Bucking the trend
As print circulations fall, editors come under pressure to make cuts and lately, more often than not, it’s cartoonists who are first to kneel before the chopping block. The Mirror, having recently axed the popular Horace strip cartoon – it had been running for twenty six years – has now cut Kerber and Black’s input […]
Kashmiri cartoonist faces down Facebook over censorship
The social networking giant Facebook removed a political cartoon (shown here) posted by Kashmiri cartoonist Mir Suhail and barred him from his popular fan site on Tuesday, February 9. A Facebook official notified Suhail that the cartoon had been censored for “violating community standards.” The cartoon in question shows roots from the grave of Afzal Guru, […]