World Press Photo 2019 - Winners

On the Artsy website.

Photo of the Year

Crying Girl on the Border, John Moore, Getty Images

For 62 years, World Press Photo’s independent jury has recognized the photojournalists who best capture critical events around the globe.

US Supreme Court Will Hear Ted Rall's Anti-SLAPP Case

From the AAEC website.

Cartoonist Ted Rall is one step closer to getting his day in court: the California Supreme Court has granted his Petition for Review in his anti-SLAPP lawsuit against the Los Angeles Times. 

Rall had been attempting to sue the newspaper for wrongful dismissal and defamation, after he was fired as a contributor by the newspaper in 2015. 

I wish I'd drawn... (51)

...these wonderful cartoons by The Toronto Star cartoonist Theo Moudakis.

Premier Doug Ford* is risking getting into hot water with Ontarians by ordering a redo of the “three men in a hot tub” trillium logo.

Instagram deletes a Clay Jones anti-hate speech cartoon

After Clay Bennett, fellow cartoonist Clay Jones falls victim to "Community Guidelines" on hate speech and symbols.

Cartoonists Rights Wins 2019 Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award

From Index on Censorship.

Winner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award, Cartoonists Rights Network International monitors threats and abuses against editorial cartoonists worldwide.

Steve Benson finds a new home at the Arizona Mirror

From the Arizona Mirror website.

Did you see Steve Benson’s cartoon today?

Since late January, the answer to that question for Arizonans who grew up with his daily skewering of the powerful on the editorial pages of The Arizona Republic was, sadly, “No,” because Benson was laid off by Gannett, the Republic’s parent company.

Facebook deletes a Clay Bennett anti-hate group cartoon

From the AAEC website.

On March 28, Facebook summarily deleted a week-old editorial cartoon by PulitzerPrize-winning political cartoonist Clay Bennett, and then warned him his complaint about the deletion had violated the site's community standards & deleted that.