Statements in support of Charlie Hebdo

Posted on January 10, 2015 by - free speech, human rights

The two major U.S. cartooning groups and a cartoonists rights organization issued statements immediately after the massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (click on each for full statement).

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC):

AAECstatement of support Charlie Hebdo

The National Cartoonists Society (NCS):

NCSstatement support Charlie Hebdo

Cartoonists Rights Network International:

CRNI statement support Charlie Hebdo

 

 

Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker

Posted on May 10, 2013 by - free speech, politics, society

Look who wandered into Lexington, Virginia:MankoffTelnaesKothWoodzicka

Actually, Bob Mankoff was in town to speak at Washington and Lee University about humor and cartooning.  Brett Koth (creator of Diamond Lil) and I had talked to a W&L class earlier and then joined Bob and his host, Prof Julie Woodzincka, for lunch.  Bob told some great stories about cartoons which never were printed in The New Yorker.  I had just been talking about cartooning, censorship, and “drawing the line” with students in Julie’s class so it was interesting to hear what The New Yorker would and wouldn’t accept in a cartoon.