above: the June 29, 2019 Vindicator headline (via Newseum) Just days after celebrating its sesquicentennial The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio announced that it will cease publication at the end of August 2019. Betty H. Brown Jagnow, Publisher and Mark A. Brown, General Manager notified readers: On June 25, 2019, The Vindicator turned 150 years old […]
From Micheal de Adder via Twitter and Facebook: The highs and lows of cartooning. Today I was just let go from all newspapers in New Brunswick. Michael de Adder was born, raised, and educated in New Brunswick province and was a regular presence in its newspapers. Brunswick News Inc., which owns the Saint John […]
One of the news stories getting attention from cartoonists this week has been the race for the Democratic nomination for president, and I’m giving Jeff Stahler honors not only for pointing out the actual stakes but for, I think, reflecting the opinion of thoughtful voters. It’s easy, even for relatively progressive cartoonists, to slip into […]