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Morning Links: James Franco Goes Don Draper

By Kat Stoeffel 2/08 8:45am

James Franco, auteur, made an advertisement for 7 For All Mankind Jeans. [WWD]

The New Yorker and GQ saw circulation bumps. [Capital NY]

Steve Coogan got a $64,000 phonehacking settlement from News Corp. [NY Times]

O The Oprah Magazine newsstand circulation dropped 10%. [NY Post]

Sky News announces rules for newsroom tweets. [Guardian]

The Koch brothers anti-journalism PR site advertises on Romenesko and Poynter. [Gawker]

Is it sexist that The New York Times attributes Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg’s success to luck? [The Atlantic]

Is it insulting that The New York Times solicits editorial cartoons on spec? [Romenesko]

Political campaigns are distracting reporters by dropping mini-stories and fueling mini-feuds. [Huffington Post]

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  • Anonymous

    Re: New York Times Editorial Cartoonist Outrage (Romenesko)
    The New York Times recently sent an email to 80 or so Editorial Cartoonists inviting them to submit an original previously unpublished cartoon to be considered for a Sunday slot on a weekly basis for the fee of $250.00. The Times had not been running editorial cartoons for some time and made the offer to this privledged select few who in turn have chosen to be insulted en masse.  They claim that an original editorial cartoon is worth $1-2000.00, but provide no evidence of newspapers whom pay such a fee. Like Unicorns, a $2000.00 per cartoon fee would be wondrous and magical, but unfortunately THEY DO NOT EXSIST.  The New York Times may print in black ink, but it has been bleeding monetary green for some time now,  and I’m shocked that these cartoonists who are predominantly way left of centre and supportive of President Obama’s  share the weath mantra, would rain down on a newspaper with which they are so ideologically in sinc.  The annointed cartoonists contacted by the Times are for the most part daily staffers who enjoy a  salary and benefits. Most of them are also members of syndicates, and derive income from previously published cartoons which are regurgitated and published in smaller dailies. The New York Times is not putting a gun to the heads of these prima donnas. If you do not want to compete, if you do not want to provide original material, DON’T DO SO!  But please, spare us the crocodile tears. Believe it or Not, there are one hell of a lot of Editorial Cartoonists out there providing material to newspapers on a freelance basis for peanuts. The difference between them, and these entitled self-important whiners, is that the freelancers would KILL for the opportunity to provide original material to The New York Times for the measly sum of $250.00, and if they were allowed to do so, they would  likely show up many of these “So Called Top Cartoonists” who’s talents pale in comparison to their self-inflated egos!

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