Rob Tornoe is a cartoonist and writer, and is one of the last remaining sports cartoonists on staff at a newspaper. His sports cartoons appear in The Philadelphia Inquirer.Rob Tornoe sports cartoon examples as retrieved July 22, 2015. He is also a political cartoonist and his cartoons appear in WHYY-FM, The Press of Atlantic City', The News Journal, and others. He has drawn political spoofs ranging from Al Gore to Peanuts.Rob Tornoe cartoon examples as retrieved January 4, 2007. In addition to cartooning, Tornoe writes for Editor & Publisher and Poynter Institute about the media and the business of syndication.
Education Tornoe graduated from The Kubert School.AAEC - Cartoonist Profile Rob Tornoe
Awards and recognition Tornoe has won several awards for his editorial cartooning, including "Best Cartoon" by the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2007 and second place in 2006.New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as retrieved June 21, 2008.
On July 9, 2008, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (D-Seattle) used one of Tornoe's cartoonsPolitickerWA.com as retrieved July 3, 2008. as a backdrop for his criticism of officials of the George W. Bush administration and what he described as their true motivations for the Iraq War:
Controversy On April 9, 2008, Tornoe posted a cartoon on Politicker's New Jersey website depicting a yarmulked, maniacally smiling Rep. Steve Rothman (D-9) about to wield a meat cleaver on Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joe Ferriero's private parts.PolitickerNJ.com as retrieved April 9, 2008 Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, also wearing a yarmulke, is shown holding Ferriero down for the procedure.
The cartoon poked fun at Rothman's move to keep Ferriero from endorsing Rep. Rob Andrews in his bid for Lautenberg's Senate seat, but both the New Jersey Jewish StandardNew Jersey Jewish Standard as retrieved April 11, 2008. and the New Jersey Jewish NewsNew Jersey Jewish News as retrieved April 17, 2008. reported criticisms of the cartoon as antisemitic.
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External links
Rob Tornoe profile at the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists website PolitickerNJ