Go, Read: Ted Rall Addresses AAEC

Outgoing president Ted Rall has posted a letter addressing both the membership of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and the public. He humorously notes the horrific year, and cites 27 colleagues losing their jobs during the period, bringing the likely, full-time staffed cartoonist number under 40. He also cites some positives.

1. The Chicago Tribune hiring Scott Stantis.
2. The Birmingham News announcing their intention to hire an editorial cartoonist to replace the departing Stantis.
3. The Journal News reversing its decision to fire Matt Davies.
4. The Seattle P-I finding new life on-line instead of closing outright.
5. Attendance of this year's AAEC convention in Seattle despite all these problems.

Rall also said that there may be more guidelines soon from the organization covering areas like plagiarism, and says that next year's convention is in Portland, with 2011 perhaps in Florida. At this point, though, I hope you're reading Mr. Rall's statement and not my regurgitation of it.
 
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