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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]