VIEW OF UYO NEWSPAPERS READER AN ANTI-CORRUPTIONÂ CARTOON BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI IN THE NAITONAL AND THE DAILY TIME NEWSPAPERS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
Newspapers provide up to date information on local state provincial national and world issues. They are among the most widely read periodicals that are available and accessible to the vast majority of people of all ages and walks of life I n any society.
Every category of reader can find some important current and interesting information current and interesting information based on cartoons in most Nigerian dailies. Today’s newspapers use cartoons that make information easily accessible to its readers for example, important stories, have been designed through the cartoons, this is very common as Muhammadu Buhari is set to fights corruption in the nation.
Anti-corruption cartoon appear in different graphics’ to portray the anti-corruption crusade of the head of state. The most current analysis and critical of politics anti corruption crusade and even comics are covered and even comics are covered by newspapers. Okunna (2002), state that the newspapers play a crucial role in the socialization and education of members of the society in which they operate. Newspapers affect us in many ways as major socializing influence carrier of culture and information, education, entertainment and key players in political communication and participatory democracy and they communicate ideological values, norms, attribute and beliefs. Usually anti-corruption cartoon do attract a particular group of concerned Nigerians. Generally it is agreed that newspapers cartoon of reflects some events and government programmes aimed at solving some problems. Anti-corruption cartoon has always been found on several occasions in Nigerian newspapers. Newspapers cartoon interprets information that could have been understood to the readers if they were ordinary written.
Newspapers publish a wide variety of news through cartoon even though they are abridged to the different needs of their readers.
