An illustrated history of Charlie Hebdo

The following is a presentation I gave last week in Toronto at the 102nd Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

You will find here cartoons from both versions of Charlie Hebdo as well as a few cartoons I drew after the shooting in their offices on January 7th 2015.

Edmonton Journal under fire for "anti-Semitic" cartoon

From the Canadian Jewish News.

The Edmonton Journal is under fire for publishing a cartoon that many believe is anti-Semitic.

On Aug. 1, the Journal ran an editorial cartoon by veteran contributor Malcolm Mayes, which criticized the recent Capital One hack in which the data of six million Canadians was potentially compromised, including social insurance numbers and bank account information.

The 24th International Cartoon Contest "Humour a Gallarate" Italy 2019

Francisco Puñal Suárez in Mundiario.

More than 300 cartoonists from around the world sent a thousand works to this event, which was inaugurated at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Gallarate in Italy, and will remain open until September 15.

Instagram Deletes Then Restores a Matt Bors Cartoon

Instagram deletes a Matt Bors political cartoon criticizing white supremacy & violence for ... espousing violence and violating their community standards.

After Rolling Stone wrote about it, the cartoon was restored to his social media feed.

UPDATE

MacKay Cartoon Sets New Record

From National Newswatch.

The above cartoon by Hamilton Spectator cartoonist Graeme Mackay, about Jody Wilson Raybould and Jane Philpott's run as independents against Justin Trudeau, has been posted on the National Newswatch site since last May 28th. Try beating that!

"A Very Stable Genius" / Mike Luckovich

From ECW Press.

How do you poke fun at a man who’s so absurd he practically satirizes himself? 

Even two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich admits it’s been a challenge covering the Cheeto-in-Chief in his internationally syndicated political cartoons. 

I wish I'd drawn... (54)

...this wonderful cartoon (from January 2018) by Clay Jones.