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"It is a sad day for Australian cartooning when an artist as good as Fiona
Katauskas has not had her contract renewed. But that is what has happened at
the
Guardian Australia.
Katauskas is among the top daily political cartoonists in the country, with her
cheerful visual style beautifully in tension with her salty satirical
commentary.
She is at the top of her game, with her acerbic observations on national and
international events a fine window on the passing parade of absurdity that
passes for public life in the third decade of this increasingly silly century.
Her great service has probably been to add some playfulness and wit to a
publication that can be earnest, even ranty.
Katauskas is only the latest casualty in a cartooning industry still struggling
to adapt to the 21st-century media business model. She joins other cartoonists,
at home and abroad, who find themselves reliant on freelancing.
Emma Cook was let go from
Stuff in New Zealand after eight years. Colin
Wicking was never replaced at the
NT News when he retired in 2022. It’s not a
stampede of cartoonists leaving newsrooms, but the traffic is all in one
direction.
The era of the permanent staff cartoonist is almost over."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
