editorial cartoons

• Editorial cartoons

• Effectiveness of Cartoons As a Uniquely Visual Medium for Orienting Social Issues

Despite the perception in some quarters that cartoons constitute an important medium for framing social issues, they are often dismissed on the grounds of political absurdity and ideological insignificance. Cartoons are seen as offering just "passing chuckles" rather than any "deep reflection" on social issues. The perception may be related to the cartoon's discursive spatial limitation and its very nature as a visual mode of communication. Visual modes of communication are deemed deficient in performing analytical communication. By grounding cartoons within a theory of visual semiotics and visual persuasion, this paper attempts to address some of the concerns raised about the effectiveness of editorial cartoons. It attempts to find out how cartoons, as uniquely visual forms of communic...

• Journalism and Communication Monographs
• Vol. 11 Nbr. 2, July 2009

• Polls and elections: editorial cartoons 2.0: the effects of digital political satire on presidential candidate evaluations.

On December 12, 2005, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists held a protest they referred to as "Black Ink Monday" in response to the cut o...

• Presidential Studies Quarterly
• Vol. 38 Nbr. 4, December 2008

• Report to Readers: Editorial Cartoons Poke Fun, Provoke

I hadnt planned to discuss editorial cartoons this week; I figured, in fact, that the subject was old terrain. But here we go again. All because a Sept. 10 political cartoon by Pat Oliphant irked several readers. How could you run it? they asked. And they charged, almost to the person, that the cartoon reached a new low, as one e-mailer opined.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• September 21, 2005

• Reader Relishes Editorial Cartoons

I'm sure you won't stop putting political cartoons in your paper because some big babies don't like them. I love the cartoons, and your editorial page is the first page I turn to, even before the comics page. I cut out my favorites and have a rather big folder full of them. Keep up the good work.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• October 06, 2010

• Strident Editorial Cartoons a New Phenomenon?

When I field complaints about the Telegraph Herald editorial page, they rarely involve the words - the TH editorial, the syndicated columnists or letters to the editor. Most complaints concern the editorial cartoons. Folks object to the cartoonists'opinions, or portrayals or a lack of objectivity. (Not that editorial cartoons are supposed to be objective ...)

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• September 25, 2007

• Report to Readers: Seeking the Line On Editorial Cartoons

Do you intend to publish the editorial cartoons that have caused so much disruption? Why or why not? I was going to begin by telling you that weve been hit with an organized e-mail, letter-writing campaign actually the same letter with various names attached about the controversial publication of cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• February 14, 2006

• Cartoonist Drawn to Sharp Views

Steven Lane/The Columbian Battle Ground resident Monte Wolvertons editorial cartoons are syndicated to more than 850 newspapers around the world. He is the son of the late Basil Wolverton, a prominent illustrator who grew up in Vancouver.

• The Columbian
• July 08, 2011

• The Road to Spending $22 Million ; with Many Projects Still to Come, Getabout Project Keeps Transit a Hot Topic.

Inside Ted Curtis' desk drawer at the GetAbout Columbia office is a folder labeled "Rage against cyclists." It holds a collection of editorial cartoons and news clippings on motorist/cyclist confrontations. HOW GETABOUT WILL SPEND ITS GRANT MONEY

• Columbia Daily Tribune
• July 26, 2010

• Editorial Cartoons Merely Political Satire

In response to Jeffery O. Johnson's letter ("Tired of Obama cartoons," Readers' Forum, Sept. 27), I wonder if he was as offended by such "mean-spirited" cartoons only a few years ago during the Bush administration. It is extremely ironic that those who are critical of President Obama are labeled rude or even racist when, just a few years ago, the majority of the media bashed Bush without penalty. Political cartoons are exactly what they claim to be: cartoons. They are created to make light of political happenings and come from both the right and the left. The Deseret News promotes no political party by printing political satire. Lauren Geis

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• October 01, 2010

• Feedback Will Make Pages Better ; Overall, Do Our Columns and Editorial Cartoons Strike a Balance? That's What We Want You to Tell Us.

These are tricky times in the opinion trade. Time was, people took the opinion of a columnist or of a newspaper's editorial board at face value. That an editorial or column favored or opposed a particular policy meant simply that the authors or author held that particular view on that particular topic. Readers didn't read much else into it and certainly didn't try to use that expression of thought as evidence of malfeasance on the part of anyone associated with the news organization. Things are very different now. Readers are on high alert for bias in the news they consume. In this environment, a published opinion, either an editorial or a column, can serve as confirmation of institutional bias rather than an attempt to bring some insight to a topic.

• Portland Press Herald
• August 28, 2005