DMZ America #39: Journalistic Malpractice, Ukraine and Why Ted Draws for Sputnik

3 years ago

Scott points us to an excellent example of journalistic malpractice, this time by the New York Times about COVID-19 and different outcomes in Democratic versus Republican states. Ted and Scott dig deep into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ted talks about why he draws cartoons for Sputnik News.

Ted Rall

http://rall.com

Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."

1 Comment.

Don Coyote
March 18, 2022 12:37 PM

I enjoy your podcast a lot especially the good banter between you two. I wish more could be able to talk about issues without berserking out. Anyway, you wanted to know what would help. I’d like to know more about your work — how do you go about making a cartoon/essay? Do you go off of your intuition or read a lot about it beforehand? How do you ensure you keep the same tone through your work? Do you study an issue for a while first or do you go with your first instincts? What are your influences? Do you read others’ work or try to keep monastic? Thanks for your work.