America's newspaper cartoonists have turned their satire on their masters. Politicians and celebrities were given a day off yesterday when the cartoonists instead turned their black humour on newspaper owners . Alarmed by cutbacks to their profession, the cartoonists spent yesterday commenting on the newspaper industry and their collective efforts can be seen on the association website.
Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President Clay Bennett recently wrote: "There are few journalists in a newsroom who can define the tone and identity of a publication like an editorial cartoonist does. By discarding those who make a newspaper unique, you rob it of its character. By robbing a newspaper of its character, you steal its spirit."
