect) and Tim Campbell (Director). Tim has been elected for a 2-year term, and Jen will step up to President in January 2021. Elected to another term and returning to the Board are Mike Thompson (Vice President),...
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...
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...
Adam Zyglis is sent to the Front | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/adam-zyglis-is-sent-to-the-front/December 19, 2019- Take a break and watch this 5-minute short on cartoonist @adamzyglis. The doc “The Front Lines” touches upon all that’s important about a free press and free speech. Zyglis is the staff cartoonist for the Buffalo News and won the Pulitzer Prize for his work in 2015. He’s been working out...
Come to Canada in 2020 | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/come-to-canada/December 16, 2019- Our Canadian cartoon compatriots have been hard at work on a joint convention between the AAEC and the ACC next spring — May 14-17. Wes Tyrell has just updated the registration and hotel info, and sent along this message: “Season’s greetings! “Please share this update with your members and I...
Off the Record debuts new political art | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/off-the-record-debuts-new-political-art/December 15, 2019- One of the best places to see political cartoons in Washington DC is across the street from the White House at Off the Record, the swanky bar of the Hay-Adams hotel. There’s art on the wall and a rotating series of drink coasters with cartoons by Matt Wuerker, Ann Telnaes...
Ann Telnaes Live! See her brave shouting, sputtering pols! | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/as-she-has-since-the-beginning-of-realdonaldtrump-s-impeachment-anntelnaes-has-been-live-cartooning-the-hearings-check-out-todays-excellent-catch/December 4, 2019- As she has since the beginning of @realDonaldTrump’s Impeachment, @AnnTelnaes has been live cartooning the hearings. Check out today’s excellent catch: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/04/sketches-house-judiciary-committees-first-impeachment-hearing/#click=https://t.co/8lDbNvgXN1...
The Triple Threat of David Fitzsimmons | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/the-triple-threat-of-david-fitzsimmons/December 5, 2019- Are you amazed by cartoonists who have crazy talents other than drawing big heads? Are you in Arizona? Then head to Tucson this Saturday, December 7 for the live afternoon taping of David Fitzsimmons annual holiday special, the Arroyo Cafe Holiday Radio Show, a “hilarious, song-and-comedy-filled extravaganza.” Recorded in front of...
Another gig gone | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/icymi-another-gig-gone/November 27, 2019- We got an email the other day from cartoonist Jimmy Margulies, who wanted everyone to know yet another paper has dropped editorial cartoons. Margulies writes, “My first day back at work upon returning from the convention in Columbus [in October], I was told that my newspaper amNEW YORK was being...
Gary Varvel talks about adapting to a post-newspaper world | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/gary-varvel-talks-about-adapting-to-a-post-newspaper-world/November 22, 2019- Cartoonist Gary Varvel talks to local station WISH about what it takes to survive as a cartoonist post-newspaper. Varvel also has a new book and newsletter out, and will be having a book signing at the end of November. https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/dick-wolfsie-chats-with-editorial-cartoonist-gary-varvel/...
KAL is the winner of the 2019 Babin Award for local editorial cartooning; Nate Beeler named finalist | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/kal-is-the-winner-of-the-2019-babin-award-for-local-editorial-cartooning-nate-beeler-named-finalist/September 29, 2019- COLUMBUS, OHIO — Baltimore-based cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher is the 2019 recipient of the “Rex Babin Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Cartooning.” The panel of judges also decided to name a finalist for the Babin Award for the first time, choosing Columbus cartoonist Nate Beeler. The prize was announced...
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...
Pat Bagley turns 40* | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/pat-bagley-turns-40/November 16, 2019- Cartoonist Pat Bagley celebrated 40 years at the Salt Lake Tribune last week, making him the longest-running staff cartoonist still employed at a daily newspaper. Artists of Utah has a profile: http://artistsofutah.org/15Bytes/index.php/pat-bagley-the-pen-is-as-mighty-as-the-word/...
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/...
Dennis Draughon wins EPPY Award | Post
https://editorialcartoonists.com/dennis-draughon-wins-eppy-award/October 30, 2019- via Capitol Broadcasting Company. Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting Company’s editorial cartoonist, has been recognized for the best editorial/political cartoons by Editor & Publisher magazine’s24th annual EPPY Awards. The annual competition honors the best work on digital media websites. Draughon, 58, has been drawing editorial cartoons for Capitol Broadcasting since February...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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! ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 ...
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 #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...
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...
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 ...
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/...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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....