By: Dave Astor The fate of The Courier-Journal of Louisville's open editorial cartoonist position remains up in the air.
"We still haven't decided what to do," said David Hawpe, editorial director of the Kentucky paper, when contacted today by E&P.
Nick Anderson, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, left The Courier-Journal this February after accepting a job offer from the Houston Chronicle. Since then, The Courier-Journal has continued to publish cartoons -- including the work of Anderson (distributed via the Washington Post Writers Group) and freelance cartoons by local artists.
When might the paper hire a successor to Anderson, or perhaps decide not to hire anyone? Hawpe said he didn't know the timetable at this point. He did report that The Courier-Journal has received job inquiries from cartoonists around the country -- inquiries that were probably unsolicited because Hawpe doesn't think his paper has advertised to replace Anderson.
With the number of staff editorial cartoonist slots shrinking around the country, any possible opening is of great interest to political artists.
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