Cartoonists eulogize the Rocky Mountain News, other dying newspapers

Fresh today, and just in time to make print-journalism lovers feel like crap: Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists Index, a regular feature on the entertainment section of MSNBC's website, has gathered together cartoons spotlighting "Dying Newspapers." The piece above, by Boulder Daily Camera artist John Sherffius, is included in a collection...
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Fresh today, and just in time to make print-journalism lovers feel like crap: Daryl Cagle’s Political Cartoonists Index, a regular feature on the entertainment section of MSNBC’s website, has gathered together cartoons spotlighting “Dying Newspapers.” The piece above, by Boulder Daily Camera artist John Sherffius, is included in a collection that tries to find the funny in the medium’s current plight. Call it gallows humor.

To eyeball the cartoons on your computer — oh, the irony — click here.

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