Tony Auth passes at age 72
Really sad news. From the New York Times: PHILADELPHIA ? Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Tony Auth, whose sharp and creative…
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Profiled: Pat Oliphant’s body of work is a history lesson
Oliphant’s cartoon from September 13, 2001 (Pat Oliphant/Universal Uclick) Les Daly interviews legendary editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant in The Atlantic:…
Matt Davies starts staff cartooning job at Newsday
From Newsday’s Rita Ciolli on how Matt Davies landed the Newsday gig: Here?s how he got to Newsday. The decision…
Nate Beeler wins John Fischetti award
The Columbus Dispatch editorial cartoonist Nate Beeler was named this year’s John Fischetti award winner for 2014. The award is…
Jack Ohman launches fictional candidacy for California governor
Last week Sacramento Bee staff editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman launched a campaign for governor of California with a fictional character…
Profiled: Joe Fournier and his cartoons for The Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Reader profiles freelance editorial cartoonist Joe Fournier who has been been sharing the editorial page with staff cartoonist…
Cartoonist Rights Network International awards courage award to Indian and Palestinian women
For the first time ever, The Cartoonists Rights Network International has awarded its Courage in Editorial Cartooning to a woman…
Journal Gazette editorial cartoonist Dan Lynch passes at age 67
Former Journal Gazette (Ft. Wayne, IN) editorial cartoonist Dan Lynch has passed away at the age of 67. According to…
Video: Steve Benson caricatures the public
Most staff editorial cartoonists churn out several editorial cartoons a week. Depending on the paper, they might have other tasks…
Dick Locher exhibit runs Aug 20 – Sept 28
From the Chicago Tribune: North Central College will showcase works by artist Dick Locher in an exhibit titled “Dick Locher:…
Newsday hires Matt Davies
Fabulous news from Newsday. The paper has hired Pulitzer Prize-winning Matt Davies as their new staff editorial cartoonist. He’ll begin…
Sorensen, Tomorrow, Rogers win Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia has announced this year’s awards for best in alternative journalism. In the category for cartooning,…
Profiled: Xavier Bonilla against Ecuadorian state censorship
Interesting piece Committee to Protect Journalists regarding Xavier Bonilla, better known as Bonil and his struggles with a state sponsored…
PlanetPOV sucking up the cartooning internets
If you’re an editorial cartoonist, you may want to check out PlanetPOV to see if your work is being used…
Etta Hulme passes age 90
Sad news from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Etta Hulme, a longtime Star-Telegram editorial cartoonist who rose to national prominence with…