Annual Convention

Annual Convention October 5-8

The AAEC and Association of Canadian Cartoonists will be joining with the Cartoon Art Museum in San Franscisco for a 3-day celebration of editorial art and political cartoonists, October 5-8, 2023.

Online registration is now open!


Awards: Fischetti to Judge

By
Alan Gardner

01Awards5FischettiLee Judge,
editorial cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, is this year’s winner of
the John Fischetti award for excellence in editorial cartooning. The winning
cartoon shows a soldier’s helmet perched on a rifle with the caption
“Price of Gas.” This is the second such win by Lee. He won the very first
Fischetti award back in 1982.

“The timing
is wonderful,” Lee says. “My job has recently become part-time and to win
a prestigious, national award like this gives encouragement not only to
me, but to the people who fought to keep my cartoons in the paper. Editorial
cartooning is struggling to survive, not because it lacks popularity, but
because it’s often not deemed absolutely crucial. I strongly disagree.
If we’re in a battle for readers, why get rid of the one person on a staff
best equipped to compete with television and internet?”

Mike Luckovich
and Michael Ramirez were named as honorable mentions.


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Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events.  Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.