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| Birth name | Michael Patrick Ramirez |
| Born | May 11, 1961 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | American, Japanese |
| Area(s) | cartoonist |
| Notable works | Editorial cartoons |
| Awards | full list |
Michael Patrick Ramirez (born May 11, 1961) is a two-time American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws Cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary His cartoons most often present conservative viewpoints. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined
Ramirez was born in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine, in 1984 with a bachelors degree. The University of California Irvine is a public Coeducational Research university situated in Irvine, California. He has worked for The Commercial Appeal of Memphis for seven years and then for the Los Angeles Times. The Commercial Appeal is the predominant daily Newspaper of Memphis Tennessee and its surrounding metropolitan area. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed In 1994, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year characterized He again won the Pulitzer for editorial cartooning in 2008. He has also been awarded the 1996 Mencken Award for Best Cartoon. He is a regular contributor to USA Today and his work has a subscription/distribution of over five hundred and fifty newspapers and magazines through Copley News Service.
Ramirez initially planned to study medicine in college and considered journalism a hobby. He became seriously interested in that field when his first cartoon for the college newspaper, lampooning candidates for student office, had the student assembly demanding an apology.
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Cartoon controversies
In October of 2000, the Los Angeles Times published a Ramirez cartoon that appeared to depict a Jewish man worshiping the word "Hate" embedded into the Western Wall. The Western Wall (הכותל המערבי translit: HaKotel HaMa'aravi) sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel (lit According to the Times Associate Editor Narda Zacchino ombudsman, this provoked an "unprecedented" negative reaction.
Ramirez denied singling out Jews, claiming that the wall in the cartoon was not meant to suggest the Western Wall, and that while there was a Jew worshiping at the hate wall, there was also a figure bowing before it wearing a kaffiyeh (though it is difficult to see). The keffiyeh (كوفية, plural ar كوفيات kūfiyyāt) shmagh, shemagh or yashmag (ar شماغ) (from Turkish [1][2]
In September of 2007, the Columbus Dispatch published a Ramirez cartoon depicting Iran as a sewer (labeled with the word "extremism"), with cockroaches spreading from it over Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries of the middle east. The Columbus Dispatch is a daily Newspaper, based in Columbus Ohio, that serves the central portion of the state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Some commenters compared this with characterisations both of Jews in pre-Holocaust Germany and Rwandan Tutsis before the 1994 genocide. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority [1]
"If I don't get at least one phone call a day that says I'm a moron, I'm not doing my job," Ramirez says of his penchant for sparking controversy with his cartoons.
Cartoon discontinued
On November 12, 2005, the Times announced that his cartoon would be discontinued at the end of the year. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ramirez expressed disappointment about the discontinuation. Ramirez joined Investor's Business Daily as a senior editor/editorial cartoonist, and his cartoon is syndicated in more than 400 newspapers by Copley News Service. Investor's Business Daily ( IBD) is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday that covers international Business Copley Press is a privately held Newspaper business originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla California. He has been syndicated by Copley News Service since 1988. Copley Press is a privately held Newspaper business originally founded in Illinois, but now based in La Jolla California.
Ramirez was named a Lincoln Fellow by the Claremont Institute in 2004. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The Claremont Institute is a conservative Think tank based in Claremont California.
Awards
- 1994: Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
- 1995: Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 1996: H. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year characterized The Sigma Delta Chi Awards are presented annually by the Society of Professional Journalists for excellence in Journalism. L. Mencken Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 1997: Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2005: National Journalism Award for Editorial Cartooning
- 2008: Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
References
- ^ US cartoon no joke to Iranians. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year characterized Asia Times Online (2007-09-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
External links
- Michael Ramirez at Investor's Business Daily
| Preceded by Stephen R. Benson |
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning 1994 |
Succeeded by Mike Luckovich |
| Preceded by Walt Handelsman |
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning 2008 |
Succeeded by none |
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