EDITORIAL CARTOONING

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Editorial cartoon is also known as political cartoon. The word cartoon is derived from the words caricature and lampoon which means portrait that exaggerates and criticizing.

• This is a drawing or portrait representing an editorial article about current issues or controversial issues. 
• This is the most powerful, most effective and most reliable part of a news paper to attract readers to read more about the issue being discussed.
• This is an illustration of events, personalities, social illness such as corruptions that always uses humor, symbols and exaggerations to be funny and to catch the readers' attention.
• This is a section where opinions and interpretations are expressed through drawings.

Facts about Editorial Cartoons:

• Editorial Cartoons are an integral part of many newspaper editorial pages and are used to highlight the single most significant aspect of a news item.              
• Editorial cartoons reflect a subjective evaluation of a news story highlight.
• Editorial cartoons focus on a single item that is clearly identified.  They also may represent a simplification of a complex issue.
• An effective cartoonist makes use of several specific “tools” to make his or her points clear.
• It is usually necessary for a reader to be familiar with current events in order to understand the meaning of editorial cartoons..

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