Argus-Courier freelance editorial cartoonist Steve Rustad has been suspended for allegedly drawing cartoons that appeared in campaign ads opposing Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt in the last election. The artwork was unsigned, but readers pointed out the similarities in drawing styles. The Argus-Courier, like The Press Democrat, is owned by the New York Times Co. Both […]
Ted Rall appeared on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan show to talk about his book “The Anti-American Manifesto” and the need for a left-wing revolution in America.
Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Davies has been laid off from The Journal News along with others according to his Facebook account. Not much has been made public about the layoff. I’ve called the paper and they’ve confirmed that Matt is no longer at the paper suggesting that the layoff was immediate. I’ll report details as […]
While out in Indianapolis last month, I stopped in to talk with Gary Varvel, the editorial cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star. I’ve always been an admirer of his art and caricature. While there he told me about a 11-part series he was doing to highlight the lives of some of the poor in Indianapolis. The […]
WAPT reports that Clarion-Ledger editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey has been dropped to part time status while another 14 newspaper staff were either laid off or also dropped to part-time. Asked if he could say more about the paper’s decision, Marshall tells me that he was notified last Thursday of the paper’s decision and that because […]
Washington Examiner editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler was highlighted in a recent local Fox station coverage of the election.h/t: Mike Rhode
Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes shows us how she draws and animates her cartoons for the Washington Post.
Former Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist Clyde Peterson is pushing his City Council to ban texting while driving. According to the MyFoxHouston.com’s website, Clyde is emailing city leaders and drawing cartoons to elevate the awareness. Unfortunately, city hall isn’t listening. The Mayor’s office tells MyFoxHouston that they have no plans to put such a ban on […]
I’m not sure how often happens, but Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovch has a feature on his blog called, “Lunch with Luckovich” wherein he takes questions through his blog’s comment section and answers them. As you can imaging, some questions are more interesting than others. Here’s a sample: “you were probably the least talented. […]
I can’t imagine many editorial cartoonists went home early yesterday. On a night like last night, where could one possibly be other than behind the drawing board?Here’s a quick cruise through those I was aware of doing live cartooning/blogging/tweeting of last night’s historic election. Clay Jones did 22 cartoonsDavid Horsey produced several during a 12 […]
Kevin Kallaugher AKA “KAL” is back from St. Petersburg, Russia where 43 of his cartoons were part of an exhibit sponsored by the US Consulate about American and Russian cartoons. He’s posted photos on his blog.In a related news, KAL will also have a show of his work at the Cartoon Art Museum in San […]
Tonight is a big night for editorial cartoonists. Those wanting to see how a cartoonist covers an election can see a few examples. Arizona Republic’s Steve Benson will be streaming live tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. drawing reader requests. Chicago Tribune’s Scott Stantis will be live cartooning, blogging and “punditing” on WGN America […]
Editorial cartoonist Rob Tornoe’s goal of publishing a humor magazine is finally coming off the press. Back in May when the endeavor was announced, Rob wrote: People are quick to point out that with the internet, they can read everything they want on their glowing, irritating computer screen. And for the newspapers it makes sense, […]
Michael Cavna catches up to Mark Fiore while Mark was in D.C. for the Cartoons and Cocktails event. Michael talk to Mark about how the Pulitzer has changed his life. MC: You’ve had roughly a half-year to see the wonders of a Pulitzer win transform your life. So: How has it transformed your life — […]
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis was a featured guest on NPR’s On Point this morning (9:00 a.m. CST). Scott will talk about political humor and if it’s possible that a conservative just might be funny.There’s a couple of ways to listen to it. There is a show archive of streaming audio or you can […]