Weekly newspaper editors' group seeks to recognize local political cartoonists

Does your weekly newspaper have a local political cartoonist that you would like to see receive national recognition? If so, then you might want to recommend that person to be mentioned in the July newsletter of the International Society of of Weekly Newspaper Editors.

Marcia Martinek, editor of the Herald Democrat in Leadville, Colo., is seeking examples of local political cartoons. She wants to know how papers found local cartoonists, where their ideas come from, how they have been received by readers, an example of a cartoon that was especially effective, and if possible, what they are paid. Martinek can be reached at editor@leadvilleherald.com.

One example is a cartoon by Jim Turley of the weekly North Scott Press in Eldridge, Iowa, near the Quad Cities. Turley, who has worked for the paper for 15 years, drew this cartoon poking fun at a recent run-in local reporter Jeff Montgomery had with the school board, after the board publicly criticized the paper and Montgomery's coverage during a meeting. The North Scott Press is available by subscription only, but the web page can be viewed here.