"From Jeff Bezos commandeering Venice for his lavish wedding at a time of a growing backlash over inequality, to the spectacle of Donald Trump returning to office for a second term, the material was endless for cartoonists, though often difficult to navigate. The less surreal included violence against Palestinians in Gaza by Israel, the entrenchment of the Russia-Ukraine war, the threat AI posed to human creativity and the return of the far right across Europe and the US."
"Political cartoonists have the unenviable job of trying to capture the absurdity, brutality and resonance of these moments. They also have to make sense of the news cycle: prioritising the most outstanding moment of each day, and choosing how to portray it. So for today's newsletter, we spoke to award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Ben Jennings, asking him to choose some of his favourite cartoons of the past year. We also discussed the challenge of drawing a world already bordering on the absurd."
News events in the year ranged from extravagant displays of wealth to major geopolitical violence and rising extremist movements. Examples included Jeff Bezos's lavish wedding in Venice, the return of Donald Trump to the presidency, Israeli violence in Gaza, the Russia-Ukraine war, AI threatening human creativity, and the resurgence of the far right across Europe and the US. Political cartoonists must capture both absurdity and brutality while making sense of a relentless news cycle. Cartoonists prioritise each day's most outstanding moment and decide how to portray it visually. Extremely farcical subjects can be simultaneously a boon and a challenge for satire.
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