‘Akosua’ cartoons have become not only an integral part of the award-winning front page design newspaper for 2008, the ‘Daily Guide’, but have now been institutionalized within the media turf in Ghana. For the numerous ‘customers’ and ‘consumers’ of this daily, ‘Akosua’ is a must-see part of the newspaper, helping to provide a strong competitive edge for this mass medium.
These cartoons record social and political reality, as it relates to present issues. ‘Akosua’ cartoons use visual imagery, through the use of one language or a mix of English, French and local languages, to provide social explanations through caricature and humour. It uses known verbal and visual ‘register’, easily recognised by the target audience. The cartoonist constructs reality through such visuals, stereotypes, symbols and analogies, with humour and/or ridicule as the basic vehicle. Oman FM (107.1) an Accra radio station on their programme ‘National Agenda’ which is aired during working days, from 7.05 AM-8.00AM, reviews ‘Akosua’ cartoons.
Source: ‘Akosua’ Cartoons in the ‘Daily Guide’: A Discourse Analysis by Kweku Rockson
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