Friday, May 12, 2017

My cartoon in the 5th Niels Bugge Cartoon Awards


This cartoon, originally published in University of Ottawa's Tabaret magazine, was selected, among 1287 entries, for the exhibition and catalogue of the 5th Niels Bugge Cartoon Awards in Viborg, Denmark. The theme was "Communication".

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Report on the Situation of Cartoonists Worldwide

From Yahoo! News.

Illustration by Riber Hansson

Ten countries including Russia, Turkey and India have been condemned for censoring, locking up or threatening cartoonists in a new report published Friday.

The Cartooning for Peace group said cartoonists were increasingly becoming the victims of repressive crackdowns on free speech.

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Brian Gable wins 2016 National Newspaper Awards

Cartoon by Brian Gable

Brian Gable, cartoonist for The Globe and Mail, won the 2016 National Newspaper Award in the editorial cartooning category.

David Parkins, also from The Globe and Mail, and Guy Badeaux (Bado) of Le Droit were the other finalists.

Friday, May 5, 2017

Postmedia apologizes to Alberta Sikhs for Harjit Sajjan cartoon

From Yahoo News.



Postmedia has apologized for a political cartoon that sparked outrage among members of Alberta's Sikh community.

On Tuesday, the Edmonton Sun and other Postmedia publications portayed Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan stewing in a cauldron with the label "Lies."

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Bob Mankoff named humour editor for Esquire

Michael cava in The Washington Post.



Bob Mankoff didn’t wait long to let the other cartoon shoe drop.

One day after he officially stepped down as cartoon editor of the New Yorker, Mankoff has been named cartoon and humor editor of Esquire, Hearst Magazines is announcing today.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

17th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (Results)



Grand Prize: Mary E. Lurvey, USA
The jury (composed of five members of the Canadian Committee of World Press Freedom) met on April 11th to select the winners of the 17th World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition.

The theme, this year, was "F for Fake".