The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is saluting two of its long-time Secretary/Treasurer Cullum Rogers and Minister of Information JP Trostle in their latest quarterly Notebook. Cullum has been the organizations treasurer for the last 12 years – an AAEC record. Up coming treasurer R.C. Harvey writes about Cullum’s tenure and influence. JP has been […]
Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett has won the Society of Professional Journalist’s 60th annual Green Eyeshade Awards for editorial cartooning. The awards recognize the best in print, broadcast and online journalism produced throughout eleven southeastern states. Editorial cartoonist Bill Day of United Features Syndicate took second place and third place went to […]
Bill Boyarsky, writing for LA Observed, recounts the rocky history of Paul Conrad’s employment with the LA Times toward the end of his official career with the paper in the mid-90’s. Otis Chandler steadfastly protected Conrad from criticisms from conservative Chandler family members and Times Mirror executives, who didn’t feel the camaraderie that Conrad shared […]
Daryl Cagle’s cartoon depicting the eagle on the Mexican flag shot dead in a stream of bullet holes has raised complaints from the Mexican community in and out of the United States. Daryl has appeared on CNN (see below) to discuss the cartoon and the reaction its received.
Apple has relaxed some of their requirements for its App Store apps. The clause regarding defamatory or offensive material is still in the guidelines, but they’ve explicitly made it clear that “professional political satirists and humorists” were exempt. Here’s how the two clauses are written: 14.1 Any app that is defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited, or likely […]
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis has had a busy week. With the announcement of Mayor Richard Daley not seeking another term, Scott has had to quickly change gears. At the last moment, he and Tribune columnist Eric Zorn had to quickly rework their weekly podcast and he’s becoming a regular feature on WGN where […]
Good to see Jeff Stahler on CNN.
Three time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Conrad has passed away at the age of 86 surrounded by family MSNBC reports. He was fierce in his liberalism and expressed it with a stark, unmistakable visual style. Southern California political junkies for decades would start their day either outraged or delighted at a Conrad drawing. The Times […]
Rob Tornoe, who broke the news that Ron Rogers had lost his job as the full-time South Bend Tribune editorial carrtoonist, writes that Ron was the only African American staff editorial cartoonist . Rogers will also leave behind the mantle of being the only African American staff newspaper cartoonist in the country, a distinction he […]
MSNBC editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle’s has managed to upset many in Mexico with a recent Mexican Flag cartoon. At least two Mexican newspapers have published it on their front page. The cartoon in question depicts the eagle featured on the Mexican flag gunned down (the whole flag is bullet ridden). Regarding the controversy, he writes: […]
Rob Tornoe is reporting that South Bend Tribune editorial cartoonist Ron Rogers has been let go. Ron joined the paper in 2005 after three years of freelancing for them. Ron tells Rob, “I really can’t say anything bad about this. The Tribune has done well by me over the years. I was told in late […]
Randy Wicks, the cartoonist for “The Signal” (Santa Clarita, CA), until his untimely death in 1996, has had his life’s work in the city’s library, but the city has voted to secede from the Los Angeles County Library system and the Wicks family is wary of how the collection will be treated. The family wants […]
Yesterday I posted a video of San Diego Union-Tribute editorial cartoonist Steve Breendiscussing his BP oil spill cartoons using actual oil from the spill. The video below is a newly produced video that shows footage of Steve collecting the oil and experimenting mixing it with gasoline.
The Director of National Intelligence Lt. General James R. Clapper has allegedly altered a Daryl Cagle cartoon during a presentation. The Washington Post reports:A final slide showed he was under no illusions about the pressure and expectations he faced. He had adapted a cartoon by Daryl Cagle of Slate.com depicting a grim Clapper in an Uncle Sam […]
Perhaps no other cartoon since Mike Luckovich’s “WHY?” cartoon has an editorial cartoon received so much press (Delona’s chimp cartoon is perhaps the only exception). The San Diego Union-Tribute has posted a video of Steve Breen discussing his BP oil spill cartoons using actual oil from the spill. Here it is:Hat tip to Rob Tornoe.