The ever traveling Daryl Cagle returned recently from a trip to Columbia to attend a conference of cartoonists. I gave lectures at colleges, to the public and to groups of journalists in Bogota, Medell’in and Cartagena. I was impressed with the audiences; they understood everything and laughed at all the same things an American audience […]
An endowment fund has been created in honor of Honolulu Star-Bulletin editorial cartoonist Corky Trinidad who passed away last year. The fund was established by the Friends of Corky, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Society of Professional Journalists of Honolulu, Pamana Dancers, and the Filipino Community Center. Together they raised $42,916. The purpose of this fund is to […]
Just noticed that David Horsey, editorial cartoonist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Hearst Corp is in Vancouver covering the olympics. Check out his blog for updates.Which brings up the question – are there other cartoonists in Vancouver covering the Olympics for their paper?
Cagle Cartoons and MSNBC.com have released an iPhone app devoted exclusively to editorial cartoons about President Barack Obama.From Daryl Cagle’s blog: This new app focuses on cartoons chronicling the presidency of Barack Obama. Now you can follow as cartoonists from both sides of the political aisle weigh in on the decisions and policies, pitfalls and […]
Bill Day, the former editorial cartoonist for Memphis Commercial Appeal, was honored by the Annual National Press Foundation Awards this last Wednesday. He received a Special Citation for “his work addressing the growing rate of infant mortality in the United States.”“I was honored to join Bill, his wife Susan and their three sons last night […]
Good news from Editor & Publisher. “We love cartoonists and cartoons which is why we like to show them on ‘Meet the Press,’ the show said in a statement released by an NBC Universal spokesperson. ” So often they perfectly capture and get to the heart of the matter. Not mentioning the cartoonists by name […]
Randy Glasbergen, one of the most prolific cartoonists in the industry has launched a new blog on his website (which was also reworked).Mike Rhode reports that The Onion’s editorial cartoonist “Kelly” returned in the February 11th issue, with a Star Trek / NASA parody. Kelly is the pen name for Ward Sutton.Justin Thompson, co-creator of […]
Matt Wuerker, editorial cartoonist for Politico, has won this year’s Herblock Prize for 2010. Matt was a finalist in last year’s Pulitzer Prize. According to a story on Politico, his editor congratulated Matt for being “at the top of his game and enjoying it more than ever at a moment when his work matters more […]
Yesterday, Meet the Press host David Gregory displayed a Mike Keefe cartoon without citing the creator. According to Rob Tornoe, this isn’t the first time. “Too many mainstream media folks treat cartoons like they’re shells found on a beach or forwarded e-mail attachments,” said John Cole, the staff cartoonist at the Scranton Times-Tribune. “They wouldn’t […]
Frank Interlandi, who served as the Los Angeles Times editorial cartoonist from 1962 to 1981, passed away on February 4 due to age related causes. He was 85 years-old. Frank shared the opinion page with Paul Conrad for most of his career doing more social commentary cartoons to Conrad’s political work, according to Conrad. His […]
Post-Gazette’s Rob Rogers has upset Pittsburgh police officers. The cartoon responds to a news story where three white officers are accused of beating a black teenager. The cartoon depicts a man and a woman in a cafe talking about the incident and during the multi-panel cartoon, one of the characters suggests that the police training […]
I believe the point has been made here on this blog previously, but nice to hear CBS’ Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer say it as well. Do you think Jon Stewart is taking the newsman mantle from the traditionalists like yourself? Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are to television what the editorial page cartoonist […]
South African editorial cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (“Zapiro”) has reinstated the shower head above President Jacob Zuma’s head. In several cartoons, the shower head was present but floating above the presidents head slowly inching closer. Zapiro affixed the plumbing fixture as more criticism is leveled at the president for his sexual behavior.In an interview with Zapiro […]
Chris Lamb author of “Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons in the United States” will be the guest speaker to open a new editorial cartooning exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University in Durham, NC. The exhibit explores “the significance and impact of political caricature by comparing images […]
Former Republican Eagle editorial cartoonist and Red Wing MN salesman Craig Livingstone has announced that he’s running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate. Livingstone said he would focus on bringing jobs and commerce to the district and the state. The 58-year-old also said he would work to rein in government so it keeps pace […]