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The article informs about the discontinuation of beloved comic strips, including "Ginger Meggs," in major Australian newspapers by News Corp Australia and Nine Entertainment. Topic include decision to eliminate comic strips was driven by a shift in readership habits, disappointing both readers and creators, like Jason Chatfield, who expressed frustration over the failure to transition these comics to digital formats alongside other content.

The article reports that Star is owned by Lee Enterprises and Gannett in a complicated arrangement that stems back to a joint-operating agreement after the closure of the Tucson Citizen. It mentions that the newspaper has faced the same economic headwinds and corporate demands as other chain-owned newspapers, resulting in waves of layoffs and furloughs.

The article focuses on how the growth of mobile and the pressure of digital media is affecting syndicated newspaper comics. Topics discussed include the decline in print publishing, the transfer of comic artists to animation studios, and the failure of editors to consider how comics can proceed in the online environment. The launching of the Kingdom Comics module by King Features with subscription feature and the same business strategy used by Universal UClick are then mentioned.

The article focuses on long tradition of sequential art brought us the comic strip in the late 1800s, and William Randolph Hearst founded King Features Syndicate shortly after that. Topics include the King Features' classic comics are treasured by millions, while King works to develop new products, services, and voices for the 21st century, and King Features President CJ Kettler arrived with a vision to transform the business for the digital age.

The article discusses the developments in the newspaper publishing industry, particularly in the U.S. It focuses on newspaper syndication, in which comic strip artists, columnists and other content producers find very hard to enter, particularly in 2013. It claims that as of mid-2013, only the comic strip "Take It From the Tinkersons," by artist Bill Bettwy was launched into syndication.

The article reports that national syndicates in the U.S. that supplies newspapers with content to fill their pages, are trying various strategies to woo newspapers with new features, package deals. It mentions that the shift has been more evident in the development of new comic strip, such as syndicate, Washington Post News Media Services (WPNMS) is launching a new comic.

The article discusses strategies for maintaining the business of newspaper syndicates. It notes that syndicates of columns and comic strips have benefited from reduced budgets being implemented by newspaper companies. Major syndicates report that they were able to minimize financial losses through new technology, cost-saving initiatives, and creative pricing for package deals of content. The article describes the business practices of Creators Syndicate, Cagle Cartoons, and Family Features.

A list of comic strips syndicated to King Features is presented.

Presents updates on newspapers in the U.S. as of August 2003. Plan of "Saint Petersburg Times" to expand its strips and comics pages; Appointment of Pam Fine at "The Indianapolis Star"; Issues that will be discussed at the conference of Military Reporters and Editors.

Discusses the impact of United States cartoonist Charles Schulz's death on comic strips trying to make an impression on newspaper readers. Demand for reruns of `Peanuts' comic strips; Evaluation of `Mutts' comic strip; Potential replacements for Schulz's creation.

Pays tribute to newspaper cartoonist Charles Schulz who died in February 2000. Background information on Schulz; Cartoonist's launch of the comic strip `Peanuts' in October 1950; Retirement of the cartoonist at age 77 due to serious health problems; Cause of the comic strip creator's death; Reaction of the newspaper industry to his death. INSETS: Schulz's last newspaper interview;E&P's syndication writer remembers an 'accessible and down-to-....

Presents a listing of syndicated features by authors and artists in the United States.

Reports on the `Editor & Publisher' magazine's surveys conducted to mark the 100th anniversary of comics in 1995. `Peanuts' as best comics of all time; Support for `Calvin and Hobbes'; Top 15 comics of all time; Disadvantage of newer comics; Respondents' comments on memorable characters; Impact of the comic strips.

The article discusses the concept of comics journalism which involves telling stories exclusively through the use of sequential art. Erin Polgreen, founding editor and publisher of Symbolia iPad magazine, cites the immersive element to comics that makes it easy for readers to identify with the subjects at hand. Some factors attributed to the growing popularity of comics journalism include the saturation of online news and editors' interest in user experience and attracting younger audiences.

Presents news briefs concerning the syndicated publishing industry, compiled as of June 26, 2000. Plans for the `Shoe' comic to be continued by Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins; Launch of three programs and products by AccuWeather; ScreamingMedia's introduction of a service that enables its Web site customers to publish digital photographs next to text content.

Features a news roundup about newspaper publishing in the United States as of February 28, 2000. Includes the decision by journalists to join the political arena; Memorial service for `Peanuts' comic strip creator Charles Schulz in Santa Rosa, California; Retirement of cartoonist Leonard Starr from writing and drawing the comic strip `Annie.'

Presents information on centennial anniversary events for comics for 1995. Release of postage stamps picturing R.F. Outcault's `Yellow Kid' and other popular comics; Launch of World Wide Web sites; Site launched by United Media.

Focuses on the trends in comic art in newspapers in the United States. Use of social realism in comic strips; Unexplored subjects in the comic world; Comics as reflection of the state of the world; Characteristics of various comic strips.

Profiles comic cartoonist Jud Hurd. Celebrities met and interviewed by Hurd; cartoons for the `Health Capsules' panel for the `United Features Syndicate'; Editor of the `Cartoonist Profiles' magazine; Educational background; Career in cartooning.

Reports on the turnaround at United Media after a two-year restructuring. Increase in syndication and licensing revenues; Major role played by `Dilbert' in United's recent success; President and CEO Doug Stern's goal of creating new markets; United's fastest-growing comics besides `Dilbert'. INSETS: Scripps is satisfied.;Major redesign for a successful Web site.;A view of United from outside its exec team..

Discusses the promotional strategy used by several comics in marking their anniversaries. Includes Universal Press Syndicate's `Doonesbury'; King's `Beetle Bailey'; United Media's `Peanuts.'

Focuses on Canadian cartoonist Lynn Johnston's decision to bring her `For Better or For Worse?' comic strip to United Feature Syndicate (UFS). Details of the move; Attitude by UFS to her work; Features of the comic strip; Reaction by other cartoonists to Johnston's move.

An interview is presented with Richard Thompson, creator of the syndicated comic strip "Cul de Sac." He discusses how he had to end the strip due to the worsening of his Parkinson's disease symptoms. Thompson was diagnosed with Parkinsonism in 2009 and turned all inking duties of the comic strop to fellow cartoonist Stacy Curtis when his condition worsened. He describes his body's adverse reaction to the Levadopa drug he is taking. He also talks about the pressures of producing the strip.

The article presents an interview with Matt Groening, creator of the television show "The Simpsons" and comic strip "Life in Hell." Groening decided to stop the strip in June 2013 after 32 years and 1,669 strips. He talks about his decision to stop the strip, newspaper industry and comics. He says that he was always thinking about the cartoon, and decided to clear his mind to free of deadlines. He also talks about avoiding the Internet with "Life in Hell."

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 offers information on the self-syndicated comic strip "Tundra" by Chad Carpenter. Carpenter states that the success of the comic strip is due to its focus on outdoors, hunting and fishing. It mentions that Carpenter entered into a partnership with his friend Bill Kellogg, who worked for an Alaskan computer company which wanted to make mouse pads based on character Tundra. It focuses on other cartoonists who self-syndicate their work such as Joe Heller and Jim Miller.

The article discusses the Cartoon Movement led by cartoonists Matt Bors and Tjeerd Royaards, and video journalist Caroline Bins. It offers an explanation of the movement's main goal, which involves reporting on the plight of the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake. The author states that comics journalism employs cartoons as medium to narrate a story.

The article offers information on the deal transferring two comic strips and 150 other features from United Media to Universal Uclick to be completed by June 1, 2011. It notes that the consolidation leaves King Features the only other large syndicate providing content to newspapers. The deal is said to combine the features on Comics.com and GoComics.com to create one of the largest daily comic destinations in the Web, with all related widgets and applications available to consumers.

The article features Egyptian cartoonist Sherif Arafa at the state-run "Rosa el-Youssef" magazine and his role in the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's government. A dentist by trade, he has reportedly drawn cartoons to criticize the wrong things he sees in a regime where free speech has been a struggle. It describes his style of depicting a political character called "The Responsible" that enabled him to act as government watchdog without upsetting government censors.

The article presents insights from cartoonist Bill Amend on the release of "The Best of FoxTrot" collection. He says that the collection is an annotated volume of his efforts from FoxTrot's first 20 years to 2011. He relates that he was able to do creative storylines with the gradual buildup of boundaries. He also describes the personal impact of his retirement.

The article focuses on the refusal of some periodicals to adopt the revenue sharing strategy of King Features Syndicate through its Comics Kingdom that was launched in November 2008. The strategy of King Features involves offering a package of 60 strips to newspapers and dividing the revenue with them from the advertising presented on the papers' sites. Douglas Edwards, chief executive officer (CEO) of UClick, explains the implication of a package approach for newspapers. Another firm that offers a revenue-sharing model is Creators Syndicate.

The article deals with the debate about whether comics polls accurately reflect a newspaper's readership. There has been little agreement that such surveys are increasingly being conducted partly or completely online. Going the online route has several advantages, among them fewer tabulation hassles, the potential to attract more respondents, and the potential to attract younger ones.

This article offers information on several columns and comic strips syndicated to the Newspaper Enterprise Association. It includes the weekly personal investment column "The Truth About Money," "On Religion," a commentary on spiritual matters and "Win, Lose & Drew," an editorial sports cartoon that deals with the favorite pastimes of people in the U.S.

This article offers information on several comic strips published by United Feature Syndicate. It includes "Diesel Sweeties," which focuses on the love story of a robot named Clango Cyclotron and his human girlfriend, "Jump Start," which deals with the life of a middle-class family and "Cow & Boy," which tells the adventures of a boy and his cow.

The author discusses the trends for comic artists as a result of digital art development. He explains that some print-based cartoonists are utilizing computers in order to consume less time and enhance the image of their work. Andrew Feinstein of Creators Syndicate claims that the space for comics sections is becoming smaller each year. Hector Cantu, who created the comic strip "Baldo," cites the possible creation of comics that feature animals with attitude.

The article deals with the plan of For Better or For Worse (FBorFW) creator Lynn Johnston to turn her family comic into a mix of reprinted and original content. It reveals why the Canadian cartoonist is opting for a hybrid approach rather than ending FBorFW completely or passing the Universal Press Syndicate comic on to someone else. It also tackles other achievements of Johnston.

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.

Discusses the production of the motion picture "Over the Hedge" by DreamWorks Animation. Involvement of actors Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling and William Shatner in the film; Remarks from Michael Fry and T. Lewis, creator of the Over the Hedge comic, on the production of the film; Background of Fry and Lewis.

This article looks at the success of some of the comic strips launched in the U.S. A number of the comics launched since 2000, including Tina's Groove by Rina Piccolo of King, have bucked the odds and amassed decent client lists. At United Media, the most widely syndicated post-millennium comic is Stephan Pastis' 2002-launched Pearls Before Swine, with 250 newspaper clients. At Creators Syndicate, Adrian Raeside's the Other Coast has attracted more than 200 clients since its 2000 debut. Raeside mixes social satire and non-commentary humor in the comic.

Looks at the factors that led to the decline in the number of daily newspapers and the increase in features offered by syndicates in the U.S. Significance of the growth of client categories such as online outlets and foreign newspapers to the increase in features of Creators Syndicate according to its president Rick Newcombe; Potential of comics compared with columns observed by Lisa Klem Wilson, senior vice president and general manager of United Media; Reason behind the decline in the features lineup of Universal Press Syndicate according to executive president and editor Lee Salem.

Interviews U.S. cartoonist Pat Brady about his comic strip "Rose Is Rose" and winning the National Cartoonists Society's 2005 Reuben Award. His reaction to winning the Reuben Award; Number of papers running his comic strip; Factor to which he attributes the success of "Rose Is Rose."

Reports on comic writer/newspaper columnist Mary Schmich's use of the comic strip "Brenda Starr" as an example in periodically commenting on the media in general, and newspapers in particular. Issues addressed in the February and March 2005 edition of the comic strip; Overview of the February and March strip; Importance of media commentary to the survival of the strip.

Reports on the decision of some newspapers to divide their comics lineups into kid-friendly and adult-oriented pages. Reason why comics sections should have uncontroversial content in newspapers; List of comic strips in the political area of comics sections; Information on the comics section of "The Washington Post" on Sundays.

Features M. E. Russell, creator of the non-fiction comic strip "CulturePulp." Concept of the comic strip; Inception of the comic strip; Technique employed by Russell in the writing and drawing of the strip.

The article looks at the debate over edgy comics. According to comic artists Chris Browne, there is a trend towards comics being more edgy. Though Browne sees nothing wrong in having some edginess on comics pages, he feels that kinder, gentler content is also important. However, there are several reasons there are few edgy comics in journals. For one, many newspapers do not want to deal with reader complaints. Another reason is that some use a Far Side-like shape.

Focuses on the increasing number of comic Web sites in the Internet. Overview on the competition between comic Web sites; Examples of comic Web sites; Efforts of comic Web site operators in offering additional content to differentiate themselves from their competitors. INSET: 'Dear Dudley' debuts, and a duo is doing it.