Daryl Cagle
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Daryl Cagle is the editorial cartoonist
for msnbc.com
.
Cagle worked with The Muppets
from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon panel titled, "TRUE!" for Tribune Media Services
in 1995 and went on to draw local editorial cartoons for Hawaii's Midweek newspaper. He moved to drawing daily cartoons for Gannett's Honolulu Advertiser
newspaper, he became the cartoonist for Slate.com in 2000; in 2005 Cagle moved from Slate.com to become the cartoonist for msnbc.com
.
Cagle is an occasional syndicated columnist and speaker; he is a past president of the National Cartoonists Society
and the National Cartoonists Society Foundation.
A Daryl Cagle cartoon which depicted the eagle on the Mexican flag, shot dead in a hail of bullets, created a stir when it ran on the front pages of Mexican newspapers, leading the Mexican Embassy to the USA to make a formal response to msnbc.com.
Cagle publishes iPhone, Android and iPad apps, including one with cartoons about Tiger Woods
which made news when it was rejected by Apple Inc., because of Apple's policy of not allowing apps that ridicule public figures.
In 2001, Cagle started Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a political cartoon and column syndicate which distributes the work of newspaper editorial cartoonists and columnists from around the world to approximately 850 subscribing newspapers. Cagle Cartoons is a "package service" where subscribing publications receive all of the content and can reprint whatever they choose.
Editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
for msnbc.com
Msnbc.com
msnbc.com is a news website owned and operated as a joint venture by NBCUniversal and Microsoft.In addition to original content from its news staff, msnbc.com is the news website for the NBC News family, with content from the cable television news channel MSNBC, NBC shows such as Today, NBC Nightly...
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Cagle worked with The Muppets
The Muppets
The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon panel titled, "TRUE!" for Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company.The company has two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products"...
in 1995 and went on to draw local editorial cartoons for Hawaii's Midweek newspaper. He moved to drawing daily cartoons for Gannett's Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Advertiser
The Honolulu Advertiser was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in the American state of Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Internet editions...
newspaper, he became the cartoonist for Slate.com in 2000; in 2005 Cagle moved from Slate.com to become the cartoonist for msnbc.com
Msnbc.com
msnbc.com is a news website owned and operated as a joint venture by NBCUniversal and Microsoft.In addition to original content from its news staff, msnbc.com is the news website for the NBC News family, with content from the cable television news channel MSNBC, NBC shows such as Today, NBC Nightly...
.
Cagle is an occasional syndicated columnist and speaker; he is a past president of the National Cartoonists Society
National Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops...
and the National Cartoonists Society Foundation.
A Daryl Cagle cartoon which depicted the eagle on the Mexican flag, shot dead in a hail of bullets, created a stir when it ran on the front pages of Mexican newspapers, leading the Mexican Embassy to the USA to make a formal response to msnbc.com.
Cagle publishes iPhone, Android and iPad apps, including one with cartoons about Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
which made news when it was rejected by Apple Inc., because of Apple's policy of not allowing apps that ridicule public figures.
In 2001, Cagle started Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a political cartoon and column syndicate which distributes the work of newspaper editorial cartoonists and columnists from around the world to approximately 850 subscribing newspapers. Cagle Cartoons is a "package service" where subscribing publications receive all of the content and can reprint whatever they choose.