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Latest comic: Climate Silence

#climate #climatechange #cop30 #media #journalism #uspol #oligarchy #climatecrisis

AS THE COP3O CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN BRAZIL, WE SEEM TO BE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE LESS AND LESS IN THE US. WHY? SCREAMING CROX NEWS ANCHOR: HOAX! SCAM! AGENDA! PLOY! PUNDIT: FOR SOME REASON, VOTERS DON'T CARE ABOUT IT, SO CANDIDATES SHOULDN'T BRING IT UP. METEOROLOGIST: I GET DEATH THREATS WHEN I MENTION IT, SO NOW I JUST TALK ABOUT CLOUDS. BIG MEDIA CO. EXECUTIVE: DOESN'T GET CLICKS! GOTTA GET CLICKS AND EYEBALLS! WOMAN AT KITCHEN SINK: I JUST PREFER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER? BILLIONAIRE: I HAVE MY LUXURY DOOMSDAY BUNKERS, SO HUMANITY WILL SURVIVE. IF BY "HUMANITY" YOU MEAN ME.
#Media #climatechange #Climate #ClimateCrisis #journalism #uspol #oligarchy #cop30

This week's comic is about how easily conventional wisdom gets turned on its head by bad faith actors, especially in a media environment lacking responsible editors.

#health #science #food #consumers #media #disinformation

Lead and Circuses A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY FOUND HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD IN SEVERAL PROTEIN DRINK MIXES. HOW MIGHT THIS PLAY OUT? INITIAL ALARM Guy drinking Alpha Boar Plus Protein Blast drink: GLUG GLUG GLUG! THEY FOUND WHAT? PODCAST TOPIC The BIFF and BRAD SHOW Podcaster 1: LEAD IS STRONG METAL, MAKE MAN MORE STRONG. Podcaster 2: ROMAN GLADIATORS, LIKE, CHUGGED LEAD. GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT FDA official: WE ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO CONSUME AS MUCH LEAD AS POSSIBLE, AND OTHER HEAVY METALS TOO. In front of him are product containers: PRE- 1978 PAINT CHIPS Smoothie-Ready! ARSENIC GEL Cadmium Chews LEAD-FREE FOOD BANNED Corporate guy: FINALLY OUR CHILDREN WILL GET THIS DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS METAL IN EVERY BITE! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#science #Health #Media #food #disinformation #consumers

Latest comic: Pundit bro doom loop

#comic #cartoon #media #journalism #authoritarianism

Pundit Bro Doom Loop MAINSTREAM "LIBERAL" PUNDITS ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL RESPECTABILITY BY REACHING OUT TO THE FAR RIGHT… Two male pundits talking: I'M SO OPEN-MINDED, I SHALL INVITE YOU ON MY PODCAST AND BANTER WITH YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA! ...THUS ALLOWING FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS TO LAUNDER WHITE NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY INTO THE MAINSTREAM WHY YES, MY FELLOW GENTLEBRO, YOU MAY INTERVIEW ME AND LEND CREDIBILITY TO MY MUSINGS ON THE IQS OF BLACK WOMEN AND THE THEFT OF THE 2020 ELECTION! PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ARE REPULSED I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BASIC STANDARDS? PUNDITS THEN DUNK ON PROGRESSIVES AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES THEY'RE SO RUDE AND OUT OF TOUCH WITH REAL AMERICANS! NOW YOU'RE TALKING! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #Media #journalism #authoritarianism

Latest comic on the double-standards surrounding "civility" in the US

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#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #authoritarianism #democracy

CIVIL WARP Woman and man having a conversation INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC THAT THREATENS ANYONE'S LIFE IS BAD. WHOA, THERE! THAT SOUNDS MIGHTY INTOLERANT! LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. I'M OPPOSED TO VIOLENCE, INCLUDING AGAINST THOSE I DISAGREE WITH. YOU ARE IMPLICITLY CRITICIZING YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS, WHICH IS UNCIVIL AND DANGEROUS. BUT THAT'S COMPLETE NONSENSE! INSULTING YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS AGAIN, I SEE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS RESPECTING CIVIL DEBATE, WHICH YOU CANNOT DO BECAUSE OF YOUR INTOLERANT LIBERALISM. TO HAVE CIVIL DEBATE, YOU MUST ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN THE DEBATE HAS BECOME UNCIVIL. THERE YOU GO AGAIN WITH THE INCIVILITY! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #Media #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic on the uptick in NEPHs

#science #disinformation #conspiracytheories #media #health

NONSENSE ENCOUNTERS PER HOUR RISE DRAMATICALLY THE AVERAGE AMERICAN'S EXPOSURE TO UNSETTLING NONSENSE GOES UP EVERY YEAR. Scientist in front of chart: N.E.P.H. going up from 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 THE UPTICK IN N.E.P.H.S INCLUDES "PARODY" BUMPER STICKERS WITH LETTERS MADE OUT OF GUNS… Giant pickup truck with COEXIST sticker with letters made out of various weapons Woman: ALMOST MAKES ME MISS CALVIN PEEING. ..DISTURBING SNIPPETS FROM OTHERS' PODCASTS... UP NEXT: AVOID CHEMTRAILS LIKE A PRO! ...WEIRD MESSAGES ON POLES… BILL GATES MICRO-CHIPPED YOU ....BIZARRE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FROM PUBLIC FIGURES… I'm quitting my career in entertainment to help ICE! .. WITH NO END IN SIGHT. Woman: OH DEAR. Looking at covid dot gov website with bird saying CUCKOO! ©2025 Jen Sorensen 
#science #Health #Media #disinformation #conspiracytheories

Latest comic on destruction of the public good

#comic #cartoon #pbs #cpb #media #government #radio

Wrecking Everything THE DECADES-LONG PROJECT OF TRANSFERRING THE NATION'S WEALTH TO THE UPPER CRUST HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STRETCH. Woman watching TV: THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS SHUTTING DOWN, THREATENING PBS. CAN'T HAVE THE KIDS BEING GROOMED BY "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW." Woman listening to radio: MY BELOVED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IS LOSING CRITICAL FUNDING. Radio: IF YOU EVER WANT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF A LIVE DJ FROM THIS CITY AGAIN, PLEASE HELP US! Couple hiking. Woman: EVEN THE RANGER STATION AT MY FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL HAS BEEN SHUTTERED BECAUSE MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN FIRED! Sign on ranger station: US FOREST SERVICE CLOSED Woman: WHAT'S NEXT? THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF A HOT SHOWER? Man: ACTUALLY, THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY IS NOW BEING USED BY AN AI DATA CENTER, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP THAT SHORT.
#Comic #cartoon #Media #government #PBS #radio #cpb

Bad #journalists? Suspected: #AI replaced #editor.
Short #news about a rare bird find. But let's hallucinate with some 'ea', the sound of bird, and the author's name, hey, it must be a beaver! Photo without source: the blurry effects seem to come from a video still, the "download" was not erased, no source (probably the trail cam). No sense because no link to a beaver article.
In my times, no matter how drunk the final editor might have been at night, that never happened.

#journalism #media

Screenshot of The Independent's Bulletin. "Breakthrough in efforts to reintroduce rare bird to Kent" by Emily Beament, Thursday 07 August 2025 10:33 BST with a half blurry pic of a beaver near water and: "Related: First baby beavers born in Norfolk for 600 years caught on camera". No links to an related article. A blue "download" button in the upper right corner (doesn't work). I marked with red the sounds for hallucinating a bird beaver and the blurry bad quality of the photo.
#AI #News #Media #journalists #journalism #editor

This week's comic: Zero dimensional chess

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

ZERO DIMENSIONAL CHESS SIDELINING OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN PARTY, DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP PRESENTS A BOLD VISION. SCHUMER: WE SUPPORT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND WILL DO NOTHING TO GET IT! STANDING BEHIND A LECTERN WITH A SIGN READING A NONENTITY YOU CAN COUNT ON VOTER 1: I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR CANDIDATES WHO IGNORE ME AND EVERYTHING I BELIEVE IN! VOTER 2: LET'S BE WHOLLY DEFINED BY OPPOSITION PROPAGANDA! HOLDING SIGN READING TABULA RASA NOW! THE PRESS RESPONDS PUNDIT 1: FINALLY THE DEMS HAVE STOPPED POLARIZING THE NATION! PUNDIT 2: YES, BUT ARE THEY CAPITULATING QUICKLY ENOUGH? ALSO, THEY STILL EXIST. PUNDITS ARE SITTING AT NEWSDESK THAT READS NATTERING NOGGINS PUNDIT 3: THEY HAVEN'T LITERALLY IMMOLATED THEMSELVES YET, WHICH STRIKES ME AS OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE WORKING CLASS. PUNDIT 1: WE CAN ONLY HOPE THEY SOON REACH A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT TO SELF-DEPORT! ©2025 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #Media #journalism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

This week's comic: Your New Order Has Arrived

#cartoon #comic #politics #media #authoritarianism

Your New Order Has Arrived HEY THERE, AMERICANS! ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIG CULTURAL REVOLUTION? Delivery worker: THE WHAT NOW? YOU KNOW, THE RADICAL NEW COUNTRY PEOPLE VOTED FOR! THE NEO-MONARCHIST TECH BRO DICTATORSHIP AND REVERSAL OF ALL 20TH-CENTURY SOCIAL PROGRESS! Bartender: I.. JUST WANT HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE? OH RIGHT. THE NEW DEAL SAFETY NET, CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, WORKER RIGHTS-THOSE ARE PROBABLY DOOMED.YOU CAN BET ON MEME COINS, THOUGH! Nurse: YOU SAY PEOPLE VOTED FOR THIS? I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT ANY OF IT. ENJOY THE DELIGHTFUL BLEND OF RUSSIAN-STYLE DISINFORMATION, IRANIAN THEOCRACY, AND HUNGARIAN CRACKDOWNS ON EDUCATION. Retiree: ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY? IT'S THE YEAR ZERO, BABY! ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Oligarchically Correct

#authoritarianism #oligarchy #fascism #media #cartoon #journalism

IT'S 2025. TIME TO BE OLIGARCHICALLY CORRECT 1. USE HIGHLY IDEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE IN A SMUG, SCOLDY TONE. WHITE GUY IN A SPORTSJACKET SCEAMING AT BLACK WOMAN: WOKE! DEI! WOMAN: I'M JUST TRYING TO ORDER A SANDWICH. 2. ANY CRITICISM OF THE LEADER MUST BE "BALANCED" BY A COLUMN SUPPORTING HIM. L.A. End Times Opinion Herding immigrants into sewage pits is going too far They aren't sewage pits--they're freedom holes 3. DON'T TEACH ABOUT ANY MARGINALIZED GROUP BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY PROFESSOR AT LECTERN: AND THEN THE JIM CROW LAWS WERE INTRODUCED BY MOSTLY-WHITE STATE GOVERNMENTS. STUDENT: I'M REPORTING YOU FOR RACISM! 4. DON'T INSULT OUR HEROIC BILLIONAIRES, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEWSPAPERS THEY OWN. RENDERING OF ANN TELNAES CARTOON THAT THE WASHINGTON POST REFUSED TO PUBLISH The Post EDITOR: THE SACKS OF MONEY WE GET FROM BEZOS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR SACKING THIS CARTOON! ©2025 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! 
#cartoon #fascism #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #oligarchy

Latest comic: Experts explain why America voted for plague

#cartoon #comic #politics #uspol #media #journalism #election #authoritarianism

EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY AMERICA VOTED FOR PLAGUE A SERIOUS OF PUNDITS DEPICTED IN ADVANCING STAGES OF THE BUBONIC PLAGUE: DEMS DIDN'T OFFER MUCH OF A VISION EXCEPT "NOT PLAGUE." PEOPLE ARE SO DISILLUSIONED WITH THE STATUS QUO, THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE ON CERTAIN DEATH. * KOFF* IF THE LEFT HADN'T INSULTED NECROTIC BUBOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AMERICANS WOULDN'T HAVE EMBRACED PLAGUISM. MOST VOTERS JUST WANT A BRUTAL MASS MORTALITY EVENT THAT WILL BRING DOWN THE PRICE OF EGGS. 17TH CENTURY PLAGUE DOCTOR WEARING BIRD BEAK MASK APPROACHING IN BACKGROUND
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #election #journalism #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic: Capitulation

#cartoon #comic #uspol #media #politics #democracy

Cap-itulation DEM HQ WOMAN - WELL, WE CALLED FOR TAXES ON THE WEALTHY AND HAD THE SUPPORT OF MOST UNIONS, BUT WE STILL LOST. NOW WHAT? MAN - WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT AUTHORITARIANISM AND DISINFORMATION BECAUSE VOTERS DON'T RESPOND TO THAT. MAN - WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT MISOGYNY BECAUSE WE NEED TO BRING YOUNG MEN BACK INTO THE FOLD. MAN - WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT MARGINALIZED GROUPS -- TOO RISKY AND ALIENATING TO MAINSTREAM AMERICA. MAN - WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS BECAUSE IT'S A LOW PRIORITY FOR MOST PEOPLE. WOMAN – SO...? MAN - LET'S TRY THIS! PUTS ON MAGA HAT PUNDIT - FINALLY THE DEMS HAVE A VISION! © 2024 Jen Sorensen
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #democracy #uspol

Latest comic - From Dawn to Dusk

#comic #cartoon #uspol #media #election #politics

From Dawn to Dusk MORNING - MAN IN CAR LISTENING TO SCREECH ROOM PODCAST 2020 ELECTION STOLEN... VOTER FRAUD... WITCH HUNT... OPEN BORDERS... GREAT REPLACEMENT... AFTERNOON - MAN AT DESK CHECKING SOCIAL MEDIA CLIMATE HOAX... THE GOVERNMENT CAUSING HURRICANES... FEMA BLOCKING AID... PEDOPHILIA RINGS UNDER PIZZA PARLORS... EATING PETS... CHANGING YOUR CHILD'S GENDER IN SCHOOL... LIKE SHARE EVENING – MAN GETTING VERY ANGRY WATCHING TV AFTER-BIRTH ABORTIONS... CAT LADIES... EMASCULATION... VERMIN... POISONING THE BLOOD... THE ENEMY WITHIN... MEANWHILE... TWO GUYS ON PUTZ TALK TV SHOW PUNDIT- THE DEMS JUST NEEDED BETTER MESSAGING. CHYRON - BREAKING: DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING DECLARED TERRORISI— © 2024 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #election #uspol

Latest comic: It did happen here

#cartoon #comic #uspol #USPolitics #election2024 #democracy #media

It Did Happen Here 2020 WAS OUR REPRIEVE AFTER A BRUSH WITH AUTHORITARIANISM. JOE BIDEN SMILING AT LECTERN GUY WIPING BROW - WHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE! JANUARY 6 SEEMED TO BRIEFLY MAKE THIS CLEAR TO EVERYONE. THEN MUCH OF THE MEDIA FORGOT ALL OF THAT AND REVERTED TO FAMILIAR NARRATIVES. TV PUNDIT ON PUTZ TALK - HOW DARE BIDEN POLITICIZE THE MIDTERMS BY ARGUING DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK? TV PUNDIT 2 - ORDINARY AMERICANS ARE PUT OFF BY ACADEMIC JARGON THEY JUST LEARNED ABOUT FROM ME! IN THE END IT WAS A CATCH-22. GROUP OF PEOPLE - HEY, WE'RE FEELING A LITTLE EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED OVER HERE. TV PUNDIT - SO ELITIST AND POLARIZING! YOU MUSTN'T ALIENATE THE PEOPLE WHO DEMONIZE YOU. WE HAD THIS ONE CHANCE... WOMAN LOOKING AT PHONE - HMM... WE'RE BLAMING THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS INSTEAD OF GROTESQUE ABUSERS AND THEIR DERANGED PROPAGANDA. WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE? ...AND WE BLEW IT. © 2024 Jen Sorensen - Be a subscriber! jensorensen.com/subscribe
#Comic #cartoon #Media #democracy #uspol #uspolitics #Election2024

Latest comic: The Last Firewall

#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #election #democracy #fascism #media #journalism #vote

The Last Firewall THE FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL FAILED US. NOTHING THERE! MUELLER REPORT BARR REPUBLICAN LEADERS FAILED US. IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS NO. CORPORATIONS FAILED US. DONATING TO INSURRECTIONISTS? IT'S JUST BUSINESS. FEDERAL JUDGES FAILED US. MAGA I JUDGE MYSELF IMPARTIAL! CANNON THE SUPREME COURT FAILED US. AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY! SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES FAILED US. SPROING! LEGACY NEWSPAPERS FAILED US. L.A. End Times NY Fascism-NormalizingTimes Washington Post-Democracy GUESS IT'S UP TO US NOW. THINGS REALLY NEED TO START CHANGING. © 2024 Jen Sorensen
#Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #election #VOTE #journalism #democracy #uspol #uspolitics

I simply adore this photo of James Earl Jones & Big Bird.

Yes, he played a lot of memorable dads from Darth Vader to Mufasa to King Jaffe Joffer + countless other incredible roles on & offscreen.

And Mr. Jones also happened to be the very first celebrity guest on Sesame Street. #history #media #art

James Earl Jones standing next to Big Bird. Credit: Sesame Street
#art #history #Media

There are some interesting referral statistics embedded in this piece. Facebook referral traffic has fallen more than 40% over the last year; referrals from Reddit have increased by 88%. #Media werd.io/2024/google-discover-i…
#Media

Latest comic: Prairie Progressives
#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #TimWalz #media #journalism #rural
Prairie Progressives 1. The popularity of Tim Walz has reporters flummoxed Tim Walz holding a piglet flanked by supporters Reporter: What -- are we expected to cover these people as "real" Americans? 2. Reporter in diner interviewing guy in a Harris-Walz t-shirt: You're from a small midwestern town... and you're pro-choice and pro-union? Diner guy: You've been hanging out in the wrong diners, buddy. 3. Reporter in field interviewing woman: But--but--rural folks aren't progressive! Woman: Have you studied the history of farmers' and labor movements at all, my dude? 4. Reporter holding up MAGA hat to bearded guy: Come on -- don't you like MAGA just a teeny bit? Put on this hat and say something adorably rude. Guy: When do I get my valorizing puff piece? Reporter: Not until you put on the hat.
#Comic #cartoon #Media #journalism #uspol #uspolitics #rural #timwalz

Latest comic: Critics to ignore

#uspol #elections #2024election #kamala #KamalaHarris #women #gender #comic #cartoon #media

CRITICS TO IGNORE 1. Pundit: The Democratic Convention failed to speak to America's barbarian-curious young men who just want to drag women around by their hair. Helmeted man in furs in the background dragging a woman by her ponytail Pundit: Will no one think of them? 2. Elizabeth Warren was too wonky and full of boring plans. Kamala Harris is all style and no substance. Why can't these ladies ever get it right? 3. Dems calling Trump and Vance "weird" is extremely alienating to those of us who believe in civility. Why can't they stay positive? 4. What is this "joy" of which the Democrats speak? Everyone knows a winning campaign is a miserable slog!
#Comic #cartoon #Media #Elections #gender #women #uspol #2024election #kamalaharris #kamala

Latest comic: Lowering the temperature

#uspol #cartoon #2024election #authoritarianism #fascism #media #politics

Lowering the temperature 1. News anchor - Welcome to punditspew! Our guests tonight are Democratic strategist Dan Doormat and Trump campaign adviser Mr. Perkins. Dan - Hello. Mr. Perkins - WOMAN, WHY AREN'T YOU AT HOME WITH YOUR BABIES? 2. Anchor - So, let's talk about what Trump's second term would be like. Mr. Perkins - WE WILL PURGE THE VERMIN AND SMITE THE UNHUMANS IN OUR GLORIOUS NEW REICH! 3. Dan - If I may speak, that sounds a little scary and authoritarian. Anchor - This just in -- someone attempted to shoot the former president, but he is fine. 4. Dan - I'm glad he's okay. Mr. P - THIS IS YOUR FAULT FOR CALLING US AUTHORITARIAN! Anchor - Both of you need to turn down the temperature!
#politics #cartoon #fascism #Media #uspol #authoritarianism #2024election

Buried here: "Vox Media’s technology news publication The Verge says it also has plans to federate its own site to have more ownership over its content and audience." #Media digiday.com/marketing/as-tikto…

As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse

As the TikTok ban threatens the social media ecosystem, agency execs debate investing in the fediverse.
Kimeko McCoy (Digiday)
#Media

Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel dropped as an NBC contributor following outcry


She had zero credibility and a record of lying, gaslighting and making public character assassination attempts against the very reporters, pundits and staff that NBC management was hiring her to work in this position. She was Trump's RNC hatchet woman for nearly 6 years and it was crazy for them to have thought bringing her in was a good idea.

And That Didn't Take Long For Them To Ditch The Trump Cuckoo

#News #Media #RNC #RonnaMacDaniel #TrumpCuckoo #NBC #NBCNews #DontHireRepublicans #BoycottTrumpies #NPR

#News #Media #NPR #RNC #RonnaMacDaniel #TrumpCuckoo #NBC #NBCNews #DontHireRepublicans #BoycottTrumpies

A friend sent this saying it’s from 1948. As a mom of 2 in that 6-12 age range in 2024, I chuckled. #media #gaming #history
Sensible Control Is Suggested for Children Who Are Radio Addicts BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED
#gaming #history #Media

I was recently honored to receive the Berryman Award for editorial cartooning from the National Press Foundation. Sharing a couple pics from the awards dinner in Washington, DC. I had a great time (and got to meet Al Roker!)

Photo credit: Lisa Nipp for NPF

#media #journalism

Group photo at the National Press Foundation Awards dinner on Feb. 15, 2024, including honorees, presenters, and NPF staff.
Jen Sorensen receiving Berryman Award vase from National Press Foundation President Anne Godlasky
#Media #journalism

Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment

#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment

1. USING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO END THE FIRST AMENDMENT 2. Citizens United enables big donor corruption of politics Justice John Roberts: Money is speech! 3. Tech CEOs do away with content moderation or having any standards at all. Tech bro: We platform -- and monetize -- Nazis because we support free speech! 4. Far-right fringe ideas are mainstreamed by major newspapers Editor holding up opinions section with column entitled "The idea of racism is racist": We believe in healthy "debate"! 5. Super-emboldened extremists attack academia Man holding iPad: Who needs sociology? Report your woke teacher on our website! 6. Eventually... Trump: Fake news media are enemies of the people -- Lock 'em up!
#tech #fascism #Socialmedia #Media #journalism #authoritarianism #firstamendment

It was a treat to chat with my brilliant co-panelists Lindsay Patterson, Clifford Johnson & Ann Merchant all about science & storytelling at AAAS.

Layne Kyung shared these incredible & colorful notes/art from our session. #science #art #media

Clifford Johnson, Lindsay Patterson, Sheril Kirshenbaum & Ann Merchant at AAAS 2024
Notes by Layne Kyung
Notes by Layne Kyung
#art #science #Media

Latest comic: The AI Journalism Awards

#comic #cartoon #cartoons #technology #AI #journalism #news #media #tech

1. AI-generated man with three eyes, two ties and several extra fingers speaking via a laptop screen: Welcome everyone to the AI Journalism Awards. I am your AI-generated host Bob Bitwell. Tonight we honor the best and brightest bots in the business! 2. First up: Best digitally-created journalist! Shown: picture of woman with slightly vacuous expression. Pixella Composita A literal composite of thousands of human writers, she appeals to everyone! 3. The award for most prolific reporter goes to Bot 29P3NT74Q, who dominated Google search results. Voice speaking from server: THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD. PEOPLE ASPIRE TO WIN AWARDS. WINNING AN AWARD MEANS YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING IMPORTANT. 4. Finally, best overall publication: The Herald-Spittoon has eliminated all human employees! Org chart of CEO in charge of several bots Bob Bitwell: Clearly the future of newspapers!
#technology #AI #News #tech #Comic #cartoon #Media #Cartoons #journalism

Latest comic on pundits still making excuses for Trump

#fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #journalism #media #insurrection #election #politics #cartoon #comic

PUNDITS PAVE THE WAY TO HELL 1. It's obvious an insurrectionist should be allowed on the ballot! Pundit: I believe in playing by the rules. EXCEPT when someone tries to apply them to Trump. Then they aren't rules anymore, but partisanship. 2. Pundit: Authoritarians are people too. People with feelings. We should give them a chance. Or two. 3. Pundit standing in front of tank: Unlike some intolerant people, I respect the right of this tank to run over me. 4. Pundit sitting at table with laptop: I don't like Trump, but I REALLY don't like people who have insulted me on social media, so I oppose anything they support. If that means living under a dictator, it's their fault!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #election #journalism #democracy #authoritarianism #insurrection

Latest comic on Trump calling his political enemies "vermin"

#politics #uspol #cartoon #comic #fascism #authoritarianism #media #language #trump

Nothing's Shocking (for long) 1. Trump says something bad Trump speaking at a rally: "We will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country." (actual quote) 2. At first, people are shocked Man - This is completely unacceptable! Woman - It's what dictators say! 3. Then, normalization begins Woman - You know, sewer rats exhibit human-like social behavior, and they love pizza. And so do liberals! Man - Also, my critics on social media can be pests. Ha ha! 4. Until no one cares anymore News anchor - Representative Blitz Stormer, what are your thoughts on the 2024 election? Blitz Stormer - The DemocRAT party will be EXTERMINATED once and for all! News anchor - It's sure to be an exciting race!
#politics #Comic #cartoon #fascism #Media #Trump #Language #uspol #authoritarianism

NPR’s data shows that they lost nothing after being ostracized by the psychotic white billionaire. It counters the idea that leaving Twitter is a loss. Let’s dismiss the idea that we need to be held hostage on any platform.

niemanreports.org/articles/npr…

#NPR #Twitter #SocialMedia #Journalism #Media


Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports

The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.
Nieman Reports
#Twitter #Socialmedia #Media #NPR #journalism

Neglected to post this cartoon from a couple weeks ago: Always blame the left!

#uspol #media #journalism #authoritarianism #democracy

Always Blame the Left 1. Dems are constantly being blamed for Republican extremism. Pundit on TV show Nattering Noggins: If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, they need to stop moving so far to the left. 2. But what exactly have the Dems done that's so radical? Woman: That does it! Lowering prescription drug prices and funding infrastructure are too far out for me. I want a right-wing dictatorship! 3. Like someone's not going to be a neo-Nazi because Democrats shift slightly rightward? Insurrectionist: Hmm... I was hoping to violently overthrow the government to install a white ethno-state. But if they cut back on school lunch programs, I'll reconsider. 4. Maybe it's time to start blaming fascism on fascists. Female pundit on Nattering Noggins: The right has been propagandized into extremism for decades. Pundit from first panel: What an unserious opinion! You need to move to the right.
#Media #journalism #democracy #uspol #authoritarianism

Latest comic on a certain pundit's infamous $78 airport meal

(For those outside the US, the commentator David Brooks has made a career out of piously trolling liberals for their supposed decadence and lack of morals.)

#uspol #economy #journalism #media #socialmedia

Man of the People 1. Ubiquitous pundit David Brooks recently complained on social media about an airport meal costing $78 -- when most of that was liquor. Photo of a hamburger, french fries, and a glass of bourbon with tweeted caption "This is why Americans think the economy is terrible." The hamburger and french fries cost $18. 2. Brooks at a counter in a wine shop with bottle of wine and bag of bread: You can't go to a wine shop and buy a bag of bread flutes and a bottle of 2009 Chateau Latour Premier Grand Cru for under $1600. Thanks, Bidenomics! 3. Brooks looking into a mirror trying unsuccessfully to button his pants: Hmm... this bespoke suit no longer fits. My voracious consumption of grilled meats and adult beverages is but a failed quest to fill the modern spiritual void created by liberals. 4. Brooks at computer: Why, people are rudely mocking me on social media! Time for another column on the loss of virtue among today's self-absorbed, decadent youth.
#Socialmedia #Media #journalism #uspol #economy

Latest comic: Self-parodic Sages

#gender #racism #transgender #media #feminism #patriarchy

Self-Parodic Sages 1. Bill Maher: "Barbie" is man-hating and patriarchy is a zombie lie! Why does everyone keep talking about this remnant from the past? Arrow pointing to Maher: Remnant from the past 2. Young right-wing pundit: America is a white nation and slavery wasn't so bad. Why does everyone keep talking about race? 3. Older right-wing figure: A man will use a ladies' bathroom over my dead body! Also, why does everyone keep talking about the trans people? 4. Woman to guy from previous panel: Maybe if you stopped provoking people with ignorant bigotry they wouldn't need to talk about race and gender so much. Man: How dare you say I can't talk about these things?
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This week's comic: Makeover for a Takeover

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MAKEOVER FOR A TAKEOVER 1. Are you a white supremacist looking to be celebrated as a public intellectual? First, change your style. BEFORE: Angry MAGA guy with a Confederate flag AFTER: Same guy in a sportjacket with a cocktail Can keep the khakis! 2. Get an advanced degree so you can communicate more subtly. BEFORE: WHITE POWER!!! AFTER: Our data indicate that certain aptitudes among those of Western European background may be genetic in origin. 3. Find a far-right billionaire to fund your "think tank" Guy tapping on computer keyboard in bedroom under sign saying "THE INSTITUE FOR EXTREMELY SERIOUS THOUGHT" 4. Have your op-eds published! At Big Legacy Newspaper Editor to right-wing extremist: You seem respectable. Unilke cartoonists!
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Latest comic: Bipartisan Reflections

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BIPARTISAN REFLECTIONS Three people on a cable talk show -- blonde anchorwoman, mousy guy in glasses, right-winger breathing flames 1. News anchor - 'Welcome to Punditspew! With me tonight is Democratic strategist Dan Doormat and Chairman of Power Patriots for Fiery National Cleansing, Mr. Perkins.' Dan Doormat - 'Hello.' Mr. Perkins - 'DIE!' 2. News anchor - 'Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on the Trump indictment?' Dan Doormat - 'Well, it's the least that --' Mr. Perkins - 'Biden is a wannabe dictator crushing our children under his BIG GAY COMMUNIST JACKBOOTS!' 3. Mr. Perkins - BUCKLE UP! IT'S A WAR ON THE REPUBLIC! KNOW YOUR BRIDGES! AN EYE FOR AN EYE! Dan Doormat - Um... 4. News anchor - Some say Biden should pardon him as a healing gesture. Dan Doormat - I think enforcing the law is the best-- Mr. Perkins - WE SHALL VANQUISH THEIR BEPRONOUNED STORM TROOPERS AND INSTALL OUR RIGHTEOUS KING! News anchor - Thank you both!
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Latest comic: Junk jargon

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1. Woman and man sitting on couch watching TV. She has a laptop. Woman: 'I'm sick of right-wing jargon and manufactured controversies saturating the news. Next time I hear laundered fascism, I'm turning it off.' 2. TV: '...The scourge of wokeness...' CLICK '...Must stop grooming our children...' CLICK 3. On laptop: 'Kids taught critical ra--' CLOSE TAB 'Feminist cancel cult--' CLOSE TAB 'Virtue signali--' CLOSE TAB 4. Man: 'So what are you going to read instead?' Woman: 'This Farmer's Almanac from 1923 seems fine.'
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Latest cartoon on "contrarian" pundits who pretend to care about freedom of speech.

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1. RETURN OF THE SELECTIVE 'FREE SPEECH' WARRIOR 2. Far-right activists meddling in academics, banning history and social science Contrarian pundit guy - 'Ho hum.' 3. Books about gender, race, or containing the slightest hint of an unclothed human body banned from libraries 'ZZZZZ....' 4. 'Don't say gay' laws enacted Pundit filing nails, FILE FILE FILE 5. Elected officials being removed from statehouses for joining constituents in peaceful protest Pundit sleeping in bed drooling on pillow 6. A conservative professor feels 'silenced' by diversity initiatives Pundit tapping wildly on laptop keyboard - 'This is an outrage! I shall defend this brave man!'
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