Filed under: Editorial cartooning

I’m assuming that anyone who’d be interested in entering this competition is already informed of the coming deadline, but for the sake of complete coverage…The deadline for the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning is this Friday (Oct. 6).

Nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Daryl Cagle wrapped up his visit to Wabash College with a public lecture Thursday night, during which he talked about the craft of cartooning, the business of running a syndicate, and how, sooner or later, cartoonists make just about everybody angry.

Editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall talks about his new book with fellow political cartoonist and reporter J.P. Trostle. The book, “Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East?,” is described by Rall “as a blend of graphic journalism, travelogue and analysis.”

An interesting Q&A of Washington Post editorial cartoonist in anticipation of his return to Buffalo deliver the keynote address at the â??Challenging the New Censorshipâ? seminar presented by the University at Buffalo and the Erie County Public Library. Tom Toles was the editorial cartoonist at the Buffalo News before filling the vacancy at the Washington […]

The St. Petersburg Times in Florida is looking to add a full-time editorial cartoonist to its staff, according to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. The Times has been without a staff cartoonist since Don Addis retired in 2004.

The Charlotte Observer interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Doug Marlette about his latest novel and the power (or lack thereof) of today’s editorial cartoons.

Chris Britt of the The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois won first place for editorial cartoon in the latest Illinois Press Association competition.

Perhaps telling stories comes naturally for natives of the Magnolia State because the storytelling material there is as rich and deep as the topsoil that covers the broad expanse of the Delta.In his second novel, “Magic Time,” Doug Marlette shows that he knows a good Mississippi story when he sees one.  He also weaves the best details of each little story into a single big one, demonstrating a grasp of the cultural mind-set of the state as well the conflicts it can impose on its inhabitants and expatriates.As I’ve reported before, this is Doug’s second fictional novel.

Those of you who read BorgBlog regularly, know that it offers a rich variety of Jim�s sketches, thought processes and comments that don�t appear in print.  Even most of his print cartoons now appear in the blog long before they ever go on the press.Check out the complete list at http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/003723.php.

Two editorial cartoonist are getting into football fever this year. Mike Lester, editorial cartoonist for the Rome News-Tribune is designing t-shrits for the Auburn University Tigers football team and Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette editorial cartoonist is drawing placards for the Green Bay Packers.

I found an article in the Free Lance-Star that talks about how topical Herblock cartoons are decades after he drew them.  The story is accompanies by several images of this cartoons – dealing with wire-tapping, the religious right, and the deficit.