Michael Ramirez
Michael Ramirez | |
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Born | Michael Patrick Ramirez May 11, 1961 Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | cartoonist |
Notable works | Editorial cartoons |
Awards | full list |
Michael Patrick Ramirez (born May 11, 1961) is an American cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His cartoons present mostly conservative viewpoints. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.[1]
Early life and education
Ramirez was born in
Career
Ramirez initially planned to study medicine in college and considered journalism a hobby. He became seriously interested in that field when his first cartoon for the college newspaper, lampooning candidates for student office, had the student assembly demanding an apology.[citation needed]
Ramirez was a regular guest on ]
He is the author of two books, Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion and Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare.[4][5]
Cartoon controversies
In October 2000, the Los Angeles Times published a Ramirez cartoon that appeared to depict a Jewish man worshiping the word "Hate" embedded into the
In July 2003, the Los Angeles Times published a Sunday editorial cartoon by Ramirez that depicted a man pointing a gun at President Bush's head; it was a takeoff on the 1969
In September 2007, the
In July 2013, Investor's Business Daily published a Ramirez cartoon that depicted lynching in its criticism of Al Sharpton.[11]
In October 2013, Investor's Business Daily published a Ramirez cartoon that drew a parallel between the problems of the Affordable Care Act web site debut and the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster,[12] to which many critics objected.[13]
Syndication
Ramirez's cartoons were carried in the Los Angeles Times until the end of 2005.[17] Investor's Business Daily carried his cartoons from 2006 until the end of its run as a daily newspaper in 2016.[18]
Awards
- 1994: Editorial Cartooning
- 1995: Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 1996: Mencken Award for Editorial Cartooning, presented by Free Press Association[19]
- 1997: UCI Medal, University of California, Irvine
- 1997: Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2004: Lincoln Fellow, Claremont Institute
- 2005: National Journalism Awardfor Editorial Cartooning
- 2006: National Cartoonist SocietyDivision Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2007: Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2008: National Cartoonist SocietyDivision Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2008: Editorial Cartooning[1]
- 2008: Fischetti Awardfor Editorial Cartooning
- 2011: National Cartoonist Society Division Award for Editorial Cartooning[20]
- 2013: National Cartoonist SocietyDivision Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2014: National Cartoonist SocietyDivision Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2015: National Cartoonist SocietyThe Reuben Award
- 2018: Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Advancing American Democracy Award
- Honorary Member of Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Honor Society
References
- ^ a b c "Michael Ramirez of Investor's Business Daily". pulitzer.
- ^ Helgeson, Merrily. "Drawing blood". Today@UCI. UC Irvine. Archived from the original on September 24, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ Schulz, Bailey (September 14, 2018). "Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Michael Ramirez joins RJ staff". Reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- William J. Bennett
- OCLC 920676984.
Foreword by Dick Cheney & Afterword by Rush Limbaugh
- ^ "Hate Cartoon". 9 December 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Message About LA Times Cartoon Outdated". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Threatening the president is no joke, even when it is one". New York Press. November 11, 2003.
- ^ "Officials See Threat in Bush Newspaper Cartoon". Reuters. Jul 21, 2003.
- ^ "US cartoon no joke to Iranians". Asia Times Online. 2007-09-20. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ramirez cartoon". Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- Investors Business Daily. Archived from the originalon 2013-10-27.
- ^ Keith Cowing (24 October 2013). "Michael Ramirez Cartoon Mocks Challenger Accident". New York Post.
- ^ "Washington Post Deletes 'Racist' Hamas Cartoon, Apologizes After Intense Backlash". HuffPost. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Izadi, Elahe; Sommer, Will (2023-11-09). "Washington Post deletes editorial cartoon criticized as racist". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "I Was Canceled for a Cartoon About Hamas' Human Shields. I Stand by It". Newsweek. 15 November 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, J. Michael and Lin II, Rong-Gong, "Times Plans New Op-Ed Lineup," Los Angeles Times, 11 November 2005 (accessed 12 February 2013)
- ^ "A Letter From Michael". Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "The Mencken Awards: 1982–1996".
- ^ "Michael Patrick Ramirez". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16.