Editorial cartoons are commonly seen in newspapers or magazines. It is used to convey a message that is usually biased towards one side or a political party. They can also be used to sway someone’s opinion to the other side, showing them a different perspective of a topic through illustration and a short description. Politics and other current events are some of the topics that are usually used for editorial cartoons. However, the audience for newspapers has been declining since the early 2000s with the rising popularity of technology, creating the downfall of the use of newspapers and magazines. Cartoons that are included in newspapers are popular due to the easy portrayal of an opinion. They are also based on current events, educating the audience on popular issues or topics going on at that time. The placement of the cartoon on the newspaper or magazine page is also very significant. Wherever the cartoon is placed effects the reader in some type of way whether that is negative or positive. Typically, an editorial cartoon cannot be understood without the description of words or the drawing. Together, they prove to make the point that the artist is trying to convey. The editorial cartoonists today are marking history by presenting current events through art in mass media.

In this specific cartoon, a person is holding up a picket sign which states, “the world already ended, but the government hushed it up.” Simple drawings of bystanders and a city are used in this cartoon. Although the sign that the person is holding up has few words, with the drawing the point comes across nicely. The artist of this cartoon is Harley Schwadron. His famous editorial cartoons often show up in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review and more.