Ukraine Cartoonist -- USAGM
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- Ukraine Cartoonist -- USAGM
- July 21, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English Ukraine Cartoonist – Vishneva HEAD: Prominent US Cartoonist Turns Eyes to War in Ukraine TEASER: Steve Brodner doesn't hold back when criticizing the instigators of Russia's invasion of the country PUBLISHED: 07/21/2022 at 9:55am BYLINE: Nina Vishneva CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: New York VIDEOGRAPHER: Aleksandr Barash, Dmitry Vershinin SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; Reifenrath, DJ (ok) PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 2:45 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO)) [[Steve Brodner is a well-known American illustrator, cartoonist, journalist, author and educator, but his latest cartoons have been focused on Ukraine. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NATS)) ((Brodner doing a pic of Putin)) “He’s got prominent cheekbones and a long nose. … He’s kind of simple to draw!” ((NARRATION)) Just a few lines on a sheet of paper — and it’s easy to guess who you’re looking at. Art and politics definitely mix in this small studio in Upper Manhattan. ((NATS)) ((Brodner showing pics on his computer screen)) “Remember ‘Employees must wash hands’? You’d see that in restrooms of restaurants. So, here’s the world, Ukraine is cracked open, the blood is spilling, and he’s washing his hands with the blood of Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) Steve Brodner is considered one of the most prominent and successful political cartoonists in the U.S. He has an innate sense of how to illustrate the world’s most important topics — from America's internal political issues like gun control, election campaigns and abortion rights — to international politics. ((NATS)) ((Brodner about his work)) “This is Putin as the Jolly Roger…” ((NARRATION)) For the past few months, Brodner has focused his art on the war in Ukraine. ((Steve Brodner, Cartoonist and Journalist)) “In some ways it’s getting worse because it’s turning into a long, drawn-out stalemate, where Putin wins this and then loses that.” ((NARRATION)) In early April, Brodner made a collage for The Los Angeles Times, called Putin the Great, Emperor of all Russia. ((NATS)) ((Brodner showing his work)) “The final picture is the image I showed you, by John Heartfield [[German visual artist]], where he [[Putin]] has a big meat axe, and he is the butcher of Ukraine.” (NARRATION) Brodner has a large collection of works dedicated to the war. Every new tragedy he transforms into a picture, documenting crimes against Ukraine and condemning Putin. Cartoons in general tend to exaggerate events, but in Ukraine, there’s often no need for exaggeration. ((NATS)) ((Brodner, showing his art)) “Here’s a man grieving over his son. Mariupol, yes. You could see he’s holding the boy’s head in his hands and he’s crying. A bomb that came down at the railroad station, people took pictures of the missile … and it said, ‘For the children.’ Somebody could actually do such a thing? Say, 'Here’s a bomb for the children'? I just don’t understand anything anymore.” ((NARRATION)) But every day, as more disturbing news come in, Brodner sits down at his desk and fights Russian disinformation the only way he knows — with a pencil. ((For Nina Vishneva in New York, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script Ukraine Cartoonist – Vishneva HEAD: Prominent US Cartoonist Turns Eyes to War in Ukraine TEASER: Steve Brodner doesn't hold back when criticizing the instigators of Russia's invasion of the country PUBLISHED: 07/21/2022 at 9:55am BYLINE: Nina Vishneva CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: New York VIDEOGRAPHER: Aleksandr Barash, Dmitry Vershinin SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; Reifenrath, DJ (ok) PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 2:45 VID APPROVED BY: KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO)) [[Steve Brodner is a well-known American illustrator, cartoonist, journalist, author and educator, but his latest cartoons have been focused on Ukraine. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NATS)) ((Brodner doing a pic of Putin)) “He’s got prominent cheekbones and a long nose. … He’s kind of simple to draw!” ((NARRATION)) Just a few lines on a sheet of paper — and it’s easy to guess who you’re looking at. Art and politics definitely mix in this small studio in Upper Manhattan. ((NATS)) ((Brodner showing pics on his computer screen)) “Remember ‘Employees must wash hands’? You’d see that in restrooms of restaurants. So, here’s the world, Ukraine is cracked open, the blood is spilling, and he’s washing his hands with the blood of Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) Steve Brodner is considered one of the most prominent and successful political cartoonists in the U.S. He has an innate sense of how to illustrate the world’s most important topics — from America's internal political issues like gun control, election campaigns and abortion rights — to international politics. ((NATS)) ((Brodner about his work)) “This is Putin as the Jolly Roger…” ((NARRATION)) For the past few months, Brodner has focused his art on the war in Ukraine. ((Steve Brodner, Cartoonist and Journalist)) “In some ways it’s getting worse because it’s turning into a long, drawn-out stalemate, where Putin wins this and then loses that.” ((NARRATION)) In early April, Brodner made a collage for The Los Angeles Times, called Putin the Great, Emperor of all Russia. ((NATS)) ((Brodner showing his work)) “The final picture is the image I showed you, by John Heartfield [[German visual artist]], where he [[Putin]] has a big meat axe, and he is the butcher of Ukraine.” (NARRATION) Brodner has a large collection of works dedicated to the war. Every new tragedy he transforms into a picture, documenting crimes against Ukraine and condemning Putin. Cartoons in general tend to exaggerate events, but in Ukraine, there’s often no need for exaggeration. ((NATS)) ((Brodner, showing his art)) “Here’s a man grieving over his son. Mariupol, yes. You could see he’s holding the boy’s head in his hands and he’s crying. A bomb that came down at the railroad station, people took pictures of the missile … and it said, ‘For the children.’ Somebody could actually do such a thing? Say, 'Here’s a bomb for the children'? I just don’t understand anything anymore.” ((NARRATION)) But every day, as more disturbing news come in, Brodner sits down at his desk and fights Russian disinformation the only way he knows — with a pencil. ((For Nina Vishneva in New York, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics, Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 21, 2022 15:26 EDT
- Description English Steve Brodner is a well-known American illustrator, cartoonist, journalist, author and educator, but his latest cartoons have been focused on Ukraine. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English