Bob Moran

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Bob Moran is a British cartoonist whose work has been published in many publications including Morning Star , The Guardian and The Telegraph and more recently The Conservative Woman. On 12 October 2017, he was awarded the Cartoon Art Trust Award for Political Cartooning. [1] He was sacked by The Telegraph in October 2021 following tweets in which he commented that Dr Rachel Clarke "should be verbally abused" for encouraging the use of masks on public transport. [2]

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Career

Moran attended Wellington School, Somerset and graduated from Falmouth University in 2008. [3] In 2010, he had a short period working for The Guardian before becoming the regular weekend cartoonist for The Daily Telegraph in 2011.

In 2015, Moran's animated short film, 'Father's Days', about the birth of his daughter, was published on The Daily Telegraph's website. The film has been screened in neonatal clinics, charities and parenting associations internationally. [4]

Moran has tweeted frequently about the COVID-19 pandemic, describing those who have been vaccinated as "dangerously misguided". On 13 October 2021, Press Gazette reported Moran had been sacked by The Telegraph for tweets aimed at palliative care physician Rachel Clarke on Twitter in late September. One of his tweets said Clarke deserved to be "verbally abused" for advocating the wearing of face masks. It was removed by Twitter for breaking its guidelines. [2]

Bob Moran's cartoons have been criticized by the Media Diversity Institute for being "antisemitic". [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Official 2017 CAT Awards Guide, p14
  2. 1 2 Tobitt, Charlotte (13 October 2021). "Telegraph sacks cartoonist Bob Moran over Twitter posts abusing NHS doctor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bob Moran". The Guardian . 1 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Moran, Bob (2 August 2015). "How my daughter taught me the meaning of courage". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Complaint - British Cartoonist, Bob Moran". getthetrollsout.org. Media Diversity Institute. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2015 winners". Ellwood Atfield Gallery. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "World Illustration Awards 2016". Association of Illustrators . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Father's Days The Webby Awards". Webby Award . Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "WINNERS – POLITICAL CARTOON OF THE YEAR AWARDS". Ellwood Atfield Gallery. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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