Comic Riffs: political cartoons


Posted at 12:13 PM ET, 12/13/2011

MY BIAS: Is a newsroom’s political cartoonist a ‘journalist’? A Poynter chat sheds light

By Michael Cavna  |  12:13 PM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  poynter, political cartoons, plagiarism

Posted at 08:37 PM ET, 11/29/2011

HERMAN CAIN: Behind the lines, Luckovich sparks our Cartoon of the Day

By Michael Cavna  |  08:37 PM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike luckovich, political cartoons

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 07/11/2011

Fresh off Press Club award, author insists that the American political cartoon still matters

By Michael Cavna  |  10:59 AM ET, 07/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stephen hess, sandy northrop, national press club, political cartoons

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 04/22/2011

THE WEEK IN POLITICAL CARTOONS: From the Pulitzer to Post.com

By Michael Cavna  |  01:06 PM ET, 04/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  political cartoons

Posted at 02:34 PM ET, 03/28/2011

END OF THE LINE: Lloyd Dangle will end ‘Troubletown’ comic in April [UPDATED]

By Michael Cavna  |  02:34 PM ET, 03/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  comic riffs, lloyd dangle, tom tomorrow, troubletown, alternative political cartoons

Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 03/15/2011

POLITICAL HUMOR: New Iranian cartoon site launched

By Michael Cavna  |  10:27 AM ET, 03/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  comic riffs, nik kowsar, iranian political cartoons

Posted at 10:50 AM ET, 05/21/2010

THE RIFF: A day after 'Draw Muhammad,' the political cartoon gets a powerful reminder

The power of the cartoon remains. The ability of a single sketched image to provoke, prompt, incite, summon or inflame -- a virility and virality sometimes questioned in a new-media age -- is intact. Whether deemed to have been...

By Michael Cavna  |  10:50 AM ET, 05/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Riffs, The Riffs | Tags:  Doug Marlette, Everybody Draw Muhammad Day, Herb Block, Herblock, Lars Vilks, Library of Congress, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Molly Norris, Political Cartoons