Whats Happening to Political Cartooning?
Currently, there are no full-time editorial cartoonists working at a newspaper in South Carolina. Newspapers all over the country are cutting back on their budgets, and staff such as reporters and cartoonists are some of the first personnel to be let go. Some of the nation’s largest newspapers have gone out of business. What are the trends for people getting their news? For more and more Americans, the internet, the blogosphere, “talk radio,” and the “24/7” TV news channels have become their primary source of news AND opinion. What does all of this mean for the future of political cartoons and political commentary in general? Will TV shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and the various blogs be the future? Kate has definite opinions and regularly discusses these issues with other political cartoonists through her membership in the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. Political Cartoons – Past, Present, and Future What is satire? What makes for a good political car
