South African editorial cartoonist Jeremy Nell (AKA JERM) was fired (contact terminated) from The New Age because his editorial cartoons contained “political judgements or statements.” At least that’s what JERM believes. Others speculate it was because his cartoons often poked fun at the African National Congress and South African President Jacob Zuma – which have […]
Tina Brown, the editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast – which owns Newsweek, has announced that December 31 will be the last print edition of Newsweek. Starting in early 2013, it will be called Newsweek Global will only be available via digital devices and the web.We are announcing this morning an important development at Newsweek and […]
Los Angeles Times editorial cartoonist David Horsey was part of a State Department sponsored exhibit in the Ukraine where famous historical editorial cartoons and some of David’s contemporary cartoons were on display. In this video, David talks about some of the enduring symbols of editorial cartooning throughout history.
CNN’s Karin Caifa talks to Buffalo News editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis about editorial cartooning in 2012.
Ottawa Le Droit editorial cartoonist Guy Badeaux (aka Bado) reports that fellow Canadian editorial cartoonist Dale Cummings, has taken a buyout and is leaving his staff job with the Winnipeg Free Press. Dale been with the paper for 31 years. He was the recipient of the National Newspaper Award in 1983 and was a finalist […]
Albany Times Union editorial cartoonist John de Rosier has announced on Facebook that he is being laid off from the paper. He’s been their staff cartoonist since 1999.In a comment by John posted on Daryl Cagle’s site, John writes:“Currently, the Times Union is building a new press, so I think many employees were thinking that, […]
Philadelphia Inquirer’s former editorial cartoonist Tony Auth has an exhibit called “Drawing the Line: A Symposium on the State of Editorial Cartoons”. See slides over on The Reporter Online. Exhibit runs through October 21.
One of the attendees of the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning was Mike Cope who has uploaded 240 photos he took of the event. It?s worth a gander and a mental note to make sure you attend the next one. By the reports I’ve heard from those who went, it was a great event.
Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was recently arrested and released for sedition for drawing cartoons “insulting” Indian national symbols and emblems, has agreed to be a contestant on an Indian reality TV show called Bigg Boss. The show, much like American show Big Brother where in contestants live together in a secluded home and then […]
Voice of America reports on the shift in editorial cartooning. And by shift I mean a future with no staff jobs.
Syracuse Post-Standard editorial cartoonist Frank Cammuso was one of the 115 employees told they will no longer have a job with the paper after January 31 when the paper drops to a three-time a week printing schedule on February 1. Frank has been with the paper for 23 years. He was gracious enough to answer […]
J.D. Crowe, the editorial cartoonist for the Mobile Press-Register (AL), has a new job. Yesterday the The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register, The Huntsville Times, The Mississippi Press dropped to a three times a week printing schedule. Luckily J.D. will be able to continue drawing political cartoons, but his scope has changed a bit as he […]
Callan Berry, a student at the University of Montana, is “drawing fire” according to a report by the local NBC station. The cartoon points out the irony of mandatory sexual assault prevention classes required of all students.Callen says: “I’m a satirical artist. My point was to satirize the feeling on campus towards PETSA… which is […]
University of South Florida College of Public Health Dean Emeritus Charles Mahan started to collect original cartoons when he was 12. Over the years he has amassed a collection of over 8,000 pieces. Part of his collection was recently exhibited at the Tampa Museum of Art. He donated his collection to the University of South […]
GEWTV interviews Tulsa World editorial cartoonist Bruce Plante on what goes into making an editorial cartoon: