Bad Reporter
| Bad Reporter | |
|---|---|
 Lead panel of the Bad Reporter strip. | |
| Author(s) | Don Asmussen |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Semi-weekly |
| Launch date | September 25, 2003 entered syndication August 12, 2005 |
| End date | April 30, 2021 |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Press Syndicate (2005–2011) Andrews McMeel Syndication (2011–2021) |
| Genre(s) | Topical humor, satire, current events |
Bad Reporter is a semi-weekly editorial cartoon in comic strip format written and illustrated by Don Asmussen that ran from 2003 to 2021. It first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 25, 2003.[1] After being syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate from August 12, 2005 to 2011, it was distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication until 2021.
It typically contained four panels, the first a simple black panel with a caricature of creator Asmussen and the slogan "The lies behind the truth, and the truth behind those lies that are behind that truth". The remaining three panels were spoofs (parodies) of newspaper articles containing a mock-up of a prominent newspaper masthead (such as the Chronicle or The New York Times), a headline, a simulated photograph, and a short text introduction or lead. Images were often obviously doctored file photographs or images from recent newspapers. Often there were humorous sidebars and other graphics.
The strip grew out of an earlier effort for the paper titled The San Francisco Comic Strip. Its first topic was the
The humor was generally topical and
Bad Reporter concluded on April 30, 2021, approximately eighth months before Asmussen's death.[3]
References
- ^ Asmussen, Don (September 25, 2003). "Bad Reporter". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Asmussen, Don (January 19, 2007). "Bad Reporter". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Don Asmussen – RIP – The Daily Cartoonist". www.dailycartoonist.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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