May not be as bleak as it sounds at first. From his blog:.“No matter what else I do, you’re not getting rid of me that easily. In a week or two I will start freelancing two cartoons a week to The Free Lance-Star. I will still syndicate my cartoons through Creators Syndicate to hundreds of newspapers. In the coming weeks there will be a new website for my cartoons so if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, stay tooned.”
“My cartoons do not tell readers what they should believe. I hope they simply challenge people to think.”
Clay’s own statement summarizes why I like “editorial” cartoons, even if I vociferously disagree with particular views expressed. It IS the cartoonists that have to distill the “events of the day” graphically, and with great difficulty to indeed, whatever our perspective make us: “think”.
Mr. Jones’ dismissal from his staff position had nothing to do with politics…his or the newspapers. The papers are cutting staff at a rate as alarming as their own loss of circulation. Here we all are reading these great cartoons for free instead of buying the increasingly archaic newspapers. It’s really our fault! Sorry, Clay.
The guilty can Go Pro on this site for $10.00 a year, some of that money goes to the creators, I did. So should you. No, I don’t work here.
There = their, staffs = staff, are… what? You are forgiven if you attended a school where third grade is grade enough .A five word sentence and three are wrong. Let’s do the math; 2/5 = 40% accuracy.
Actually you have that backwards — my liberal friends who voted for Obozo are now suddenly more conservative after their company did layoffs and they either lost their jobs or now feel they’re in jeopardy. Too bad they didn’t employ some critical thinking skills before the election.
vwdualnomand over 11 years ago
or, didn’t the cartoonist jump a sinking ship?
Boise Ed Premium Member over 11 years ago
Does this mean Clay Jones is retiring?
d_legendary1 over 11 years ago
Looks like Clay Jones is gone for good: http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/toontalk/
I’m gonna miss him. As far as I’m concerned he’s got the best sense of humor out of all the cartoonist out here. Sucks that he and Sherffius are gone.
cdward over 11 years ago
May not be as bleak as it sounds at first. From his blog:.“No matter what else I do, you’re not getting rid of me that easily. In a week or two I will start freelancing two cartoons a week to The Free Lance-Star. I will still syndicate my cartoons through Creators Syndicate to hundreds of newspapers. In the coming weeks there will be a new website for my cartoons so if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, stay tooned.”
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
“My cartoons do not tell readers what they should believe. I hope they simply challenge people to think.”
Clay’s own statement summarizes why I like “editorial” cartoons, even if I vociferously disagree with particular views expressed. It IS the cartoonists that have to distill the “events of the day” graphically, and with great difficulty to indeed, whatever our perspective make us: “think”.
mrgoberg over 11 years ago
Mr. Jones’ dismissal from his staff position had nothing to do with politics…his or the newspapers. The papers are cutting staff at a rate as alarming as their own loss of circulation. Here we all are reading these great cartoons for free instead of buying the increasingly archaic newspapers. It’s really our fault! Sorry, Clay.
The guilty can Go Pro on this site for $10.00 a year, some of that money goes to the creators, I did. So should you. No, I don’t work here.
garysnorton over 11 years ago
There = their, staffs = staff, are… what? You are forgiven if you attended a school where third grade is grade enough .A five word sentence and three are wrong. Let’s do the math; 2/5 = 40% accuracy.
coffee_mom11 over 11 years ago
Actually you have that backwards — my liberal friends who voted for Obozo are now suddenly more conservative after their company did layoffs and they either lost their jobs or now feel they’re in jeopardy. Too bad they didn’t employ some critical thinking skills before the election.