The Washington Post Taken to Task for Canadian Coverage
Andrew Cohen in The Citizen.The Washington Post is one of the world’s great newspapers. It published the Pentagon Papers, exposed Watergate, and revealed Donald Trump’s finances.In Canada, it is...
View Article"Lieutenant Dangerous" by Jeff Danziger
Jeff Danziger’s unique voice will resound in the same way other classics such as Catch-22, The Things They Carried and Matterhorn have done for years. Lieutenant Dangerous is also full of...
View Article150th Day in Jail for Egyptian Cartoonist Ashraf Hamdi
From Cartooning for Peace.On January 25th 2021 Ashraf Hamdi, celebrated creator of Egyptoon, a brand of animated satirical social media content, was arrested at his home in Giza, Egypt. He posted a...
View ArticlePedro Molina's fight for fair elections in Nicaragua
From PRI.Nicaraguan political cartoonist Pedro X. Molina wants to see fair elections in his country. Living in exile in Ithaca, New York, Molina fled Nicaragua on Christmas Day 2018 during a...
View Article"Pogo" Exhibition at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
From the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum."Into the Swamp: The Social and Political Satire of Walt Kelly's Pogo" exhibition is on display through October 31, 2021 at the Billy Ireland...
View Article"V for Vendetta: Behind The Mask" at the Cartoon Museum
From Cartoon Museum.This major new exhibition invites you to step inside the story and characters of one of the world’s most iconic graphic novels: V for Vendetta.Presenting 36 original comic artworks...
View ArticleCensorship in Jordan
From Cartooning for Peace.On 29 June 2021, the Jordanian cartoonist and member of Cartooning for Peace, Osama Hajjaj, appeared in court to explain a cartoon about family planning in Jordan.The cartoon...
View ArticleVermont Publisher Defends Editorial Cartoons
Paula Routly in Seven Days.Self-portrait by Tim NewcombEvery week, Seven Days publishes an assortment of cartoons. Most of them are in the back of the paper in a section called Fun Stuff.That name is...
View ArticleHot on Twitter
From my Twitter account.At last count, the cartoon I posted on Friday had reached 28 767 views.
View ArticleEditorial Cartoonists at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists
From the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.AAEC President Jen Sorensen has won First Place for her editorial cartoons from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. This is the first year...
View ArticleDanny Shanahan (1957-2021)
From Ink Spill.The cartoonist, Danny Shanahan, who contributed drawings to The New Yorker from September of 1988 through last year, died early on July 5, according to his wife, Janet Stetson. He was...
View ArticleCartoonist Carel Moiseiwitsch Loses Home and Art in Lytton Fire
From James Lloyd's Facebook page.Posting this in regards to the recent news of the destruction by fire of the nearby town of Lytton, which is nestled along the Fraser Canyon. One of Canada's true...
View ArticleThe State of Cartooning in India
From Live Wire.In June 2021, political cartoonist Manjul was informed by Twitter that the social media site had received a legal request from Indian authorities to take action against his profile....
View ArticleChina ramps up anti-Canada offensive
From The National Post.The cartoon is not exactly subtle. It depicts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sitting on what appear to be the skulls of Indigenous people, grave stones in the background.“We...
View ArticleMorten Morland Wins Cartoonist of the Year in the British Press Awards
From the Society of Editors.Morten Morland, of The Sunday Times and The Times, was chosen Cartoonist of the Year in the British Press Awards. The runner-ups were Ben Jennings (The Guardian), Chris...
View ArticleWorld Press Cartoon Awards Ceremony
From World Press Cartoon. The World Press Cartoon Awards ceremony will be live streamed this Saturday at 21:30 Lisbon time. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDRRWRMTXW-UA5ggkJ2AUCg
View ArticlePhotojournalist Danish Siddiqui Is Killed In Afghanistan
From National Public Radio.An exhausted Rohingya refugee woman touches the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, on...
View ArticleCopyright lawsuit proceeds against Disney and Pixar
From The National Post.If you were a student of animation at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., twenty years ago, you probably saw a 14-minute live-action low-budget student production about the...
View ArticleResults of World Press Cartoon 2121
Italian cartoonist Gio won first prize in the Gag category and the Grand Prize of the World Press Cartoon competition in Caldas da Rainha.Gio, "Digital Imprint", Il MundiarioFirst Prize, Caricature...
View Article"Buffalo News" Cartoonist Adam Zyglis Joins Byline Strike
From WBFO.Cartoons by Adam Zyglis have disappeared from the pages of The Buffalo News after he joined the byline strike by the Buffalo Newspaper Guild against owner Lee Enterprises. Adam posted the...
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