Newspaper casualty
Dwane Powell, an Arkansas native editorial cartoonist for more than 30 years at the Raleigh News and Observer, has had his job reduced to part-time as part of cuts in the newspaper staff. Powell has contributed cartoons to the Times occasionally over the years because of his long friendship with the late George Fisher. Tough times in the newspaper business.
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I'm feeling around in the dark here but since Powell's work is syndicated with Creators Syndicate
doesn't that allow him to go on working as much as need be?
ARK. BLOG: Sure, but he's lost 40 percent of his base pay. And I don't know what syndicated cartoonists reap. Depends on their pickup rate. And the charge is cheap. You need a lot of pickups to generate serious money.
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September 23, 2008 02:12 PM
As good as Dwane's cartoons are, I would think he could make a ton of money in syndication. When you are that talented, there is always a demand for your work.
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September 23, 2008 02:20 PM
And the charge is cheap. You need a lot of pickups to generate serious money.<,
So, as I understand it a large paper like the Miami Herald would pay the same for a "pickup"
as a small town daily?
ARK. BLOG: In some cases, yes. But even where there is tiered pricing, the editorial cartoonists are dirt cheap. You usually can get a package of them for a paltry amount.
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September 23, 2008 02:51 PM