Nationally Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist
The National Newspaper Association asked a few cartoonists to draw a cartoon for National Newspaper Week, which is this week, and I'm honored to be one of them. Technically, the Arkansas Press Association is in charge of the campaign this year and its executive director, Ashley Kemp Wimberly was gracious enough to ask me to... Continue Reading →
Just as I did with the RFK Award, I'm posting it here in case this blog is the only venue where you follow me. I won the Sigma Delta Chi Award last night. This award is given each year by the Society of Professional Journalists. I received an email a few days ago about the... Continue Reading →
Shireen Abu Akleh was an esteemed American-Palestinian journalist who was killed earlier this week in the West Bank city of Jenin, where Israeli forces have been making military arrests and raids. Abu Akleh was a reporter for Al Jazeera who's been reporting for the past 25 years on Palestinians living under Israel's military occupation. Millions... Continue Reading →
A lot of Russian propaganda outlets are being shut down in the west by western governments and private corporations. Russia state-owned outlets that have been operating freely in Europe and the United States, RT and Sputnik, have taken a huge hit and are being blocked. While the west is blocking Russia's fake news outlets, much... Continue Reading →
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace surprised viewers and many of his colleagues yesterday by announcing that this would be his last show and he was leaving the network, effective immediately. Shortly after, CNN announced the hiring of Wallace to be an anchor on their upcoming streaming service, CNN Plus. Wallace turned down a contract... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: I freelance for CNN. I draw one cartoon each week for their opinion newsletter. Now, if I worked for Fox News, I wouldn't have had to tell you that. CNN fired Chris Cuomo on Saturday. His show occupied the 9:00 PM timeslot which goes head-to-head nightly against MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show (who is... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, the Pulitzer Prizes announced the winners for what they perceived to be the best journalism from print and digital news outlets in 2020. This is a day journalists sit on the edge of their seats for in great anticipation. This year, the announcement was delayed until June when it's usually done in April. So,... Continue Reading →
The watchdog group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, issued a report that at least 30 journalists were killed worldwide last year. Other agencies have the number as high as 50. Afghanistan and Mexico are considered the most dangerous places in the world for a journalist to work. Four journalists in Mexico were assassinated in 2020... Continue Reading →
One of my biggest problems with Donald Trump is that the leader of the free world is supposed to set an example for the rest of the world to follow and be a champion of freedom. That includes freedom of the press because even as a president may fight with journalist, he is still supposed... Continue Reading →
OK. I'll bite. Hey, China. Why is Donald Trump such a racist? During yesterday's shitshow disguised as a press conference, Trump deflected from his agenda of boasting about himself and lying about the "success story" that is his response to the coronavirus, to once again demonstrate to the nation that he is a huge racist.... Continue Reading →
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