Daily Graphic (Ghana)

Front cover of the Daily Graphic on November 30, 1996.

The Daily Graphic is a state owned daily newspaper published in Accra, Ghana.

The paper was established along with the Sunday Mirror in 1950, by Cecil King of the London Daily Mirror Group.^[1] It is the most widely read daily newspaper in the country.^[2] The paper has seen a large number of editors replaced over the course of its history, particularly post independence after a string of successive military coups who sacked editors who opposed the government policies.^[3] In 1979 it was renamed the People's Daily Graphic under Jerry Rawlings for a few years to "remind the people that it belongs to them".^[1]

Being a state owned paper, it regularly covers the government in a favourable light, detailing and encouraging national unity and government policy.^[4] In colonial Ghana under British rule, the paper, which was staffed by local Ghanaians, received large government funding from British banks which led to its high circulation and raising awareness of events to ordinary Ghanaians, more so than Ghanaian owned papers.^[1]

The paper, owned by the Graphic Communication Group Limited, also prints two weekly entertainment newspapers, namely The Mirror and Graphic Showbiz. Graphic Sports is the most read sports news in Ghana which is also a product of the company. The company also publishes the Junior Graphic, aimed at a younger audience, to address their concern and to contribute to the nations development.

The other state owned paper is the Ghanaian Times.

See also

• Media of Ghana
• List of newspapers in Ghana

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Eribo, F. & Jong-Ebot, W. (1997). Press Freedom and Communication in Africa. Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0865435513.
2. ^ Pettersson, A. (2006). Literary History: Towards a Global Perspective. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110189322.
3. ^ Anokwa, K. (1997). In Press Freedom and Communication in Africa. Erbio, F. & Jong-Ebot, W. (Eds.) Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0865435513.
4. ^ Hasty, J. (2005). The Press and Political Culture in Ghana. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253345240.

External links

• Official site