CARTOONISTS RIGHTS and Cartooning for Peace present their joint report – Cartoonists on the Line – covering the main trends in threats to the freedom of expression of editorial and political cartoonists around the world, as well as cases of note from the “post-pandemic” period, 2020 through 2022. This piece of collaborative work is supported […]
In 1993, the New Yorker published a cartoon featuring two dogs sitting at a computer. With a paw resting on the keyboard, one says to the other: “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”Today, the iconic image still resonates, holding the record as the most reprinted New Yorker cartoon in the magazine’s history. Earlier […]
Coming soon: report on threatened cartoonists worldwide Oct 20, 2023 | News CARTOONISTS RIGHTS are pleased to announce a new report – Cartoonists on the Line – covering the situation of cartoonists and threats to their freedom of expression, written jointly with colleagues Cartooning for Peace, and supported by our partners FREEDOM CARTOONISTS. This report […]
The Guardian has apparently declined to publish a depiction of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cartoonist Steve Bell, reportedly telling him the artwork perpetuated an anti-Semitic trope. The London Press Gazette reports on Steve Bell‘s description of what happened and Bell’s history with the problem: Bell posted the blocked cartoon to Twitter/X on Monday, […]
Whitehall has today been accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ by the SNP [Scottish National Party] after claiming the beloved Dundee-born comic strip Dennis the Menace was ‘created in London’. From The Daily Mail: The loveable rascal was penned at The Beano’s office in Dundee, Scotland, by George Moonie back in 1951, with children worldwide growing to […]
Among its attractions and achievements Liverpool England is, according to Wikipedia, “an important cultural centre within the United Kingdom, incorporating music, performing arts, museums and art galleries, literature and nightlife amongst others.” Most notably it is where they first appeared. “They” being Curly Wee and Gussie Goose. above: the first and second installments of Curly […]
With a couple days before we start reporting on The Reuben Awards ceremonies, let’s check with another award. The Walkley Awards. The Walkley Awards are the Australian version of the United States’ Pulitzer Prizes; though, unlike the Pulitzers, the Walkleys still have a cartoon award.“The Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism are presented annually in […]
After a continuous newspaper run of 102 years the Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs has ended.The strip began November 13, 1921 as a Sunday-only feature in The (Sydney Sunday) Sun titled Us Fellers.From the New South Wales State Library: The plot of the ‘Us Fellers’ strip had initially revolved round the activities of Gladsome Gladys, a sweet and pretty little girl whose […]
The Washington Post recently published an illustrated report about a group of Filipinos that went to the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis to be put on display as part of an exhibit of United States expansionism. It was drawn by Philippines native Ren Galeno. Galeno was behind the evocative illustrations for the Washington Post’s […]
Mike Peterson mentioned the sad news in passing today, but here’s a bit more. The Australian Cartoonists Association issued a statement about the Nine Entertainment newspapers dropping comic strips from their pages: The Australian Cartoonists Association notes with disappointment that the Nine newspapers (including The Age, the Sunday Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the […]
In April British editorial cartoonist Martin Rowson drew a cartoon that was deemed antisemitic. Since that time Rowson has not appeared in The Guardian newspaper, his newspaper, that published the cartoon. Until now. Martin apologized for the cartoon, as Mike Peterson said at the time it was “one of the most complete apologies and in-depth […]
A Kenyan politician underwent surgery dealing a blow to the country’s cartoonists and caricaturists. From Nairobi Wire: Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) secretary-general Wilson Sossion is having the last laugh following his recent surgery to eliminate fatty tissue (lipoma) from his forehead. Sossion had two trademark lumps on his forehead, which were often […]
The Australian Financial Review is being scolded for running what some see as a racist cartoon advertisement. From The Guardian: The no campaign has been accused of using a “racist trope” in a newspaper ad which included a cartoon figure of an Indigenous voice campaigner appearing to dance for money. Matt Kean, a New South […]
As Mike Peterson mentioned in his column today, cartoonist Pedro X. Molina has been awarded the Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent 2023 from the Human Rights Foundation (“promot[ing] freedom where it’s most at risk: in countries ruled by authoritarian regimes”). From the announcement: The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the […]
Last week CARTOONISTS RIGHTS presented the 2023 Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award to Abecor at a private ceremony, held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Cartoonists Rights International Network awarded the biennial Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award to Abel Bellido Córdova (Abecor) who continues his crusade against corruption in spite of […]