KAL wins Overseas Press Club Award for editorial cartooning - AAEC Kevin (KAL) Kallaugher is the winner of the 2026 Overseas Press Club Award for editorial cartooning. This is the sixth time KAL since 1998 that KAL has won the award. KAL’s winning portfolio spans car...

Congratulations to @kaltoons.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Overseas Press Club Award for editorial cartooning.
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Drawing the Line: An Evening with Political Cartoonists · The Media and Democracy Project Since before the founding of the country, there have been political cartoons, often mocking the powerful with sharp humor, capturing the absurdity of the moment, shaping public opinion, and even expos...

Join editorial cartoonists @anntelnaes.bsky.social, Steve Brodner, and Ruben Bolling for Drawing the Line, a virtual event Thursday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Eastern, co-hosted by @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social.
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1/5 Regulating shadow banning of press cartoonists Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/5 What is it? Shadow banning refers to the practice whereby a digital platform limits the visibility of a user's content or account without warning them. This practice affects many  cartoonists. Nearly 50% of cartoonists suspect they have been victims of a "shadow ban."  In Asia, cartoonists report greater suspicion in this regard. *Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

1/2 We’re halfway through our presentation of findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists & problems they encounter online. In this fifth post in the series we focus on “shadow banning” – unacknowledged suppression of free expression.
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CSotD: Humpday Just When We Needed It This may be a rerun, since the strip seems to be in that mode, but it’s timely enough to have Danny of an age to think of such things. It’s also timely because I’m trying to declutter and I have a box...

It's Humpday and just in time. Come have a laugh with Arlo & Janis, Becky Barnicoat, Between Friends, Edison Lee, F-Minus, Lola, Pearls Before Swine, Rubes, Speed Bump, Thatababy, the Other Coast & Wallace the Brave
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CSotD: With Liberty & Justice & Whatever Granlund offers attractive art and an odd concept, which is how readily, and how quickly, we have allowed ourselves to be dragged back into another interminable, self-destructive war in the Middle Eas...

With Liberty & Justice & Whatever. Pledge to come join Ann Telnaes, Dave Granlund, Drew Sheneman, Garth German, Gregory Kearney, Guy Body, Maarten Wolterink, Matt Davies, Morten Morland, Nicola Jennings, Pat Hudson, Rod Emmerson, Scott Stantis & You Damn Kid
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Don Landgren – AAEC

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4/6 Recommendations Moderation  No final decision should be based solely on algorithmic moderation: moderation based entirely on artificial intelligence will not accurately interpret the contextual, cultural, and political content of cartoons. Moderation decisions concerning journalistic and satirical content must be taken by specialised  teams, fully cognizant of  local issues, reflecting a diversity of sensibilities and representative of society, specifically trained in handling reports, working independently of national authorities and in close collaboration with specialist lawyers.

5/6 Recommendations cont. Reasoned decision Cartoonists must receive notice of any moderation measure affecting the visibility or dissemination of their content -, with reasons given, as with any moderation decision. Appeal Access to an appeal platform must be guaranteed in all circumstances and appeal mechanisms must be strengthened.

6/6 Find all the recommendations in the report. cartoonistsrights.org/under-pressure-report

2/2 Further recommendations on content moderation & how it can be improved for censored cartoonists. With @cartooningforpeace.bsky.social @freedomcartoonists.bsky.social @forhum.bsky.social @cgfoe.bsky.social et al.
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1/6 Press cartoonists facing online censorship Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights, Freedom Cartoonists, Reporters Without Borders

2/6 Findings Graphic: 43% of press cartoonists report having had at least one of their cartoons removed from a platform Graphic: 20% of press cartoonists have had their accounts temporarily suspended Graphic: 8% have had their accounts permanently closed In more than one in three cases, the platforms provided no explanation. *Data from the research “Online experience of press cartoonists: global survey on freedom of expression” conducted among more than 250 editorial cartoonists as part of a project supported by UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

3/6 Removal, suspension, closure "Political content" is the primary reason given. The vast majority of cartoonists appeal these decisions: less than half are successful.

1/2 Today, and through the coming week we present findings from last year’s survey of cartoonists and the problems they have encountered online. In this second post in the series we take a closer look at content moderation.
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Dennis Townsend – AAEC

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CSotD: Dark Laughter Instead of Tears I woke up in the mood for a Humpday this morning, until I started going through the cartoons and realized there were more laughs in the rest of the paper. Granted, it’s dark humor, but dark humor is h...

Today's Comic Strip of the Day "Dark Laughter Instead of Tears" featuring Ann Telnaes, Clay Jones, Dave Whamond, David Horsey, Drew Sheneman, Gregory Kearney, Matt Golding, Matt Wuerker, Mike Luckovich, Nick Anderson, RJ Matson, and Steve Brodner
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Jack Ohman wins 2026 Herblock Prize for Editorial Cartooning - AAEC Jack Ohman was announced as the winner of the 2026 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Pedro X. Molina was named as this year’s finalist. Ohman is the contributing cartoonist and columnist for th...

Congratulations to @jackohman.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning.
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CSotD: 1, 2, 3, What Are We Fighting For? Perhaps you have to be further away to see it clearly. Leahy views things from Australia, and apparently from there it appears that only Trump and Netanyahu think the war in Iran is a good idea, and a...

1, 2, 3, What are we fighting for? Ask Cathy Wilcox, Fiona Katauskas, Joel Pett, Matt Davies, Matt Pritchett, Paul Fell, Phil Hands, Rick McKee, Sean Leahy, Steve Brodner & Ted Rall
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David Cohen – AAEC

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The AAEC joins 40 other civil-society and press-freedom organizations condemning the arrest and detention of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez by ICE.

CSotD: March Forth Unto Hump Day Kim is losing her column and we’ll see where that leaves her. But her editor’s comment about not touching the comics is timely, because with Zits going into Mon-Sat reruns, our local paper is down to ...

March forth unto Hump Day, along with Andertoons, Betty, Between Friends, Dogs of C Kennel, F-Minus, Paul noth, Rico Schacherl, Scott Metzger, the Argyle Sweater & the Duplex
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CSotD: That Old Familiar Feeling This isn’t a Juxtaposition of the Day because it’s a Juxtaposition of 23 Years. Bramhall’s is current, Englehart’s ran back when we went into Iraq in 2003 with the same goal of stopping terror. Both c...

Explore that old, familiar feeling, along with Benjamin Slyngstad, Bill Bramhall, Bob Englehart, Dana Summers, David Sipress, Gary Varvel, John Buss, John Deering, Michael Ramirez, Morten Morland, Nick Anderson & Patrick Chappatte
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CSotD: Friday Frivolity But if your name is Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, your dreams just got shattered, because there aren’t enough Republicans to get you passed, or even enough to get rid of the filibuster rul...

Bill couldn't be SAVEd, so we're doing comedy instead of politics, along with Arctic Circle, Betty, Dennis Goris, Free Range, La Cucuracha, Madam & Eve, Pearls Before Swine, Red and Rover & Sherman's Lagoon
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in th...

Catch up on your editorial cartoons with this week's Cartoon Carousel from @politico.com:
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Al Goodwyn – AAEC

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Donald Trump as Punch the monkey | Political cartoons for Feb. 26 Thursday’s editorial cartoons include the state of the union, the White House Zoo, and the impact of artificial intelligence.

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CSotD: On Beyond SOTU A response to the braggadocio in Dear Leader’s speech. It’s not unusual for the SOTU to include some blue sky self-praise to go along with the more serious policy discussions, but this claim was not o...

SOTU is over, but we've no shortage of issues. Come explore them, with Chip Bok, Dana Summers, David Horsey, Dr. Macleod, Gregory Kearney, James Mellor, Kevin Necessary, Lisa Benson, Mike Lester, Mike Smith, Patrick Blower, Paul Duginski & Victoria Roberts
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Adam Zyglis – AAEC

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CSotD: Unequal and Opposite Reactions I suppose we should have seen it a half century ago, when people started buying “Archie Bunker for President” merchandise. As I’ve said here often, I watched “All in the Family” for several weeks befo...

For every action, there is an unequal and opposite reaction. Come join Adam Zyglis, Andy Bunday, Cathy Wilcox, Dave Granlund, Ivan Ehlers, Jon Ostrove, Matt Davies, Max Espinoza, Patrick Chappatte, Paul Fell, Rick McKee & Tom Toro
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CSotD: The War Between the States of the Union President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address tonight at 9 pm Eastern, one reason I miss living in Colorado, where news and sports came on at a decent hour. Winslow is right: 57% of Amer...

Gaslight is on TCM tonight & the State of the Union is also on TV. Make your choice with the help of Barry Blitt, Benjamin Slyngstad, Clay Bennett, Dennis Goris, John Deering, Nick Anderson, Paul Duginski, Prickly City & Zapiro
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Wes Rowell – AAEC

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#USA Find some of my cartoons at syracuse.com too!👇
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in th...

Check out the best editorial cartoons of the past week in Politico's Cartoon Carousel: www.politico.com/gallery/2026...

Steve Stegelin – AAEC

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CSotD: Randy Andy Pudding & Pie A busy week: In South Korea, former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for having attempted to overturn election results and make himself president again, while in Britain, former...

Randy Andy, pudding and pie, went to jail and who's to cry? Come join Ann Telnaes, Bill Bramhall, David Rowe, Becs, Graeme MacKay, Guy Venables, Jonathan Brown, Mike Luckovich, Patrick Bagley, Rick McKee & RJ Matson www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

DMA#35: Drawing on the Edge of the Authoritarian Abyss with Ann Telnaes & Patrick Chappatte "In an autocracy, the autocrat never picks up the phone. He doesn't have to."

Talking about our slide into authoritarianism and the media landscape with Patrick Chappatte @chappatte.bsky.social and Jason Chatfield @newyorkcartoons.bsky.social