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Cartoonist Bill Garner Out at the Washington Times
By Rob Tornoe | February 13th, 2009 | PERMALINK
Bill Garner, the editorial cartoonist for The Washington Times, is the latest staff cartoonist to lose his job. His position was eliminated as part of reshuffling the editorial department went through back in January. His last cartoon for the newspaper (above) is dated January 20.
At the time, all 12 editorial page and commentary employees were required to reapply for their jobs.
Deborah Simmons, the former editorial page editor at The Washington Times confirmed that Garner was out. Simmons was transferred to the news department as part of the shake-up.
“Every job was eliminated because every job was changed in its character,” Richard Amberg, associate publisher and general manager, and acting interim editorial page editor, told Editor & Publisher back in January. All 12 editorial page and commentary employees were required to reapply for their jobs.
At the time, Amberg declined to offer specifics on what the web presence will include, but said all of the changes are likely to be in place by April 1. He also said the Times will use less syndicated material and more of its own content both in print and online.
“We want fresh content, timely content, lively content,” he said. “Things syndicated offer appear on the Web before they are syndicated.”
Bill Garner couldn’t be reached for comment.
[H/T - Alan Gardner of The Daily Cartoonist]
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Comment from mahendra singh
Time February 17, 2009 at 9:08 am
Good luck, Mr. Garner. You were always a professional to work with. I remember Mr. Amberg from my stint at the Free Lance-Star … ’nuff said.
Comment from Ruth Mallek
Time May 29, 2009 at 4:06 pm
The Washington Times editorial cartoonist cannot compare with the work of Bill Garner.
I hope that Bill Garner will re-surface in some form of the editorial world. Maybe Bill could contact FOX News and draw his political cartoons to be shown on Fox and Friends. Where there is a will there is a way.
Bill is too good not to be heard from.
All the Times will say, is ” he retired”… I cannot tell you how often I have called to learn about his leaving the paper and no one seemed to want to discuss the ” FIRING ” of Bill. SAd
Comment from Beverly Eakman
Time June 17, 2009 at 12:48 pm
No wonder conservatives lose. They have zero concept of strategy and insult those in the know who try to help and advise them. I’m never much into cartoons, but Bill Garner was an exception–much better than the late Herblock at the post was, in fact, irrespective of political persuasion. It was one of the highlights of my day–that and Wesley Pruden’s column, which thankfully is still printed. I’m sure that will change too. Off-message columns from Lanny Davis, Adrienne Washington and idiotic full-page cartoons on the back of the Sunday Times’ Commentary section–all, I suppose, to attract “the young” and “the liberal.” Itmwon’t work. The Times will have cut off it’s own base in 3 to 5 years, max. Nincompoops.
Comment from Uttam Nepal
Time April 6, 2010 at 11:58 am
Just i would like to say ”Good luck”… and you will be always great for cartoon.
-UTTAM NEPAL
Comment from Steve Greenberg
Time February 13, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Does Richard Amberg even listen to his own words? Apparently not. “The Times will use less syndicated material and more of its own content… We want fresh content,” he said. So he cuts the cartoonist — fresh content — meaning they’ll no doubt ran syndicated work, in direct contradiction of his supposed goals. Unbelievable. And to lose such an important voice in a paper that’s trying to offer the alternative view to the Washington Post. Sad, and stupid.