June 10, 2005
AAEC Opens With Hate Mail Discussion
One of the recurring issues covered here is the ongoing decline of editorial cartooning in terms of both shrinking newspaper circulation and an increased hostility for political humor that dares venture far to the other side of the fence from where readers are playing.
This report from the first day of the
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) meeting in Sacramento relays some of the stronger disagreements cartoonists have received in recent years. I'm not certain why anyone would respond to a cartoonist's opinion by wishing death for the cartoonist or the cartoonist's family, but there it is. While death threats are nothing new, the report says most participants feel an increased sensitivity when it comes to national political issues.
Here's a piece about the
Mail and Guardian being painted by the perception of an editorial cartoon they thought they had already dealt with and apologized for.
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