On June 11 the Florence Morning News editor chose and published a controversial Gary McCoy editorial cartoon.After receiving negative feedback the newspaper apologized two days later: The Morning News erred badly in its choice for a syndicated editorial cartoon that was published Thursday on the Opinion page. The cartoon was in extremely poor taste and […]
John Pritchett and Arnie Bernudez are now doing political cartoons, both for digital platforms.In Hawai’i John Pritchett has returned, after a six year absence, to Honolulu Civil Beat.From Civil Beat’s intro for John: Editor’s note: Longtime Hawaii political cartoonist John Pritchett returns to Civil Beat this week. John has created thousands of cartoons and illustrations […]
It’s a Bizarro World.As a recent Al Goodwyn cartoon is embroiled in controversy, Al has concurrently received an award for his editorial cartoons.The Washington, D.C., Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on June 9 announced the recipients of its 2020 Dateline Awards for journalism excellence in 2019. “These awards recognize some of the […]
The Seneca (SC) Journal apologized for running an editorial cartoon deemed hurtful and insensitive. Political cartoons are powerful tools that are designed to make you laugh or think about a given situation. But they’re not supposed to make you hurt. Wednesday’s depiction of an African-American family did just that. It made you hurt — many […]
The co-owners of The Missourian have apologized for a Tom Stiglich editorial cartoon that appeared in the June 10, 2020 edition.The apology, titled “We Are Sorry,” was posted on the paper’s website: A message from Susan Miller Warden and Jeanne Miller Wood, co-owners of The Missourian: On behalf of all of our employees at The […]
Phil Hands‘ treatment of Black activists has placed him in penile peril.*caution: adult language below* Editorial cartoonist Phil Hands, the Wisconsin State Journal‘s purveyor of meaningfully crooked fingers and Leprechaun Paul Ryans, stuck himself into the debate over abolishing the police with a June 5 cartoon. It suggests Madison non-profit Freedom Inc.’s demands for justice […]
Let’s start with a fast approaching deadline. Details at Locheraward.orgFrom the AAEC: CARTOON CONTEST UPDATE: The deadline for the John Locher Award has been extended to July 15th, 2020. Due to cancellations of this year’s convention season, the winner will be invited to attend the next available conference. Click here for complete details: http://locheraward.org Also […]
As Ron McGeary reminds us, it was 20 years ago today that the great Jeff MacNelly left us. Jeff is acclaimed as one of the finest editorial cartoonists of all time. Praise proven by his winning three Pulitzer Prizes in the years from 1972 to 1985; and winning two Reuben Awards during those years. (For 1978 […]
Jeff Koterba trades his pencil and ink for pad and apple. For three years, artist Jeff Koterba’s new iPad and Apple pencil sat unused and unloved. “My son encouraged me to use it and I tried to, in fits and starts. I just could not get the hang of it,” said Koterba, who has been […]
It takes courage to speak out against racism, bigotry in all its ugliness, especially if you live in regions dominated by Trump extremism. Take Greg Kearney. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, a town he describes as “a little dot of blue in a sea of red.” Yet Kearney, a political cartoonist, uses his pen to […]
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards honor outstanding reporting on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy’s concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. The 2020 RFK Award for Cartooning is presented to JD Crowe of the Alabama Media Group “for his use of […]
above: “We could say he threatened us with a knife… If we had a knife!”The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum has posted a blog entry featuring original art of cartoonists looking at police brutality. Mostly from the 1980s and 1990s with a couple recent ones and a couple from The Sixties. That Billy Ireland post […]
From Junkee: The Australian has a long and storied history of just appallingly racist cartoons. There’s something about cartoons being racist that just hits differently — they feel like they should be a more cheery medium, and they are being misused somehow. Anyway, since The Australian’s resident cartoonist Bill Leak went died in 2017, the paper […]
The Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre and Gallery has been presenting a series of webinars (online seminars) about the Covid-19 pandemic. Their latest is the Thursday, June 4, 2020 MLC WEBINAR # 6: Coping with Crisis through Humour, Art, and Performance. What remedies can art and performance offer during COVID-19? What is the role […]
Newspaper cartoonist and illustrator Joe Yeninas has passed away. Joseph John (Joe) YeninasMay 10, 1934 – May 29, 2020newspaper cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic editor From the Joseph J. Yeninas Creative Arts Fund: In 1953 Joe Yeninas joined the Marine Corps, deciding to pass up an opportunity to play Minor League baseball. Shortly after his return from […]