Join us for a discussion with Matt Wuerker\, Politico's editoria l cartoonist\, about \;his passion for political cartooning as a form or storytelling and social commentary. Registratio n is required. \;
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About the Author
Matt Wuerke
r is a political cartoonist based in Washington DC. \; \;He wa
s an original staff member for Politico where he works as the staff cartoo
nist and illustrator. \;
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He has be awarded the Natio
nal Press Foundation&rsquo\;s Berryman Prize\, \; \;the Herblock P
rize and was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. \;
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Prior to Politico he was a successful freelance cartoonist\, illu
strator and animator. \; \;Over the past 40 years his cartoons hav
e been published in dozens of newspapers and magazines. His work is syndic
ated internationally by Andrews McMeel Syndicate and the Cartoonist Group.
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A former president of the Association of
American Editorial Cartoonists\, he serves on the board of the Herb Block Foundation and is president of
the board for Cartoonist Rights Network. \; \;