Filed under: Editorial cartooning

Walt Handelsman took the challenge to draw a finished editorial cartoon live during a recent 30 minute Eyewitness News newscast.

Jake Tapper of CNN talks to Matt Bors about editorial cartooning in general and Matt’s work specifically. Also includes a Toon-off between the two. Jake holds his own.

The blog sponsor this week is Bearman Cartoons. Bearman has been a frequent commentator on this blog. He’s better known for his editorial cartoons, pop culture cartoons, social media cartoons and caricatures.This month, Bearman is running his annual charity challenge. For everyone who uses his name “Bearman” in a cartoon he will donate $10 to […]

The Herblock Foundation has posted video of this year’s winner, Jen Sorenson, acceptance speech.

Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles is writing a musical comedy.From the Washington City Paper:So, even with two bands, you decided to write a musical? Why? The Lethal Bark songs just cried out to be a musical. They are storytelling songs, and a lot of them are about what an impressive variety of jerks that […]

Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley is the artist in residence this month at The Leonardo, a local contemporary museum for science & culture. There will also be an exhibit of his work on display this month.From the Trib:As an artist in residence at The Leonardo, Bagley will turn a portion of the art […]

Bruce MacKinnon of The Chronicle Herald has won this year’s International Editorial Cartoon Competition of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom. Second and third place winners were Pierre Brignaud, and Rodrigo de Matos.Clay Bennett, in addition to being a nominee for this year’s NCS divisional award for editorial cartooning, was honored with Cartooning with […]

Great piece on NPR about Ralph Steadman and the upcoming documentary about his work:“I was concerned that Ralph’s art would be the man and that I’d end up trying to make a film with someone who had this kind of aggressive attitude towards the world,” Paul says. “But Ralph is such a lovely, warm and […]

The Overseas Press Club has announced this year’s winners. The Thomas Nast Award for editorial cartooning went to Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher of The Economist and Baltimore Sun. The judges wrote:In a strong year for political cartoons, Kevin Kallaugher?s work stood out for its clarity, visual élan and mordant humor. From the war in Syria to […]

From Allgov:The carnage of layoffs resulting from the Internet age has been quite gruesome for journalism employment, with the U.S. having lost 30% of its paid media workers. According to the Pew Research Journalism Project, print publications facing dwindling subscription rates laid off 17,000 reporters and editors from 2006 to 2012. The reduction saw the […]

Kevin Siers of The Charlotte Observe has been named the winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning “for his thought provoking cartoons drawn with a sharp wit and bold artistic style.”This year’s finalists include David Horsey of the Los Angeles Times and Pat Bagley of The Salt Lake Tribune. Judges noted David’s “skillful […]

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced the date for this year’s convention/festival in San Francisco, CA. AAEC President (and convention host) Mark Fiore is branding the convention as Satire Fest (same acronym as San Francisco) to build public interest and promotion. Most of the events will be open to the public. Expect sessions […]

For those in the Atlanta, GA area, there will be a memorial for GA Voice art director and former AAEC president Mike Ritter who passed away on Sunday. “A CELEBRATION OF MIKENESS” will be held Tuesday, April 8, 5 p.m. at Atlanta Botanical Garden, Trustees Garden. Event will feature music, cocktails and stories.I’m told that […]

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson were among several individuals connected to the Philadelphia newspapers named in a defamation suit filed by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery and his wife Lise Rapaport who allege the paper conducted a smear campaign. The suit mentions a specific Signe cartoon (see below) satirizing the […]

Toronto Sun’s editorial cartoonist Andy Donato will be inducted into the Italian Walk of Fame on May 28 with a special ceremony. From the Toronto Sun:Jimi Bertucci, co-founder of the Italian Walk of Fame, called Donato a Canadian icon. ?He has had a tremendous impact on Canadian culture,? he said. ?We feel really honoured he?s […]