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What Is An Editorial Cartoon

An editorial cartoon is an illustration or comic strip that contains a political or social message related to current events or personalities. It is usually found on the editorial page of newspapers, though some appear on comics pages. They use visual metaphors and caricatures to summarize complicated political situations in a humorous or emotional way. Editorials are written pieces in newspapers and magazines that promote a viewpoint on important issues using arguments, and are usually written by senior editorial staff.

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What Is An Editorial Cartoon

An editorial cartoon is an illustration or comic strip that contains a political or social message related to current events or personalities. It is usually found on the editorial page of newspapers, though some appear on comics pages. They use visual metaphors and caricatures to summarize complicated political situations in a humorous or emotional way. Editorials are written pieces in newspapers and magazines that promote a viewpoint on important issues using arguments, and are usually written by senior editorial staff.

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What is an editorial cartoon?? publication.

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editorial, or letter from the editor, sometimes followed by a Letters
An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an
to the Editor section. The American Society of Magazine Editors has
illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message,
that usually relates to current events or personalities. developed a list of editorial guidelines, to which a majority of
American magazine editors commonly adhere.[1]. Most editorial
Modern political cartoons
pieces take the form of an essay or thesis, using arguments to
Editorial cartoons can usually be found on the editorial page of promote a point of view
most newspapers, although a few, like Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury
are sometimes found on the regular comics page. A good collection
of modern editorial cartoons can be found in each issue of
magazines like the Humor Times and Funny Times. Recently, many
radical or minority issue editorial cartoonists, who would previously
have been obscure, have found large audiences on the internet.
Cartoons can be very diverse, but there is a certain established
style among most of them. Most use visual metaphors and
caricatures to explain complicated political situations, and thus
sum up a current event with a humorous or emotional picture.
Often, their content includes stereotypical, biased and/or
demonizing portrayals of people and events. In modern political
cartooning two styles have begun to emerge. The traditional style,
involving visual metaphors, symbols like Uncle Sam, the
Democratic donkey and Republican elephant, and labels is
described as the 'nast-y' style (named after Thomas Nast), and the
more text heavy 'altie' style that tells a linear story, usually in
comic strip format[original research?]. Although their style, technique or
viewpoints may differ, editorial cartoonists draw attention to
important social and political issues.
What is an editorial??
Editorials are featured in many newspapers and magazines,
usually written by the senior editorial staff or publisher of the

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