By: Dave Astor With the news today that yet another editorial cartoonist job is being lost, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President Nick Anderson slammed the newspapers dropping these staffers.
"Everyone understands that these are tough times for newspapers, but they have gone from full panic mode to suicide mode," Anderson said in a statement. "Many editorial cartoonists are part of the online reinvention and renaissance of their newspapers through blogs and animation."
The Houston Chronicle/Washington Post Writers Group creator added: "Newspapers that eliminate the editorial cartooning position are being incredibly shortsighted. Research shows that readers are drawn to visual content. Without a staff editorial cartoonist, they are foreclosing on a significant opportunity for building their readership base in the Internet age.
"They shouldn't be eliminating cartoonists, they should be shining a light on them and harnessing their potential for building a loyal readership and fostering vigorous dialogue."
It was learned today that editorial cartoonist Stuart Carlson is being forced to take a buyout from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The E&P story about the Universal Press Syndicate-distributed creator can be seen
here.
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