Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon prize winner list

Mike Rhode

ComicsDC blog (March 18 2024): https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/p/robert-f-kennedy-journalism-award.html

The cartoon committee met yesterday so this will be updated sometime in May. There are still a few gaps including pre-1983, and 1996. There might not have been an award for any of those years - the Best Editorial Cartoons doesn't list one for 1996.

Joel Pett wins RFK cartoon award for 2023

 The online-only award ceremony is here. Pett is around minute 20.

Here's D. D. Degg's coverage - https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/05/03/joel-pett-wins-2023-rfk-cartoon-award/

I was a judge for this again this year.

Clay Jones on his RFK award trophy

RFK Bust

"I really wanted to win the RFK because you win it with your work covering human rights, which to me are the most important issues journalists can cover."

https://claytoonz.com/2022/08/13/rfk-bust/

Clay Jones wins 2022 RFK Cartoon Award

 

 

Watch the awards here.

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon list updated

 A list of Robert F. Kennedy cartoon journalism awards

Incomplete list harvested from Wikipedia, Guide to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation Records, and other places - 

 1983

·  First Prize cartoons: Don Wright, Miami News

·  Citation, cartoon: Sam C. Rawls, The Atlanta Constitution

*1985

Paul Conrad

1986

·  Citation, cartoon: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: H. Clay Bennett, St. Petersburg Times

1987

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Bill Day, Detroit Free Press, "The Color Black 'n' Blue".

1990

Paul Conrad?

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Mike Peters, The Dayton Daily News.

*1992

·  Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times (per NY Times)

*1993

Paul Conrad?

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Don Wright, The Palm Beach Post, "Perot for President".

*1994

Mike Luckovich for cartoons that reflect positively on the disadvantaged.

Jack Higgins, finalist

1995

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Constitution.

1997

·  Cartoon: Doug Marlette, Newsday.

1998 - format changes to have winners in each category

1998

Dan Perkins (Tom Tomorrow)

1999

·  Domestic cartoon: Joel Pett, The Lexington Herald Leader.

2000

Domestic cartoon: Ted Rall
Universal Press Syndicate

2001

Domestic cartoon: Matt Davies
The Journal News

2002

Cartoon Prize: Signe Wilkinson
Philadelphia Daily News

2003

Cartoon: Dan Perkins ("Tom Tomorrow")  "This Modern World"          

2004

Cartoon: John Sherffius                        

2005

 Cartoon: Mark Fiore
 

2006

Cartoon: John Backderf
"The City"

2007

Clay Bennett

2008

Cartoon: Signe Wilkinson
Philadelphia Daily News

2009

Cartoon: Jack Ohman
The Oregonian

2010

Cartoon: Bill Day
Series of cartoons,
United Feature Syndicate

2011

Cartoon: Gary Varvel
"The Path to Hope"
The Indianapolis Star

2012

Cartoon: Stephanie McMillan
"The Beginning of the American Fall and Code Green"
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

2013

Cartoon: Jen Sorensen
 
2014

Cartoon: David Horsey
“Portfolio by David Horsey,”
Los Angeles Times

2015

Cartoon: Darrin Bell
"Darrin Bell 2014 Editorial Cartoons,"
The Washington Post Writers Group

2016

Cartoon: Angelo Lopez, “Editorial Cartoons,”
Philippines Today
 
2017

Cartoon: Mike Thompson, “The Flint Water Scandal,”
Detroit Free Press

2018

Cartoon: Ruben Bolling, Andrews McMeel Syndication, Boing Boing, Daily Kos, and GoComics
“Tom the Dancing Bug”
Syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication

 2019

Mark Fiore's “Family Separation in Cartoons”
KQED News and online news outlets

 2020

JD Crowe of the Alabama Media Group  

2021

"Invulnerable" from Thi Bui and The Nib

 2022 

Clay Jones

2023

Joel Pett

(updated 3/18/2024, marked with *)

Invulnerable from Thi Bui and The Nib wins RFK journalism award for best editorial cartoon

Invulnerable from Thi Bui and The Nib wins RFK journalism award for best editorial cartoon, even though it's perhaps rather a work of cartoon journalism / advocacy. You can see the award here at minute 21 - https://rfk-awards.hosted.events/Award_Ceremony

 

 

 I was one of the judges again this year, as were my colleagues shown here- Sara Duke, Sandy Northrop, Teresa Roberts Logan - and not in the screen capture -Theora Kvitka and Eric Shansby. Yes, the even number of judges meant a lot of wrangling.

A list of Robert F. Kennedy cartoon journalism awards

Incompletely harvested from Wikipedia - 

 1983

·  Cartoons: Don Wright, Miami News.

·  Citation, cartoon: Sam C. Rawls, The Atlanta Constitution

1986

·  Citation, cartoon: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: H. Clay Bennett, St. Petersburg Times.

1987

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Bill Day, Detroit Free Press, "The Color Black 'n' Blue".

1990

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Mike Peters, The Dayton Daily News.

1993

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Don Wright, The Palm Beach Post, "Perot for President".

1995

·  Honorable mention, cartoon: Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Constitution.

1997

·  Cartoon: Doug Marlette, Newsday.

1999

·  Domestic cartoon: Joel Pett, The Lexington Herald Leader.

2000

Domestic cartoon: Ted Rall
Universal Press Syndicate

2001

Domestic cartoon: Matt Davies
The Journal News

2002

Cartoon Prize: Signe Wilkinson
Philadelphia Daily News

2003

Cartoon: Dan Perkins ("Tom Tomorrow")  "This Modern World"          

2004

Cartoon: John Sherffius                        

2005

 Cartoon: Mark Fiore
 

2006

Cartoon: John Backderf
"The City"

2008

Cartoon: Signe Wilkinson
Philadelphia Daily News

2009

Cartoon: Jack Ohman
The Oregonian

2010

Cartoon: Bill Day
Series of cartoons,
United Feature Syndicate

2011

Cartoon: Gary Varvel
"The Path to Hope"
The Indianapolis Star

2012

Cartoon: Stephanie McMillan
"The Beginning of the American Fall and Code Green"
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

2013

Cartoon: Jen Sorensen
 
2014

Cartoon: David Horsey
“Portfolio by David Horsey,”
Los Angeles Times

2015

Cartoon: Darrin Bell
"Darrin Bell 2014 Editorial Cartoons,"
The Washington Post Writers Group

2016

Cartoon: Angelo Lopez, “Editorial Cartoons,”
Philippines Today
 
2017

Cartoon: Mike Thompson, “The Flint Water Scandal,”
Detroit Free Press

2018

Cartoon: Ruben Bolling, Andrews McMeel Syndication, Boing Boing, Daily Kos, and GoComics
“Tom the Dancing Bug”
Syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication

The rest of Mark Fiore's winning RFK Award portfolio

The press release for the 2019 Robert F. Kennedy journalism award for editorial cartooning linked only to Mark Fiore's submission of his animated cartoons about the border crisis entitled "Family Separation in Cartoons." However, he also submitted one long-form and multiple single panel cartoons which contributed to his winning the award. I wrote to him today asking about them and he added the rest of his submission to his website. 




I encourage everyone to check them out and reflect on them.

Mark Fiore wins the 2019 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award editorial cartoon category

From their press release on May 3rd:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 3, 2019 – Today, in celebration of World Press Freedom Day, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has announced the winners of its 2019 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Awards. The author of the winning book selection and first place winners in 13 categories - including high school and college print and broadcast, international and domestic print and photography, new media, cartoon and more - will all be honored at a ceremony on Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 pm at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Historian, author and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Book Award Chair Michael Beschloss will serve as master of ceremonies joining the organization’s President Kerry Kennedy and Journalism Award Chair, playwright and author Margaret Engel in presenting the awards.  The full list of winners for each category is included below.

Professional and student journalist winners of the 2019 Journalism Awards chronicled topics including firsthand accounts of asylum seekers as part of a migrant caravan, the horrors of human trafficking, sex abuse, and gang life, the war in Yemen, and much more.  Their fearless exploration of controversial topics comes at a time of continued attacks on the press by the current administration in the US and abroad. The 2019 Book Award will be awarded to author Shane Bauer for his book American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment (Penguin Press) exploring the horrors of for-profit prisons, which he witnessed as an undercover corrections officer.

....

2019 Journalism Award winners were selected from a pool of over 300 applicants in thirteen categories which are reviewed by professionals from across the media landscape.  The Book Award was chosen from a field of nearly 100 applicants. Judges for the award included historian and author Ted Widmer; Georgetown University Law Professor and author, Peter Edelman; and Harvard University Law Professor, Annette Gordon Reed.

Please see below for a complete list of this year’s winners & RSVP to our May 23rd Event: 

RSVP

“Family Separation in Cartoons”
KQED News and online news outlets
Mark Fiore

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award's Editorial Cartoon winners 2020-1983

Harvested from Wikipedia and the AAEC's website, here are the past winners.

2020: J.D. Crowe, "J.D. Crowe 2019 work," Alabama Media Group

2019: Mark Fiore

2018: Ruben Bolling, "Tom the Dancing Bug" Syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndication

2017: Mike Thompson, "The Flint Water Scandal," Detroit Free Press

2016: Angelo Lopez, "Editorial Cartoons," Philippines Today

2015: Darrin Bell, "Darrin Bell 2014 Editorial Cartoons," The Washington Post Writers Group

2014: David Horsey, "Portfolio by David Horsey," Los Angeles Times

2013: Jen Sorensen, self-syndicated

2012: Stephanie McMillan, "The Beginning of the American Fall and Code Green" South Florida Sun-Sentinel

2011: Gary Varvel, "The Path to Hope" The Indianapolis Star

2010: Bill Day, Series of cartoons, United Feature Syndicate

2009: Jack Ohman, The Oregonian

2008: Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Daily News

2007: Clay Bennett, Christian Science Monitor

2006: John Backderf, "The City"

2005: Mark Fiore

2004: John Sherffius

2003: Dan Perkins ("Tom Tomorrow"), "This Modern World"

2002: Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Daily News

2001: Matt Davies,The Journal News

2000: Ted Rall, Universal Press Syndicate

1999: Joel Pett, Lexington Herald Leader

1998: Dan Perkins ("Tom Tomorrow"), "This Modern World"

1997: Doug Marlette, Newsday

1996: Walt Handelsman, Times Picayune

1995: Ted Rall, Chronicle Features

1994: Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Constitution

1993: Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times

1992: Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times

1991: Wiley Miller, San Fransisco Examiner

1990: Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News

1988: Don Wright, Miami News

1987: Sam Rawls, Atlanta Constitution

1986: Bill Day, Detroit Free Press

1985: Paul Conrad, Los Angeles Times

1984: Doug Marlette, Charlotte Observer

1983: Don Wright, Miami News

Catching up with local photo ops - Chast, Horsey, Pastis and Brown

Roz Chast at Politics and Prose - https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/sets/72157644783747828/

David Horsey winning the RFK Journalism Award for cartooning and a special award for Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Aydin's March graphic story - https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/sets/72157645186302102/

Stephan Pastis in DC (that's Richard Thompson's Reuben award)- https://www.flickr.com/photos/42072348@N00/sets/72157645143521186/

Box Brown and Paul Aulisio's stop at Big Planet Comics - https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=42072348@N00&q=box%20brown

Jen Sorensen's RFK Journalism award photos

I forgot to get a picture of her with the bust, but here's a few shots of Jen Sorensen at the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award ceremony. She won for editorial cartooning and I was one of the five judges.

Gary Varvel receives RFK Journalism award for editorial cartoons

Tonight Gary Varvel received the RFK Journalism Award for editorial cartoons at the new US Institute of Peace. As one of the judges, I went to the award and got to http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmeet him and chat briefly about his Path to Hope series that won him the award.





There's a few more photographs here.

Did you photograph Bill Day at the RFK awards?

If so, he'd like to hear from you - " If you have any other photos taken during the RFK Awards, could you send them to me? I posed for a number of shots with people, but I don't know whose camera was being used. I especially would like to get a copy of my United Media Syndication Director, Lisa Wilson." You can write to Bill, care of me.

Bill Day's RFK Journalism award

Bill Day, winner of the 2010 RFK Journalism award for editorial cartooning.


Bill Day, winner of the 2010 RFK Journalism award for editorial cartooning, with 2010 Herblock award winner Matt Wuerker.


Bill Day, winner of the 2010 RFK Journalism award for editorial cartooning, with 2010 judges Sara Duke and Mike Rhode.

Bill Day wins 2010 RFK cartooning award.

Boy, I'm a judge for the thing, and I still get scooped by Cavna. Anyway, congratulations to Bill Day for winning this year's RFK Journalism award for cartooning. Bill's work calling attention to the health problems of poor children was quite striking.

Here's what the Foundation put out:

Cartoon Winner: Series of cartoons, Bill Day, United Feature Syndicate: Cartoonist Bill Day sheds light on the continuing problem of infant mortality in America, especially among minority populations. His unusual special project creates clear and easily-readable cartoons, raising public awareness, partly through a grassroots movement that led to the introduction of legislation and policy improvements.

RFK Journalism Awards and Ohman's cartoon win

The 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards were given out tonight, and as a judge, I was invited to attend. The others on the cartoon team were Sara Duke, Curator; Warren Bernard, Cartoon Historian and Nick Galifianakis, Cartoonist. The awards were in George Washington University's Jack Morton auditorium where Crossfire used to be filmed.

Jack Ohman of the Oregonian won the cartoon award. The letter we submitted to the RFK Center read:

We are pleased to award the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for cartoons to Jack Ohman of the Oregonian.

Two major themes emerged from this year’s cartoon entries – racism and the status of African-Americans in the wake of Barak Obama’s presidential campaign, and the plight of the 'average American' as a result of the devastating economic downturn.

Other frequent themes included torture and a lack of both human and legal rights for detainees in American custody, hunger, the rights of women, gay marriage, gun and urban violence, Cuban freedom and immigration reform.

Ohman's entries focused on several of these topics, but three cartoons in his submission were particularly noteworthy. Ohman left his drawing board to visit the Oregon Employment Department, the Portland Rescue Mission, and Loaves and Fishes, an institution that provides meals for senior citizens. He sat with those most vulnerable among us and then commented on their plight in perceptive cartoons that reflected not only the problems of his community, but his own compassionate sensibilities as well.

Ohman, by actually venturing out and practicing graphic journalism on behalf of the downtrodden, showed his sensitivity in dealing with issues of poverty. With this, he differentiated himself from his talented peers and the excellent work they submitted this year.

Jack Ohman's work exemplifies the goals of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. It is an honor to offer him this award.

These are typical cartoons of his for the year, very similar to many others submitted by other candidates - technically excellent, with solid clever ideas and good cartooning:




These are the three cartoons that made Ohman's work stand out and won him the award:





Also in attendance at the awards were cartoonists Joel Pett and Matt Wuerker. It was a pleasure to meet Joel and Jack and talk about cartooning.

RFK Journalism Awards reception report

I'm posting this because my wife thinks it's cool.

Last night, the RFK Journalism Awards had a reception for we (us?) judges downtown. Of the cartoon judges, half of us made it - namely Nick Galifianakis and me. The food was excellent and it was a pleasure to talk to Nick and the photo judges (who did their judging the same day we did, but were seemingly more contentious). The part Cathy thinks is cool is that Mrs. Ethel Kennedy was able to stop in and made a point of greeting everyone and shaking their hand and thanking them - which I thought was very nice. To avoid this being a totally content-free post, I will say that she recommended reading The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley which seems like a good idea to me too.

The actual award will be given to Jack Ohman later this month.

Jack Ohman wins RFK Journalism award

Sara Duke (foreground), Mike Rhode (seated) and Nick Galifianakis judging the 2009 RFK Journalism award for cartooning. Warren Bernard, the 4th judge, submitted his comments earlier.


RFK CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2009 ROBERT F. KENNEDY JOURNALISM AWARDS

4/13/2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Simone Greggs
202-463-7575, ext. 234
greggs@rfkmemorial.org

Washington, D.C. – The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights has announced winners of the nine professional and four student categories of the 41st Annual Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards. This year's winning journalists attacked diverse subjects including the risks faced by the workers who bring chicken to America's tables, the crackdown on rights and democracy in Russia under Vladimir Putin, the effects of gun violence in the United States and Guatemala, and new evidence about the conviction that led to the longest stretch of solitary confinement endured by any prisoner in modern U.S. history.

The RFK Journalism Awards honors outstanding reporting on issues that reflect Robert F. Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Winning pieces examine the causes, conditions and remedies of injustice and analyze relevant public policies and attitudes and private endeavors. The winning entries were selected by a panel of 40 judges in several rounds. The Journalism Committee, comprised of five advisors, chose the grand prize winner from the first place contenders in each category.

The RFK Journalism Awards will be presented at a ceremony on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at the ceremony. Winners receive a cash prize and a bust of Robert Kennedy created by Robert Berks. For more details on the event, please visit www.rfkcenter.org.

The winners of the 41st Annual RFK Journalism Awards (clipped to just the cartoonist):

Cartoon Winner: Jack Ohman, The Oregonian: Ohman's cartoons tackle a range of difficult topics including poverty and unemployment in Oregon, the practice of shuffling Oregon teachers suspected of molesting children to other schools, rising college tuition costs, and human rights in China. From civil rights to the election of our nation's first black President, from ethanol to the struggles of American families in the economic downturn, his graphic journalism on behalf of the downtrodden exudes an insightful sensitivity.


I was one of the judges for this with cartoonist Nick Galifianakis, librarian Sara Duke and collector and library cataloguer Warren Bernard.. It was quite interesting. All of the portfolios were full of good cartoons, and that didn't make deciding on a winner easy. Mr. Ohman won for a particular reason that made him stand out, but I won't mention it as I'm not sure how this award process actually works, but it's mentioned specifically in the judges' letter to the RFK Center.


Nick makes a point, and then because he's Greek, continues to make it.







The pile of portfolios we had to go through. It was really cool to see such a selection.

We're luck we had Nick - he had plenty of experience being a judge and helped us with the procedure, although Sara and I had begun before he arrived.