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Reports that Egypt's newspaper `Al Ahram' has pulled out the drawings of syndicated editorial cartoonist, Ranan Lurie, in response to a campaign waged by rival publication `Rose al-Youssef.' Allegations that the cartoonist took part in the massacres of Egyptian soldiers during the 1967 Mideast war.

Reports that editorial cartoonist Bill Day is returning to the `Memphis Commercial Appeal' newspaper. Comment of Day.

Focuses on the topics covered by editorial cartoonists and opinion columnists of newspapers in the U.S. in 2004. Reason for the decision of columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. to focus on foreign issues; Views of Pulitzer winner and editorial cartoonist Matt Davies on the U.S. presidential elections; Achievements of Universal Press Syndicate cartoonist Garry Trudeau.

Reports on the recruitment of Mike Ramirez as staff editorial cartoonist for the `Los Angeles Times,' to replace Paul Conrad. Reason for Ramirez's appointment; Background on Ramirez; Ramirez's comment about his appointment.

Cites the comic and editorial cartoonists' messages about the state of cartooning discussed at the Ohio State Festival of Cartoon Art. Papers and magazine's preference for editorial cartoons with innocuous jokes; Readers' search for provocative cartoons; Job description of editorial cartoonists.

The article features Scott Stantis, the first full-time staff editorial cartoonist of newspaper "Chicago Tribune" in nine years. He used to work as a cartoonist for "The Birmingham News." According to Stantis, the pressure he is facing now in his new job is to build an audience. Stantis studied at the Los Angeles Harbor College, where he started his fascination with cartooning. Aside from making a living poking fun at politics, he is also a collector of political memorabilia.

The article features Tom Toles, editorial cartoonist at "The Washington Post" newspaper. The newspaper's editorials have supported the Iraq war while Toles has been allowed to do cartoons opposing the U.S. invasion and occupation. He believes that readers would have noticed if he was forced to go along with his paper's stand on Iraq. He is not pleased with the way editorial cartooning jobs are decreasing for he believes that cartoons are among the most popular elements of newspapers.

Presents information on several rejected political cartoons created by editorial cartoonists in the U.S. Mount Rushmore-themed cartoon by Steve Breen; Coffin images by Mike Luckovich; Exxon Valdez oil spill by Bruce Plante.

Reports that editorial cartoonist Joel Pett has left the `Herald-Leader' newspaper to join Universal Press Syndicate. Desire to see if newspapers run Pett's cartoons because they liked his work or the economics of a package; Pros and cons of solo syndication for cartoonists.

Profiles Dale Neseman, local editorial cartoonist in several newspapers in the U.S. Advantages of being a local editorial cartoonist; Amount received by Neseman per drawing; Achievements of Neseman; Clients of Neseman.

Focuses on editorial cartoonists who opted to live and work away from their newspaper employers in the United States. Modes of communication with newspaper firms; Reasons for living away from their newspaper's headquarters; Drawbacks of being afar from their employer's headquarters.

Discusses how an editorial cartoonist will be chosen by the `Post Dispatch' in St. Louis, Missouri. Selection of finalists; Members of the jury; Interview by editorial page editor, Christine Bertelson.

Profiles editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey of Jackson, Mississippi-based newspaper `Clarion-Ledger.' Education; Success over personal struggles to attain dream of becoming an editorial cartoonist; Career highlights; Work attitude.

Discloses that the `St. Louis Post-Dispatch' newspaper has selected John Sherffius as its new political cartoonist. Sherffius' reaction to his selection; Details of the selection process; Sherffius' career history.

Reports on the resignation of Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist who joined New York City-based `The Village Voice' in 1965. Feiffer's rejection of editor in chief Donald Forst's offer to jettison Feiffer's contributor salary and instead buy his cartoons from Universal Press Syndicate; Trend that has seen a number of dailies to start using only syndicated cartoons.

The article presents an interview with cartoonist Wiley Miller. When asked about his first comic strip "Fenton," which was syndicated in the 1980s, he says that "Fenton" was a traditional comic strip with a central cast of characters. Miller says that he worked as a staff artist and editorial cartoonist for the California-based newspaper "Press Democrat" in 1978. He says that in his comic strip "Non Sequitur," which has been there for 20 years, he uses humor as a means of exposing the truth.

The article profiles Ron Rogers, an African American staff editorial cartoonist of the newspaper "South Bend Tribune." Being a minority affects the topics he chose and the result of the cartoons. Watching television and reading history books are one of the interests of the cartoonist. According to the newspaper's managing editor Tim Harmon, the cartoonist is always keen on issues that affect the U.S.

Features Matt Davies, editorial cartoonist for "The Journal News" in White Plains, New York. Information on an award won by Davies and his nomination for a 2004 Pulitzer Prize; Role of U.S. President George W. Bush in his achievements; Influence of his cultural upbringing in England on his profession; Impact of his editorial cartoons on readers.

Reports on issues discussed at the 2001 convention of the United States-based Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Job cuts involving cartoonists; Remarks by Ralph Nader; Globalization; Panel featuring Canadian cartoonists.

Presents news relating to the profession of United States editorial cartoonists, as discussed at the 2000 Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention in Minneapolis. Discussion of ways to increase income inside and outside of syndication; Newspaper salaries; Cartoonists Rights Networks' naming of Essam Hanafy the recipient of its annual 'Courage in Cartooning' award.

Reports on an editorial cartooning symposium at the University of Iowa on the trends in cartoon drawing. View of attendees that included comic strip author Aaron McGruder and Universal Press Syndicate president and editorial director Lee Salem. INSET: Et cetera....

Presents three Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) members' stories of how they widened their artistic horizons in order to increase their value and keep doing what they love. Highlights of an AAEC convention in Orlando, Florida; Marie Woolf's creation of a Web site; Mike Keefe's entry into online cartoons and animation; Ed Stein's launching of a local comic strip for his newspaper.

Features editorial cartoonist Marie Woolf. Challenges met in a nearly all-male field; Reasons for the few number of women editorial cartoonists; Editorial cartoon word; Other accomplishments.

Focuses on editorial cartoonists and comic creators' preference for electronic filing instead of mail delivery. Tribune Media Services' leasing of computer equipment to its cartoonists; Advantages of electronic filing as cited by several editorial cartoonists; Projected increase in the number of cartoonists using digital delivery.

Several letters to the editor of interest to the newspaper industry are presented including one on the discussion and coverage of the U.S. government bailout, another on Rob Thorne as the only full-time editorial cartoonist employed on the web and an article on the decision of E.W. Scripps Co. to put the "Rocky Mountain News" up for sale.

Features Mike Ritter, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Reason behind his decision to admit to the public that he is gay; Source of ideas for his satirical cartoons; Career highlights; Views on newspaper publishing and television broadcasting of news.

Deals with the dismissal of Kirk Anderson as editorial cartoonist for the newspaper "St. Paul Pioneer Press." Reason for his dismissal; Legal action taken by the Minnesota Newspaper Guild-Typographical Union; Details of his freelance work after losing his job.

Observes that columnists and cartoonists in the U.S. want their features to be weapons of mass distribution for enlightening newspaper readers about the possible attack against Iraq. Criticism of the commentaries on the possible war on Iraq; One attempt to intimidate certain columnists; View of National Society of Newspaper Columnists President Mike Leonard on columnists questioning the U.S. policy on Iraq.

Reports that the `Star Ledger' newspaper in Newark, New Jersey has hired editorial cartoonist Drew Sheneman two years after the retirement of the previous cartoonist.

Reports on the hiring of Bill Schorr as staff editorial cartoonist for the New York `Daily News,' despite his being on probation for an assault incident during a contentious marital breakup. Reason for Schorr's recruitment; Background on the assault incident; Background on Schorr's career.

Focuses on the impact of technological advances in publishing on newspapers' hiring of staff editorial cartoonists.

The article discusses the response of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) on the decline of newspaper editorial cartoonists. Rex Babin, president of the AAEC, affirmed that they have been expanding their membership to include part-timers, freelancers, graphic artists, and people who are in a different career but double as cartoonists. NCS President Jeff Keane noted that they stress the need for cartoonists to expand into animation.

The article reports on the short animations created by editorial cartoonist Mike Thompson of the Detroit Free Press. Thompson says he love creating longer animations. But if you are working for a news organization, the value of any new technology is how it helps you cover timely events, he added. So roughly half of the approximately 25 animations Thompson created in 2007 were short efforts done so quickly, within hours, that they appeared on Freep.com the following day.

The article highlights the increased workload of several editorial cartoonists in the U.S. following the emergence of blogs and political animations. Walt Handelsman is satisfied in his job of doing animated cartooning for "Newsday." It is claimed that newspaper animations can attract younger readers.

The article profiles Jim Borgman, editorial cartoonist for the newspaper "The Cincinnati Enquirer." He has received several wards including the Pulitzer Prize award and an EPpy Award for his "BorgBlog." He has also been named by the "CincyMagazine" as one of the 100 influential people in Cincinnati, Ohio. Borgman, together with writer Jerry Scott, created "Zits," a comic strip about teen life.

The article features "Houston Chronicle" editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson and the addition of blogging and animation to his work. Anderson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning at "The Courier-Journal" of Louisville, Kentucky. His blog includes finished cartoons, preliminary sketches and comments from readers. He hopes to create one animated cartoon a month in addition to the five print cartoons he does per week.

Features editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett at The Christian Science Monitor in Boston. Job description; Reliance of United Media commentator on visual images; Achievements and awards.

Reports on the increase in the number of editorial cartoonists creating comic strips for newspapers in the United States. Reasons for the increase; Comments of cartoonists making comic strips.

Profiles Walt Handelsman, winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Price for editorial cartoons. Publication of cartoons at the newspaper `Times-Picayune'; Other prizes won by Handelsman before the Pulitzer; Family; Hobbies. INSET: Former Pulitzer recipients discuss the newest winner..

Relates how Tribune Media Services editorial cartoonist Jeff MacNelly started his career in cartooning. Cynicism that started MacNelly's path to cartooning; Pulitzer Prize awardee; Style of cartooning.

The article focuses on the optimism of some editorial cartoonists about their job, amid layoffs in the U.S. in January 2009. Brian Duffy, cartoonist of "Des Moines Register" is included in about 2,000 Gannett staffers who were laid off in early December 2008. Rob Tornoe of Politicker.com stresses his belief that editorial cartoons will still be popular with readers, whether its online or with newspapers.

Focuses on the political ideologies of several editorial cartoonists in the U.S. Reason behind the disparity in the ratio of cartoonists' ideology; Remarks from Matt Davies, incoming president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, on the possibility of gaining conservative editorial cartoonists.

Features Drew Sheneman, editorial cartoonist for "The Star-Ledger" newspaper in Newark, New Jersey. Interest of Sheneman in comic books; Information on a newspaper article on the comic book business written by Sheneman in comic book form; Views of editor Jim Willse on the story.

Reports on the views of the Asian American Journalists Association no editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant. Characteristics of the cartoons of Oliphant.

Reports on editorial cartoonist Rex Babin's decision to join the `Sacramento Bee' newspaper on May 1, 1999 from `Times Union' newspaper of Albany, New York. Colleagues' views on Babin's hiring; Replacement for cartoonist Dennis Renault.

Reports on the resignation of editorial cartoonist Draper Hill from the `Detroit News' newspaper. Speculation that Hill was forced out by the newspaper; Refusal by editorial page editor Thomas Bray to answer questions about Hill's resignation; Career background.

Discloses the resignation of editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson of the Cartoonists & Writers Syndicate to join the Washington Post Writers Group on April 5, 1999. Desire by Wilkinson to join a syndicate affiliated with a newspaper; Awarding of a Pulitzer Prize in 1992.

Reports on the response of cartoonists to call for help of `Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald' to raise funds for the flood relief program. Sending of special strip to use in flood relief effort by Rick Detorie.

The article focuses on editorial cartoon copying in the U.S. J.P. Trostle, news editor of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists' AAEC Notebook publication and EditorialCartoonists.com site, thinks that cartoon copying might not have increased because although the Internet makes copying easier, it also makes it easier to catch the offenders. Several cartoonists said there are other reasons for cartoons' similarities, such as selective publishing of newspapers.

Focuses on political cartoons, commentaries and excerpts about the Terrrorist Attack of the United States. Family victims of journalists and media executives from the attacks; Acknowledgements to the suffering brought by the attacks; Role of a political cartoonist after the attacks.