Al Nisbet
Alastair Nisbet (born 1958) is a Scottish-born New Zealand cartoonist.
Career
[edit]Nisbet's cartoons were published in the Christchurch Press from 1980–2017.[1] He has worked for a number of other newspapers including the Sunday Times, New Zealand Times, Stuff, and the Independent.[2][3] He has twice been named the New Zealand cartoonist of the year.[1]
Criticism
[edit]Nisbet's cartoons have "often attracted complaints for their racist, sexist, and classist nature".[4][5] In 2013 two of his cartoons were taken to the Press Council for promoting "racial disharmony".[6] A complaint about the cartoons was also lodged with the Human Rights Commission in 2014 by Member of Parliament Louisa Wall, but the complaint was dismissed.[7]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Al Nisbet cartoons". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Hayden, Leonie (13 August 2018). "Al Nisbet no longer has a job and today has been a good day". The Spinoff. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Controversial cartoonist under fire for offensive cartoon". Newshub. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "About that awful witch cartoon..." The Spinoff. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ sam.hurley@nzherald.co.nz @SamuelPHurley, Sam Hurley New Zealand Herald court reporter (12 February 2018). "Labour MP's 'racist cartoon' appeal against Fairfax Media dismissed". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "High Court dismisses case that controversial Stuff cartoons breached Human Rights Act". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2019.