Journalist’s Trade

The role of humor in editorial cartoons is being debated.

‘The future of editorial cartooning in America is uncertain, but the past holds lessons for us all.’

‘The resulting sameness of so much of our work has left us vulnerable.’

‘… a drawing can pierce the emotional heart of a story deeper than the most gifted verbal lapidaries.’

A cartoonist offers reasons why editorial page cartoons need to survive.

Editorial page editors and business decisions combine to weaken what is the strength of editorial cartoons.

Using a curriculum overseen by AAEC, teachers can give students “a clearer understanding of the enduring value of this daily newspaper art form.”Short of a diabolical plan to have members…

Our cartoonist called Florida the place where ‘America is working out its fate.’

‘Take a job under impossible conditions and you invariably get fired.’

Unexpected benefits are found by some publishers, while others don’t even bother to ask readers about the cartoon’s impact.