What is an editorial cartoon?
• Newspaper editorial cartoons are graphic expressions of their creator’s ideas and opinions. In addition, the editorial cartoon usually, but not always, reflects the publication’s viewpoint. • Editorial cartoons are based on current events. That means that they are produced under restricted time conditions in order to meet publication deadlines (often 5 or 6 per week). • Editorial cartoons, like written editorials, have an educational purpose. They are intended to make readers think about current political issues. • Editorial cartoons must use a visual and verbal vocabulary that is familiar to readers. • Editorial cartoons are part of a business, which means that editors and/or managers may have an impact on what is published. • Editorial cartoons are published in a mass medium, such as a newspaper, news magazine, or the Web. • Editorial cartoons are tied to the technology that produces them, whether it is a printing press or the Internet. For printed cartoons, their size at the time
