Cartoon Movement is the work of the Video Journalism Movement and aims to 'foster an environment of mutual promotion, revenue, and fair use for the work of political cartoonists'
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A new collaborative publishing platform dedicated to political cartooning and comic journalism is to be launched on 15 December. Cartoon Movement is the work of the Video Journalism Movement , an organisation which aims to promote video journalism and press freedom.
According to Cartoon Movement founder Dutch editorial cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards, the future of cartooning is online.
"We hope to foster an environment of mutual promotion, revenue, and fair use for the work of political cartoonists. The platform is an attempt to discover new, innovative revenue models which will ensure that editorial cartooning can be financially sustainable in the digital age."
Any editorial cartoonist will be able to apply to join Cartoon Movement free of charge, and contributions will be paid once accepted for publication.
Revenue will come from commercial republication of the platform's material, although anyone will be able to use the cartoons for non-commercial purposes.
Editors can pay for publishing/syndication rights of the site's collection of international political cartoons. In addition, the one-stop global network of editorial cartoonists can be used to meet 'on-demand' commissions.
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