While no official lawsuit has been filed, Ted has stopped his pledge drive to raise money for this libel/slander suit against Ann Coulter saying that he now has enough. The proposed libel/slander suit is the result of comments she made that Ted had entered the Iranian Holocaust Cartoon contest – a claim he denies.He’s now […]
In other award announcements, the AAEC web site has a round up. On their site are a couple of awards I didn’t catch last week. They are:Bill Whitehead, cartoonist for the Kansas City Buisness Journal, received first place from the Kansas Press Association for best editorial cartoons of 2005 for weekly publications. and Tim Mitchell […]
John Scherffius has won the 2006 Wilbur Awards for outstanding editorial cartooning. The 2006 Wilbur Awards, recognizing outstanding work in the secular media featuring religious issues, themes and values, will be presented here April 1st at the Austin Ranch. The annual awards are presented by the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and are named for Marvin […]
Rocky Mountain News’ Ed Stein has won this year’s John Fischetti Award for editorial cartooning.Ed Stein of the Rocky Mountain News has won the prestigious 2006 John Fischetti Award for editorial cartooning… Stein won for a stark drawing reflecting racial disparities after Hurricane Katrina. John Fischetti was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose work was […]
Local Cincinnati radio WGUC has a series of interviews with Jim Borgman to talk about his celebration of 25 years with the Cincinnati Enquirer. There are 8 interviews with tops ranging from the feedback he’s getting, Zits (his comic strip, not his complexion), a day in the life, etc.The interviews are streaming video.The Cincinnati Enquirer’s […]
Another major newspaper is planning to cut jobs. This time its the Washington Post who will be buying out 80 positions throughout the 800 employee company.Other cost cuts also are being rumored, including the eventual closing of at least two foreign bureaus and changes to some other overseas bureaus that would have staffers working out […]
Another off-topic but interesting story from the Detroit News about an exhibit of Dr. Suess’ art work. There appears to be much more to Dr. Suess than I knew before. Read the full article. Before he was Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel began his career as an editorial cartoonist in the 1920s. He moved into […]
Scripps Howard Foundation has tapped Michael Ramirez as the best editorial cartoonist for 2006. He gets $10,000 and a trophy. Runners up are Mike Luckovich (who won this years Headliner’s award) and Kevin Kallagher (KAL). Interesting that two of the three best cartoonists this year were let go from their papers. Ramirez? work reflects his […]
The National Headliners Award for editorial cartooning has been announced. In first place is Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Second place goes to Nick Anderson for cartoons he did while still at The Courier-Journal and lastly, Mike Peters of the Dayton Daily News.Congratulations to theml all. I’ll post follow stories as they become available.
Jim Morin, editorial cartoonist for the Miami Herald has been crowned “Journalist of the Year” by the South Florida International Press Club.The South Florida International Press Club announced that it has selected Miami Herald editorial cartoonist Jim Morin as Journalist of the Year. He will be honored along with nine recipients of Community Recognition Awards […]
Editor and Publisher has contacted Stacy and posted a story with some more information about his dismissal with The Times. Curtis, 34, who believes he was let go in a cost-cutting move, expressed surprise at the decision. “The newspaper pushed ‘local, local, local’ all the time, so I felt my job was pretty secure,” he […]
From Mark Anderson’s blog comes news that editorial cartoonist Stacy Curtis has been let go from his gig at Times of Northwest Indiana.Fellow Chicago area cartoonist Stacy Curtis was unceremoniously escorted out of his job at the NWI Times yesterday. Curtis was allowed only his car keys, coat and what he brought in with him […]
For our friends up north:The National Press Club of Canada has launched its 6th International Editorial Cartoon Competition. The theme of the competition is “Cartooning in a dangerous environment”. The first prize is 1,500 Canadian Dollars. The forty best cartoons will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Press Club in Ottawa and the […]
Michael Ramirez recently gave a speech to the Pacific Palisades Republican Club’s election year kick off brunch. You can read a follow up story about his remarks in the Palisades Post.“The difference is I get paid to be obnoxious. Politicians are just obnoxious,” Ramirez said in his opening remarks. “Editorial cartoonists are like pit bulls […]
Nick Anderson, the newly acquired Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist, can now say he’s a cartoonist AND a blogger with the recent launch of his blog on the Chronicle web site. Nick’s blog seems only to post his cartoon and allow readers to make comments. A quick perusal of the comments didn’t reveal that he is […]