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UPDATE: American/Canadian cartoonist convention cancelled | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/canadian-cartoonist-convention-postponed/March 18, 2020- 3/27/20 UPDATE: The 2020 AAEC+ACC cartoonist convention has been officially cancelled. Wes Tyrell, President of the Association of Canadian Cartoonists, said, “We just heard today from the Canadian Feds, who were hosting a big chunk of the convention, that they must postpone until an undetermined date. We are effectively off...
Joel Pett steps down as CRNI President; Matt Wuerker takes reins | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/pett-steps-down-as-crni-president-wuerker-takes-reins/March 4, 2020- From the Cartoonists Rights Network International comes the following announcements: https://cartoonistsrights.org/crni-president-joel-pett-retires/ After some fifteen years in the role Joel Pett—multi-award winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald Leader—has decided to retire from the Presidency of Cartoonists Rights Network International’s board of directors. Cartoonists from across the world can attest...
BUY THE BOOK! SUPPORT THE CARTOONISTS! | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/buy-the-book-support-the-cartoonists/January 27, 2020- “FRONT LINES: Political Cartooning and the Battle for Free Speech” is now available online! Published as a companion to the 2019 Billy Ireland Museum exhibit of the same name, FRONT LINES features lots of cartoons, and essays by Joel Pett, Lucy Caswell, Roslyn Mazer, Rob Rogers and Matt Wuerker. $20...
Contest deadlines! Get your contest deadline here! | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/contest-deadlines-get-your-contest-deadline-here/January 3, 2020- The new year is here and that can only mean one thing — award season is upon us. Here are the deadlines and links to all the upcoming national contests editorial cartoonists can enter in 2020. Please note: Some contest deadlines and details were not available as of press time....
Letter from the AAEC President | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/letter-from-the-aaec-president-2/December 31, 2019- The votes are in — Congratulations to new AAEC Board members Jen Sorensen (President-elect) and Tim Campbell (Director). Tim has been elected for a 2-year term, and Jen will step up to President in January 2021. Elected to another term and returning to the Board are Mike Thompson (Vice President),...
Come to Canada in 2020 | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/come-to-canada/December 16, 2019- Our Canadian cartoon compatriots have been hard at work on a joint convention between the AAEC and the ACC next spring — May 14-17. Wes Tyrell has just updated the registration and hotel info, and sent along this message: “Season’s greetings! “Please share this update with your members and I...
MSM catches Rob Rogers fever | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/msm-catches-rob-rogers-fever/June 18, 2018- The reporting on Rob Rogers’ firing continued over the weekend, with Fox News (!), the New York Times (again) and an interview with friend Joel Pett via Cartoonists Rights Network International — normally an organization that reports on oppression of the press in other countries. Not, you know, America. ...
Two takes on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, from both ends of the spectrum | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/two-takes-on-the-pittsburgh-post-gazette-from-both-ends-of-the-spectrum/June 18, 2018- Two more views of Rob Rogers’ termination—the first from a rightwing columnist who thinks the media is over-reacting and the outrage is fake: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/no_the_firing_of_the_pittsburgh_postgazette_cartoonist_is_not_a_threat_to_free_speech.html A few things to mention: The writer used to work as an editorial page editor for the Investor’s Business Daily who, it should be noted, canned conservative...
A statement of solidarity with the Capital Gazette | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/a-statement-of-solidarity-with-the-capital-gazette/June 29, 2018- "We stand with our brothers & sisters at the Capital Gazette. Journalism is the only profession specifically protected in the Constitution, yet our lives are under daily threat these days from those who would silence inconvenient facts & informed opinions." — Pat Bagley, President AAEC...
Here’s your Rob Rogers Trump termination rodeo [UPDATED] | Post
https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/heres-your-rob-rogers-trump-termination-rodeo/June 15, 2018- The media has —justifiably— reacted strongly to the firing of cartoonist Rob Rogers by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Here's what's been posted in the last 24 hours. More to follow no doubt. Washington Post Michael Peterson Huffington Post The Detroit Free-Press The Hill The Wrap Philly.com Poynter CBS Yahoo Daily Kos...
