Egyptian cartoonists have drawn every iteration of the country’s revolution and its uncertain aftermath. Marco Werman speaks with Jonathan Guyer, a Fulbright Scholar who is researching Egyptian political cartoons and blogs about them at Oum Cartoon.
Lisa Mullins speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about how political cartoonists around the globe have responded to the tragedy in Japan. They’ve used the red disc on the Japanese flag to convey everything from radiation hazard symbols to mushroom clouds.
Patrick Chappatte is a political cartoonist for the International Herald Tribune. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman about the challenges in drawing President-elect Barak Obama.
The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that major newspapers in Denmark today re-printed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad that triggered rioting in Muslim countries two years ago