Newsletter 4, 2025
News from the world of editorial cartooning
Hi there!
In this newsletter you’ll find a review of the Huion Kamvas 16, a report of our workshop at the International Journalism Festival, the Press Freedom Lecture by Ann Telnaes, and - as usual - our most popular cartoons of the month.
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Workshop at IJF25
Cartoonists Stellina Chen from Taiwan and Tjeerd Royaards from the Netherlands gave a workshop on the role and impact of political cartoons at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. The session was recorded, you can watch it here:
Calling cartoonists: your insights are needed!
The Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum) has launched the largest survey ever conducted on political cartoonists’ online experiences. The survey covers how cartoonists post their work, if they have ever been censored, and how often they feel insulted or threatened by other users. The results will form the basis of a report that will serve as a credible advocacy tool for political cartoonists, offering evidence-based recommendations to social media platforms, lawmakers, and other stakeholders.
If you’re a cartoonists, you can take the survey here:
Review: Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3)
The Kamvas 16 is a 15.8 inch drawing tablet from Huion. We've (favorably) reviewed a number of Huion products in the past, so we were more than happy to give this tablet a try as well. We’ve thoroughly tested it, and conclude that it’s a good tablet but awkwardly sized (and priced). Read our review here:
Press Freedom Lecture 2025
On April 14, renowned cartoonist Ann Telnaes (who quit the Washington Post earlier this year) gave the Press Freedom Lecture 20205 in the Netherlands:
‘…cartoons are universal- every human being responds to these seemingly simple drawings. They transcend language and class. Everyone, from the highly educated to the illiterate, can relate to and see themselves in cartoons. That’s why autocrats especially, do not like editorial cartoons which target them. They don’t like being laughed at.’
The full speech is available one.
Most popular this month
Take a look at the most popular cartoons from the last 30 days on our social media channels.
On Facebook: On/off by Leopold Maurer
On Instagram: Liberation Day by Becs
On X: The US and China by Kutoshi Kimimo
On Bluesky: Waterless by Emrah Arikan
