Every story tells a picture: Lessons from cartoons on corporate governance

Wiid, Ria; Pitt, Leyland; Mills, Adam J.

doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2012.07.001

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“…Thus, tracking cartoons over time provides an excellent gauge of sentiment toward various issues, what was and is important over time, what people were and are thinking, and what they were and are passionate about. 36 This is in line with McVay who states that cartoons enable researchers to grasp the majority attitudes that lead to certain decisions and actions. She also considers the 'graphic commentary' that these cartoons provide as indispensable to historians, as they serve as cultural-historical source from which researchers can form a picture about a certain period in history.…”

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The Jester in Verwoerd’s Court: English Press Cartoons, 1959–1965

Merwe

2021

South African Historical Journal

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The political cartoon has proven to be an effective means not only to mock but also to criticise the government of the day and to expose its abuse of power. The visual nature of cartoons, combined with humour, enables cartoon artists to bring across their message in a succinct manner. Cartoonists also employ references to events that their readership can relate to, making cartoons a mode of communication whose impact should not be underestimated. This article considers how cartoons that appeared in English-language South African newspapers viewed the Verwoerd government's policies, specifically the implementation of those regarding the Bantustans or homelands. The article focuses on how cartoon artists used two phenomena of the time, the Space Race and the Beatles, to convey their criticism of the National Party government. The article also considers the effectiveness of the cartoons artists -like jesters in the royal court, masking their moral judgement behind witty remarks -to unmask the true intentions of the government's homeland policy.

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The Jester in Verwoerd’s Court: English Press Cartoons, 1959–1965

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2021

South African Historical Journal

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“…In the early 19th century, political cartoons emerged as an important visual communication method. A drawn picture or cartoon was used to summarise or comment on the important social events in newspapers in the pre-photographic period (Wiid, Pitt, & Mills, 2012). Cartoons have been used to present various perspectives on political scandals, sexual rumourmongering, conflicts, victories, defeats, disasters, and economic turmoil (Wiid et al, 2012 , the virus has spread exponentially in both developed and developing countries.…”

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“…A drawn picture or cartoon was used to summarise or comment on the important social events in newspapers in the pre-photographic period (Wiid, Pitt, & Mills, 2012). Cartoons have been used to present various perspectives on political scandals, sexual rumourmongering, conflicts, victories, defeats, disasters, and economic turmoil (Wiid et al, 2012 , the virus has spread exponentially in both developed and developing countries. Sri Lanka, a developing island country in South Asia, has been hit hard by COVID-19, and the toll continues to grow.…”

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Engaging in a newspaper cartoon thematic analysis to understand the socioeconomic, health, political, and environmental impact of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

Dassanayake

Rathnayake

Maithreepala

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Int Health Trends & Persp

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Introduction: Newspaper cartoons are viewed as an effective means of communicating important social concerns. Method:An exploratory content analysis of newspaper cartoons was done during the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka . Cartoons from eight daily online newspapers published from 15th of March to 15th of April 2020 were included. “corona”, “COVID-19”, or “Sri Lanka” were used as keywords. Thematic analysis was used to identify the different perspectives of cartoons. Results: Background of COVID-19 pandemic, health, social, economic, political, and environmental aspects emerged within a sample of 87 cartoons. Thirteen common themes were identified as COVID-19 as a pandemic, COVID-19 has become a crisis for Sri Lanka, prevention is the priority, knowledge deficit leads to breaking health advice, efforts to control virus outbreak, shifting socio-cultural practices, effects of lockdown, rich man’s virus – poor suffer the most bringing the global economy to its knee, coronavirus is driving the black market for essential stuff, seeking strategies to hold the election, applying health precautions in election activities and other political involvements. Conclusion: Cartoons were effectively used to give broad health and other messages to the public during the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. Newspaper cartoons can be used as an effective mode of disseminating information during a crisis.

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