Two Editorial Cartoonists Depart Their Staff Positions

Two editorial cartoonist-related vocational moves slip briefly into the spotlight, distressing only for the matter-of-fact reflection of print publishing's decline and the expected role of cartoonists in the shape of such publications moving into a dominant social-media age.

* an ABC affiliate serving Mississippi notes that the Jackson-based Clarion-Ledger's Marshall Ramsey is shifting into a bigger role at a local radio station, replacing a Clarion-Ledger reporter/broadcaster who is moving more fully into teaching. Ramsey is said to be continuing his cartoons, and given he was moved to part-time status last November when the Clarion-Ledger made significant cuts in staffing and paper size, I'm not sure this changes that part of his status at all. A new gig is a new gig, though, and Ramsey was so positive about the moves last Fall it's nice to see a new opportunity open up for him. Ramsey also remains syndicated through Creators.

* Alan Gardner notes that Jim Day of the Las Vegas Review-Journal was laid off last week in abrupt fashion. I share what I'm reading as Gardner's dismay at the brusque and impersonal way that the newspaper ended a 30-year career, including 20 as the paper's primary editorial cartooning voice. Day is apparently 61 years old, despite photographic evidence that suggests otherwise, which could put him near more of a retirement point depending on personal circumstance. He does plan to continue cartooning, and is represented to papers through the service provided by Daryl Cagle.
 
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