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Understanding Haiti Through Comics
Cartoonist Matt Bors is editing a comic strip about life in Haiti since the earthquake. It’s drawn by a Haitian cartoonist and written by a Haitian reporter, both based in Port au Prince. The first installment of the comic strip was published online Thursday.
Get Lost, Silvio. I’ve Got A New Guy
Get lost, Silvio. I’ve got a new guy. Cartoon by Olle Johansson of Sweden.
Obama Decides to Hold Off Deciding on Massive Pipeline
President Obama decides to hold off deciding on a massive pipeline that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands in Alberta through six states before reaching Texas’ Gulf coast. Canadian cartoonist Gary Clement thinks he knows why.
The ‘Official’ Iraqi Attitude
The “official” Iraqi attitude toward the announcement that US troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year, by Swiss-Lebanese cartoonist Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune.
Manga Artist’s First Foray into English
The “manga” legend has published one of his stories from World War II for the first time in English.
Rastamouse upsets some people
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The World’s Alex Gallafent tells us about a new kids TV show in Britain called Rastamouse. It’s wildly popular, but it’s also been criticized for racial stereotyping. So will Rastamouse follow Thomas the Tank Engine and Angelina Ballerina onto US TV screens? Download MP3
‘Mohammed’ cartoonist gets German media prize
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Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard penned a controversial cartoon of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed a few years ago. It sparked protests from Muslims in several countries. Now Westergaard has been awarded a German media prize. The award fuels the ongoing debate about Islam and freedom of the press. Anchor Marco Werman has details.Global Political Cartoons: May 22-28, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills with her latest selection of political cartoons from around the globe. This week, BP, President Obama and residents along the Gulf coast are shouting ‘Out, out, damn spot’, but it’s a really big spot. Kim Jong Il is acting up and his reluctant babysitter, China, is starting to get annoyed.
Political cartooning and the web
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The work of French political cartoonist Jean Plantureux, known as Plantu, appears almost daily on the cover of the French newspaper Le Monde. Marco Werman speaks to Plantu about the impact of the web on cartooning. Download MP3(Illustration: Plantu)
Cartooning for Peace
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Political cartoonists who comment on the Arab-Israeli conflict have a lot of material to work with. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two who take on that challenge. Khalil Abu Arafeh is a Palestinian editorial cartoonist and Uri Fink is an Israeli political cartoonist. Download MP3 (Illustration: Khalil Abu Arafeh)Global Political Cartoons: January 16 – 22, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills reviews the news through political cartoons. This week: Lots of hands. Some reaching out from Haiti, others reaching back in with food, medical supplies, promises of food and medical supplies, lots TV equipment and US soldiers. Also, the Google-China standoff and one year on, President Obama is no longer walking on water. He’s sinking.
Global Political Cartoons: December 26, 2009 – January 1, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills reviews the week’s news through political cartoons from around the globe. This week it’s out with the old and in with the new as we begin 2010. The new in question appears to be an obsession with airport security, a shaky Iran, and an even shakier economy.
Global political cartoons: October 24-30, 2009
Halloween has found its way into this week’s cartoons but the scary images are not witches or goblins but pumpkins wearing face masks and sneezing trick-or-treaters. It’s the ghostly spirit of the H1N1 flu. And, the new sexy: hand sanitizers.
Dutch cartoon trial
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An Arab organization is to be put on trial in the Netherlands over its publication of a cartoon which questions the Holocaust. The Arab European League (AEL) said the decision to prosecute illustrated bias against Muslims. It said the same standards were not applied to the Dutch politician Geert Wilders (pictured), who made a film including cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports. Download MP3Cartoon tensions in the Netherlands
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Prosecutors in the Netherlands say they will charge an Arab cultural group for hate crimes because of a cartoon on their website which has offended Jewish groups. Arab groups say prosecutors are guilty of double standards. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.
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