Through satire and irony, political cartoonists wield great power. But their future is looking grim.
When Katauskas started her career 22 years ago, newspapers and magazines were plentiful and hungry for illustrations.
"There were cartoons in the music section, in the drive section, in the restaurant review, and it was just something that was considered part of a paper." A good political cartoon is more than just funny. It makes you think about current events, holds truth to power and is a tool of criticism. "Certainly, cartoons that I have done have not been published. There is censorship of cartoonists now.Evans argues the more limited political licence now given to many cartoonists reflects a return to the distant past.
"If you look before that, you only got published in the Bulletin, for example, if you toed their line, same with all the other major city newspapers, you toed the line."Most, if not all, political cartoonists now use digital tools and have a presence on social media. Some have made the transition to the digital environment, but they're well and truly in the minority, Leahy says."I think it's the monetising of it. That's the challenge because memes are free.
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