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Daryl Cagle's Advice to Cartoonists: Dogmatism Sells and Don't You Dare Go Local

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By Matthew Fleischer

MSNBC.com cartoonist Daryl Cagle offers his advice for aspiring newspaper cartoonists in today’s media climate. As he readily admits, the situation ain’t pretty.

Some choice cuts:

  • DON’T DRAW LOCAL CARTOONS — It may be tempting to draw cartoons for the local paper, but there will be no syndication and no reprint sales of local cartoons. The Internet has made our cartoons available to clients all around the world — the world is the new market and the big audience.
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