Nick Anderson (cartoonist)

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist whose cartoons typically present liberal viewpoints. He currently draws cartoons for the Tribune Content Agency. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post and USA Today. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. In addition, he is co-founder of Counterpoint Media.

Nick Anderson
BornToledo, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Editorial cartoonist
Notable works
Counterpoint Media
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (2005)

His artwork is characterized by a painterly style due to his use of Corel Painter software, which he uses in conjunction with the Wacom Cintiq computer monitor. He has been designated a "Painter Master" by The Corel Corporation.[1] Anderson's cartoons have been featured in a series of instructional books, The Painter X Wow! Book by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis.

Career

Anderson graduated from Ohio State University.[2] After interning at the Louisville Courier Journal, he became the newspaper's editorial cartoonist in c. 1990.[2]

Soon after winning the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, his winning cartoons were shown on air by Fox News' Sean Hannity as evidence, Hannity argued, of liberal bias by the Pulitzer judges.[3]

Anderson was staff cartoonist for the Houston Chronicle from 2006 to 2017, where the newspaper's website maintained a blog[4] of his cartoons and video animations.

The CNN-YouTube Republican presidential debates, which aired on November 28, 2007, used one of Anderson's questions, submitted in animated form.[5]

Anderson was president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists[6] in 2007–2008.[7]

As of 2013, Anderson was syndicated in 150 newspapers by The Washington Post Writers Group.[1]

In the summer of 2017, Anderson was terminated from his position at the Houston Chronicle;[2][6] up to that point, he had been the last staff editorial cartoonist in the entire state of Texas.[8][6]

In late 2020, Anderson's cartoons began being syndicated by the Tribune Content Agency.[9]

Counterpoint Media

In 2018, some time after losing his position at the Houston Chronicle, Anderson and a partner[10] formed Counterpoint Media, launching a website and newsletter that featured a rotating group of editorial cartoonists.[11][2][10]

In 2022, The Washington Post Writers Group announced it was winding down its editorial cartoons syndication business. In response, a number of the syndicate's editorial cartoonists — including Clay Bennett, Jack Ohman, and Pedro X. Molina — left for Counterpoint Media, which launched its own syndication service.[11]

In September 2022, Counterpoint began syndicating comic strips, first taking on Darrin Bell's Rudy Park[12] and then Gene Weingarten, Dan Weingarten, and David Clark's Barney & Clyde,[13] both of which were formerly distributed by The Washington Post Writers Group.

Awards

Anderson won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 2005 for his work with the Louisville Courier Journal.[14] The judges credited his "unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages."[14]

In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, he won the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award in 2000, the 2011 National Press Foundation's Berryman Award, and two-time winner of the John Fischetti Award from Columbia College Chicago in 1999 and 2012. While drawing cartoons for Ohio State University[9] Lantern, he was given The Charles M. Schulz Award for best college cartoonist in the United States.[15]

References
  1. "Washington Post - News Service & Syndicate". washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.
  2. Schkloven, Emma (February 2, 2021). "THE FUNNY PAGES: Nick Anderson's Second Act: The Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist is reclaiming his voice, outside of newspapers". Houstonia.
  3. "Cartoonist Nick Anderson gets it right". Out Alliance. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. Nick Anderson (November 16, 2015). "Nick Anderson". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 Apr 2016.
  5. "Part II: CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate transcript". cnn.com.
  6. "AAEC Makes Statement On Nick Anderson's Firing". The Comics Reporter. July 23, 2017.
  7. Astor, David (July 8, 2007). "Anderson to Become AECC President As Membership Rises". Editor & Publisher.
  8. Cavna, Michael (July 20, 2017). "Texas now has zero staff political cartoonists, as Houston Chronicle fires Pulitzer winner". The Washington Post.
  9. "Nick Anderson joins TCA Editorial Cartoon Service". Facebook. Tribune Content Agency. Dec 29, 2020.
  10. "How did Counterpoint come to be?". Counterpoint Media. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  11. Tornoe, Rob (June 16, 2022). "New syndication options for illustrators: Syndicates facilitate ongoing opportunity for creators of comics and puzzles". Editor & Publisher.
  12. Degg, D. D. (April 23, 2023). "The Funnies This Past Week – updated". The Daily Cartoonist. Well it seems that Counterpoint is syndicating the Rudy Park comic strip now, and has been for quite some time! I traced the switch from Washington Post Writer's Group to Counterpoint Media to September 1, 2022.
  13. Degg, D. D. (May 13, 2023). "Barney & Clyde and Counterpoint". The Daily Cartoonist.
  14. "The Pulitzer Prizes - editorial cartooning". pulitzer.org.
  15. "Nick Anderson". National Press Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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