The cartoon life of Matt Wuerker

From Politico.

"I have very little adult supervision" says Matt Wuerker, Politico's Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, who enjoys a colorful career sketching Trump, Pelosi, and other characters.

Drawing Trump

Matt Wuerker on Politico.

Eight of the United State’s top cartoonists show us how they lampoon the president.

AAEC Calls for Independent Investigation of LAPD's Rall Tape

From the AAEC website.

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists board calls for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Police Department’s tape of former AAEC president and member Ted Rall's jaywalking stop in 2001. An impartial review of the tape of this incident is badly needed in this case. 

Determining the truth in this matter is important to Mr. Rall's personal and professional reputation, and to the rights of journalists to freely express themselves. Furthermore, the Los Angeles Times should have demanded a higher standard of proof in this matter, and it is clear that Mr. Rall is owed a full and complete analysis of the 14 year old tape used to make a judgment about his actions. 

Should an independent investigation determine that Mr. Rall’s version of the events is accurate, we call upon the Los Angeles Times to publicly apologize, and make restitution. If it is also determined that the Los Angeles Police Department or a member of the police union manipulated the tape, as Mr. Rall alleges, they also owe Mr. Rall an apology and restitution.

"Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People" by Matthew Diffee

From NPR Books.

Matthew Diffee has been drawing cartoons for The New Yorker since 1999. When asked which comes first, the image or the words, he tells NPR's Scott Simon, "They both come at the same time. I start with words, but while I'm thinking words I'm picturing the drawing already."

Diffee has edited a best-selling volume of rejected New Yorker cartoons, and he has been honored by the National Cartoonists Society with a Reuben Award, which may be one of the few awards named for a deli sandwich. His new collection is called Hand Drawn Jokes for Smart Attractive People.

Interview Highlights:

Aislin, MacKinnon and Mou on "As It Happens"

From As It Happens.

Carol Off interviews Bruce MacKinnon, Theo Moudakis & Terry Mosher on CBC Radio's As It Happens.

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A few cartoons mentioned on the program:

"You Might Be From Manitoba If..."

MacIntyrePurcell has just published "You Might Be From Manitoba If..." by longtime Winnipeg Free Press editorial cartoonist Dale Cummings.

Here is a small sample of what is in store for you:

Blown Covers of The New Yorker (2)

Françoise Mouly interviewed by Mark Urycki on WKSU, Kent State University.

Politics of Fear by Barry Blitt

Four years ago, the New Yorker magazine published a cover drawing of Barack and Michelle Obama as Muslim terrorists in the Oval Office. That cover set off a howl of protests across the country.

Last Wednesday evening at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron, the art editor of the New Yorker showed some of the covers that the magazine did not make it to print. Françoise Mouly talks about her new book, “Blown Covers.”

Syrian Cartoonist Ali Ferzat Slideshow and Audio

From PRI's The World:

Slideshow: Syrian Cartoonist Not Silenced by Attack

BY CAROL HILLS ⋅ DECEMBER 16, 2011 ⋅

A cartoon by Ali Ferzat.

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