Clay Bennett (born January 20, 1958) is an American editorial cartoonist. Currently editorial cartoonist for The Christian Science Monitor, Bennett is the winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This early political cartoon by Ben Franklin was originally written for the French and Indian War, but was later recycled during the Revolutionary War An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message. ... The Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. ... ĐA listing of the Pulitzer Prize award winners for 2002: Journalism Public Service: The New York Times, for A Nation Challenged, a special section published regularly after the September 11th terrorist attacks on America, which coherently and comprehensively covered the tragic events, profiled the victims, and tracked the developing story...

Born in Clinton, South Carolina, Bennett graduated from the University of North Alabama in 1980. Bennett went on to work for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Fayetteville Times. Clinton is a city located in Laurens County, South Carolina. ... The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a four-year public coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the PG, is the largest daily newspaper serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas. ...

Bennett was the editorial cartoonist for the St. Petersburg Times from 1981 to 1994, when he was suddenly fired after thirteen years. While Bennett's editor denied the firing was politically motivated, many observers saw it as part of the traditionally liberal newspaper's trend towards becoming more conservative. Bennett said "Many saw the termination as political because I was out there on the far left. Obviously expressing your point of view can cost you your job." ^[1] The St. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Bennett began working for the Monitor in 1997. He was a Pulitzer finalist for five consecutive years, from 1999 to 2003. In 2005, he was elected president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. [2] He currently lives in Boston. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Notes

• ^  Alicia C. Shepard. "Open season on editorial cartoonists?" American Journalism Review. Dec 1994 v16 n10 p15.

External links

• http://www.claybennett.com
• Pulitzer page