Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Matt Wuerker interviewed by National Press Club
'The right to be offended': Political cartooning in an ideologically divided country
By Jim Kuhnhenn
Press Freedom Fellow, jkuhnhenn@press.org
National Press Club Journalism Institute June 15, 2020
https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/2020/06/15/the-right-to-be-offended-political-cartooning-in-an-ideologically-divided-country/
Sara Duke speaks at LOC in 10 minutes
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June 16 2:00-3:00 pm ET | 20th-Century Political Cartoons at the Library of Congress https://loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/office-hours/ Join curator Sara W. Duke of the Prints & Photographs Division, to learn how to access the Library's online collection of 20th-century political cartoons. She will also discuss strategies for exploring the work of Herbert L. Block, the editorial cartoonist known as a Herblock, who, during the course of his 72-year career, drew his opinion on events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, gun control, and global warming. |
Monday, June 15, 2020
Saturday, June 13, 2020
That darn Wumo and Flashbacks
It's okay not to be funny sometimes [Wumo]
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What WASPs flew ["Flashbacks"]
Thomas Calhoun
The Post on If Found...'s notable videogame storytelling
'If Found...' sets a new standard for the visual novel [videogame animation; in print as A new standard for the visual-novel genre]
Mark Wheatley remembers Denny O'Neil
-- Mark Wheatley
Big Planet Comics Final order cutoff
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Friday, June 12, 2020
Flugennock's Latest'n'Greatest: "Visible From Orbit"
"Visible From Orbit"
http://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3013
So, as I suspected... Mayor Bowser doesn't really give a rat's ass about the MPDC terrorizing and murdering Black citizens of DC, or about protesters being tear-gassed and run off the street so Trump can do his foto op at St. John's Church, or our city being invaded by the goddamn 82nd Airborne — she just wanted to own Trump and nab some TV time.
Not even a week after painting "Black Lives Matter" in huge-ass letters taking up two blocks of 16th Street between K Street and Lafayette Park, she was browbeating the city council to "slow down" on police "reform" (clipping from Washington Post, June 11 2020).
New York City mayor De Blasio, not to be outdone, decided to name one street in each borough "Black Lives Matter Street" — after allowing the NYPD to also terrorize, beat, torture and murder New Yorkers for the better part of a week.
Still, there was no topping Bowser. All De Blasio did was put up a bunch of crummy street signs; Bowser's hypocrisy is visible from orbit.
NPR on animated series Central Park and Kipo
'Central Park': A Musical Drawn To New York
Pop Culture Happy Hour June 12, 2020
'Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts' Returns, Weirder And Warmer Than Ever
Weldon on Netflix's Kipo
'Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts' Returns, Weirder And Warmer Than Ever
Cavna on Goodwyn's controversial cartoon
South Carolina newspaper apologizes for 'offensive' cartoon satirizing the 'black community' and Democrats
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Al Goodwyn wins DC Society of Professional Journalists' Dateline Awards for editorial cartooning
Editorial Cartoon
Winner: Al Goodwyn,The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Goodwyn editorial cartoons
Finalist: Alexander Hunter, The Washington Times, Hunter editorial cartoons
Fredericksburg's Free Lance-Star is one of his clients that published the three cartoons in his submission in 2019.
The Lily's latest
White people: The burden to figure out how to be a better ally is on us
This moment in history requires us to do more, and to truly examine ourselves
Katie Wheeler
June 7 2020
Cavna talks to protest artists including cartoonists
George Floyd's death has inspired powerful protest art: 'I needed to have another way of seeing him'
Washington Post June 11, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/06/11/protest-art-black-lives-matter/
Lupi McGinty and Malaka Gharib are the cartoonists.
Cavna on this week's Missouri editorial cartoon upset
'Horrified' Missouri newspaper owners resign over 'racist' police cartoon — published by their dad
Al Goodwyn becomes the latest editorial cartoonist to upset a newspaper
Al's a personal friend of ComicsDC, and while I personally may not agree with his politics and cartoons,* he's a good guy, not a troll, and was doing a cartoonist's job in raising issues via a comic. I think the newspaper should have had the courage of its convictions to stand by him since the editors knew they hired a conservative cartoonist, and this cartoon isn't any more extreme than others they've run from Al.
I've included the note that he sent to the Daily Cartoonist too.
Newspaper Apologizes For Divisive Cartoon
The Daily Cartoonist contacted Al Goodwyn, who was kind enough to respond:
Thanks, DD. I appreciate you reaching out. The cartoon was not intended to be hurtful; however, clearly it was. I wanted to be respectful with the depiction of the woman and children, portraying their care for each other as sincere and the concern on their faces indicative of the current racial strife they face. My intent in the cartoon was to project the Democrat party lacking in care and effective measures, yet continuing to be supported. I stand by that intended message. I've had emails from those offended which have allowed me to have lengthy, respectful conversations with them on the cartoon's subject. Those conversations have given me a feel for the elements of the cartoon that were offensive and I'll take that lesson into future cartoons. Sincerely, Al.
Seneca Journal slammed for controversial cartoon; paper apologizes
- Brookley Cromer, Matthew Ablon
- June 10 2020
- https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/seneca-journal-slammed-for-controversial-cartoon-paper-apologizes/article_7a58a882-ab97-11ea-9a04-f3826e1a011a.html