It’s cool, but is it an editorial cartoon?
July 15th, 2007Editorial cartoonists are dropping like flies, in concert with the declining health of the newspaper industry. The Internet is the most likely culprit. As people increasingly turn to to their computers for news, some cartoonists, like Mark Fiore, are adapting as well — becoming animators. This year’s Pulitzer winning editorial cartoonist won partially for his body of animated work, and members of the AAEC are asking themselves: If it’s animated, is it still an editorial cartoon?Check out this animation by Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle. What do you think?
July 15th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
As far as I know, nobody says Bugs Bunny isn’t a cartoon just because it’s animated. Why should editorial cartoons be any different?
July 15th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
It would seem that they should create two categories: One for PRINT editorial cartoons, and another for MULTIMEDIA editorial cartoons.
July 16th, 2007 at 12:59 am
I think Dan has a point, BUT if they’re going to consider animation, doesn’t that give an unfair advantage to the few cartoonists who know how to use Flash? The content should be what’s important, and I think having animation in the same category as print is like having cars compete with horses and buggies in the Daytona races. So Scott-o-Rama’s solution makes sense to me.