Walt Handelsman Leaves Newsday for Louisiana
The New Orleans Advocate has announced that it has hired editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman away from Newsday. Here’s Walt talking…
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Clay Jones to return to Freelance-Star
Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones, who was laid off from the Freelance-Star in 2012 due to budget cuts, is set to…
South Aussie Minister demands apology over cartoon and gets one
I’ll admit up front, that I wonder if this exchange between South Australian Minister Chloe Fox and The Advertiser Duke…
Tom Stiglich equates Redskins logo with Nazism, confederacy imagery
An editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich that ran in the New York Daily News has caused a bit of a…
South African cartoonist “Jerm” joins eNCA network
Editorial cartoonist Jeremy Nell, who goes by the pen name Jerm, has joined eNCA – the largest television news network…
Union-Tribute releases Steve Breen iPad app
The San Diego Union-Tribute has released an iPhone/iPad app for readers to get a month’s worth of Steve Breen editorial…
Henry Payne loses editorial cartooning job with Detroit News
Bill McGraw reports that Detroit News editorial cartoonist Henry Payne will no longer be drawing editorial cartoons for the paper….
Roy Peterson passes at age 77
Sad news from the Vancouver Sun. In more than 40 years with The Vancouver Sun, editorial cartoonist Roy Peterson won…
Profiled: Michael de Adder on cartooning in Nova Scotia
The Chronicle Herald profiles Michael de Adder who has two books out de PICTIONS (a collection of his editorial cartoons)…
Road Trip!! Mike Smith celebrates Nevada’s 150th birthday exploring the state
Las Vegas Sun editorial cartoonist Mike Smith and editorial page editor Matt Hufman set off to explore the great state…
Jim Lange’s son pens biography of father
Editorial cartoonist Jim Lange spent 58 years at The Oklahoman. He passed away in 2009. His son, Robert, has written…
Mike Rhode covers Jen Sorenson’s RFK Journalism award ceremony
Mike Rhode was on hand (and one of the judges) for the Robert F Kennedy Journalism award ceremony in Washington…
Times-Picayune editorial cartoonist Eldon Pletcher passes
From The Times-Picayune: Eldon Pletcher, The Times-Picayune’s editorial cartoonist from 1966 to 1984, died Sunday of emphysema and congestive heart…
Mayor proclaims tomorrow as Joel Pett Day
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has proclaimed that tomorrow is “Joel Pett Day”. The announcement was during a fund-raiser and opening…
AAEC changes leadership, Fiore becomes President
As of today, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists is under the leadership of Pulitzer Prize winning animation editorial cartoonist…