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Related: About this forumStartup liberal publication "Pittsburgh Current" will have Rob Rogers cartoons
Link: https://pittsburghcurrent.com/pittsburgh-current-announces-it-will-be-running-rob-rogers-political-cartoons-starting-monday-574-2/
Pittsburgh Current Editor Charle Deitch says: Rob Rogers is one of the most important voices in the Pittsburgh media landscape. I couldnt imagine a Pittsburgh publication not carrying his cartoons. Its a natural fit for us and for our readers and we could not be prouder to carry Robs excellent work and keep his voice right where it belongs in Pittsburgh.
Deitch, long-time editor of the Pittsburgh City Paper, was fired after refusing to back down from covering a local politician. Deitch adds, I think its very meaningful to have two casualties of conservative ownership working together on Pittsburghs first truly influence-free publication.
The Pittsburgh Current Kickstarter is almost fully funded, and a date has been set for the first issue. Pittsburgh Current will hit the streets July 11th.
For more information, please contact:
Bethany Ruhe, Associate Publisher
Phone: 412.443.7969
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @bethanyruhe
Pittsburgh will finally get a liberal monthly publication starting in July! Rob Rogers was fired from Pittsburgh Post Gazette for his frequent anti-Trump cartoons that PPG's executive editor found unacceptable.
blue neen
(12,306 posts)Can't wait until July 11.
Mc Mike
(9,106 posts)didn't know he was out of the CP. I remember In Pittsburgh.
Thanks for the heads up.
chervilant
(8,267 posts)that so few DUers have bothered to comment about this incident, especially in light of how relentlessly Trump and his sycophants wax derisively about "fake news"! We are losing our editorial cartoonists, who I count among the most politically savvy members of our society! Rob Rogers and Nick Anderson are two of my faves. Absolutely love Mr. Fish and Toles. Just cannot believe we've dropped from 180 cartoonists a few years ago to less than forty now. Fascism... they don't even try to hide their agenda these days...
And, I am gobsmacked that our fellow DUer n2doc is no longer participating in DU, because s/he used to post great collections of editorial cartoons.
Well, now the only reason I have to come here is SCE's lolcats...