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 […]

E&P has a good summary article regarding the now official purchase of Knight Ridder by McClatchy that was first reported in the New York Times yesterday. Of interest is the price ($4.5 Billion – capital B) and that McClatchy will sell 12 of the newly acquired KR newspapers. See quote below for details on that.Early […]

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 […]

The Free Lance-Star has a good story about “Crock” cartoonists Don Wilder and Bill Rechin. The article gives a good background on Wilder and Rechin, and the feature that they bought from Brant Parker.But Grace said political correctness has made it much harder to be funny lately. “Crock” is a strip about the military written […]

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 […]

Jef Mallett, creator of “Frazz“, recently visited a local elementary school to talk about his profession and to promote reading.Since Frazz is about a school janitor – this trip also serves as a field trip.“What I get coming into a school like this is background,” said Mallett, whose comic strip centers on a school janitor […]

University of Saskatchewan’s campus cartoonist Jeff MacDonald is not sorry that he drew a cartoon depicting Jesus having sex with a pig. The editor, who was fired, has apologized numerous times.MacDonald said his cartoon was intended to expose the double standard of Christians who were not offended by the recent European cartoon of the Prophet […]

Just noticed this on the Schulz Museum web site that there is an exhibit coming up called “Face-Off: Charles M. Schulz and Hockey” (scroll down a bit) and runs from June 28 through October 2, 2006. Growing up in Minnesota, Charles Schulz developed a love for ice hockey?a sport that he continued to play for […]

Scott Adams, on his blog yesterday, explains how he is getting his voice back. If you weren’t aware of his condition, he explains that to.The treatment involves Botox? injections to the vocal cords several times a year. Botox temporarily deadens the muscles that cause the spasms that choke off the voice. Apparently those muscles aren?t […]

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 […]

Slightly off topic, but interesting that a Chinese college is opening a three-year course for artist to learn cartooning. Full story below.BEIJING, March 10(Xinhuanet)– A Beijing-based college is to open a three-year course for budding artists interested in cartoon drawing, the first undergraduate course of its kind in China. Applicants are not required to have […]

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 […]

Scripps Howard Foundation has announced it’s National Journalism awards including the Charles M. Schulz award for best college cartoonist. This years honor goes to Russell Gottwaldt.Russell Gottwaldt, F Newsmagazine, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receives $10,000 and the Charles M. Schulz award. Gottwaldt is experimenting with writing and drawing a multi-paged editorial […]