Pulitzer now accepting Online Newspapers for Consideration

According to this Huffington Post news entry online only newspapers are now eligible for entry into the coveted Pulitzer prize competition.

One can only wonder if the Cincinnati Beacon (where I initially post all my cartoons) will one day seek eligibility and then maybe my own hack cartoons would in turn be eligible.

However, a further look at the details at Editor & Publisher
notes some exception that would possibly deny both the Beacon and the Huffington Post from entry.

At minimum eligibility they must “publish in print or online at least weekly; that are primarily dedicated to original news reporting and coverage of ongoing stories; and that adhere to the highest journalistic principles.”

It’s the last part that may be an issue. I think both would be classified as media activist websites versus online newspapers.

Bearman Cartoon: Big Three Auto Execs return to Washington

The first time they came to Washington asking for a Bailout from Congress, they didn’t have a plan and came in private jets. What if this time they were serious?

What’s more, this article brings up an interesting point. When will Congress start cutting back on their travel and budgets?

Bearman "Retro" Cartoon: Shopping during the Holidays

This was one of the first cartoons I ever created back in December of 2005 for what became the Cincinnati Beacon.

I have no problem with whatever greeting people choose to use during the holidays. I just can’t stand when companies create a corporate mandate that says that an employee must say “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” over the other. I would be happy to hear “Happy Kwanzaa” or “Happy Hanukkah” from someone assuming they meant it from the heart. I don’t take offense, I take it as someone wishing me well during the season. My only question is why aren’t they just as friendly the rest of the year.

I would like to think that my style and ability has improved a little.  But I am still a hack.

Cincinnati Art Museum Drowning in Administrative Costs

While looking for some of my favorite charities to donate to online (including paying up on my challenge for the Freestore Foodbank, I came across the site Charity Navigator, which heralds itself as “the nation’s largest and most utilized evaluators of charity.

Perusing their articles, one caught my eye. Top Ten Charities Drowning in Administrative Costs. Number three on the list was our very own Cincinnati Art Museum with 62.9% of its budget going to administrative expenses.

What are they doing with all that money?? Maybe I need to work there.

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