“Zippy” talks about “Peanuts”
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith talks about the influence of Charles Schulz on his work (scroll down to bottom of page). The article above Bill’s Q&A is a piece on the impact of the Peanuts comic strip.
Posted on: November 3, 2005
David Horsey wins award for population reporting
E&P has a blurp on David Horsey and his winning of the The Population Institute’s Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. I’m sure he’ll be placing this one next to his 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Link
Doug Marlette speaking engagements
For those of you in the Winston-Salem area, you can attend the Salem College Center for Women Writers monthy meeting on November 10 and listen to Pulitzer Prize editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette lecture and slide show on his comic strip “Kudzu.” You can also attend a local “Eat, drink, and be literary” festival where Doug […]
Brian Bassett designs license plate
Beginning January 3, citizens of Washington state can purchase a license plate designed by Adam@home and Red and Rover cartoonist Brian Bassett. Proceeds will benefit state-wide pet spay/neuter programs. Link
Signe Wilkinson to receive local award
Signe Wilkinson, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist and editorial board member of the Philadelphia Daily News, will receive our 2005 Media Excellence Award. Signe will inform and entertain us with a slide show of her incisive cartoons, caricature, and commentary. Link
Knight Ridder not likely to find buyer
In a follow up story from yesterday, Knight Ridder has been urged to sell itself, but so far the pool of suitors is, well, not pooling. The nation’s second-largest newspaper publisher was effectively put on the block Tuesday, after its largest shareholder urged it to sell itself. But rival newspaper companies and private-equity firms aren’t […]