Le Lynx
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Le Lynx is a weekly satirical
newspaper published in Guinea
. The founding director of the newspaper was Souleymane Diallo. Le Lynx is modelled after the French satirical publication Le Canard enchaîné
. Williams Sassine
worked as editor of Le Lynx.
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
newspaper published in Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. The founding director of the newspaper was Souleymane Diallo. Le Lynx is modelled after the French satirical publication Le Canard enchaîné
Le Canard enchaîné
Le Canard enchaîné is a satirical newspaper published weekly in France. Founded in 1915, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world, as well as many jokes and humorous cartoons.-Early...
. Williams Sassine
Williams Sassine
Williams Sassine was a Guinean novelist who wrote in French. His father was Lebanese Christian and his mother was a Guinean of Muslim heritage....
worked as editor of Le Lynx.