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    An editorial cartoon is an illustration with commentary on current events, published in newspapers. It expresses the creator or publication's viewpoint. Editorial cartoons use visual elements like caricatures, stereotypes, symbols, and analogies along with humor to communicate ideas about political issues to readers in a concise format. A good editorial cartoon clearly combines drawing and text so that both elements must be understood together to interpret the cartoonist's message. While some aim to be funny, effective cartoons are not always humorous.

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    An editorial cartoon is an illustration with commentary on current events, published in newspapers. It expresses the creator or publication's viewpoint. Editorial cartoons use visual elements like caricatures, stereotypes, symbols, and analogies along with humor to communicate ideas about political issues to readers in a concise format. A good editorial cartoon clearly combines drawing and text so that both elements must be understood together to interpret the cartoonist's message. While some aim to be funny, effective cartoons are not always humorous.

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    An editorial cartoon is an illustration with commentary on current events, published in newspapers. It expresses the creator or publication's viewpoint. Editorial cartoons use visual elements like caricatures, stereotypes, symbols, and analogies along with humor to communicate ideas about political issues to readers in a concise format. A good editorial cartoon clearly combines drawing and text so that both elements must be understood together to interpret the cartoonist's message. While some aim to be funny, effective cartoons are not always humorous.

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    An editorial cartoon is an illustration with commentary on current events, published in newspapers. It expresses the creator or publication's viewpoint. Editorial cartoons use visual elements like caricatures, stereotypes, symbols, and analogies along with humor to communicate ideas about political issues to readers in a concise format. A good editorial cartoon clearly combines drawing and text so that both elements must be understood together to interpret the cartoonist's message. While some aim to be funny, effective cartoons are not always humorous.

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    Rom Mark V.

    Macam
    Editorial Cartooning
    • An Editorial Cartoon, also known as a
    political cartoon, is an illustration containing
    a commentary that usually relates to current
    events or personalities. An artist who draws
    such images is known as an editorial
    cartoonist.
    What is an editorial cartoon?
    • Newspaper editorial cartoons are graphic expressions of their creator’s ideas and opinions. In addition, the editorial
    cartoon usually, but not always, reflects the publication’s viewpoint.
    • Editorial cartoons are based on current events. That means that they are produced under restricted time conditions in
    order to meet publication deadlines (often 5 or 6 per week).
    • Editorial cartoons, like written editorials, have an educational purpose. They are intended to make readers think about
    current political issues.
    • Editorial cartoons must use a visual and verbal vocabulary that is familiar to readers.
    • Editorial cartoons are part of a business, which means that editors and/or managers may have an impact on what is
    published.
    • Editorial cartoons are published in a mass medium, such as a newspaper, news magazine, or the Web.
    • Editorial cartoons are tied to the technology that produces them, whether it is a printing press or the Internet. For
    printed cartoons, their size at the time of publication and their placement (on the front page, editorial page, or as the
    centerfold) affects their impact on readers. The addition of color may also change how readers respond to them.
    • Editorial cartoons differ from comic strips. Editorial cartoons appear on the newspaper’s editorial or front page, not on
    the comics page. They usually employ a single-panel format and do not feature continuing characters in the way that
    comic strips do.
    • Editorial cartoons are sometimes referred to as political cartoons, because they often deal with political issues
    What tools does the editorial cartoonist use to
    communicate ideas and opinions with readers?

    • Caricatures are drawings of


    public figures in which certain
    physical features are
    exaggerated. Caricatures of
    Richard M. Nixon often show
    him as needing to shave.
    • Stereotypes are
    formulaic images used
    to represent particular
    groups. A
    stereotypical cartoon
    mother might have
    messy hair, wear an
    apron, and hold a
    screaming baby in her
    arms.
    • Symbols are pictures that
    represent something else by
    tradition. A dove is a symbol
    for peace.
    • Analogies are comparisons that suggest that
    one thing is similar to something else. The title of
    a popular song or film might be used by a
    cartoonist to comment on a current political
    event.

    • Humor is the power to evoke laughter or


    to express what is amusing, comical or
    absurd.
    How can an editorial cartoon be evaluated?

    • A good editorial cartoon combines a clear drawing and good writing.


    • A good editorial cartoon expresses a recognizable point-of-view or opinion.
    • In the best instances, the cartoon cannot be read or understood by only looking at the
    words or only looking at the picture. Both the words and the pictures must be read
    together in order to understand the cartoonist’s message.
    • Not all editorial cartoons are meant to be funny. Some of the most effective editorial
    cartoons are not humorous at all. Humor is only one tool available to editorial
    cartoonists.

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