Media
Media refers to various means of communication. For example, television, radio, and the newspaper are different types of media. The term can also be used as a collective noun for the press or news reporting agencies. In the computer world, "media" is also used as a collective noun, but refers to different types of data storage options.
The media in Africa is growing rapidly due to advances in telecommunications, especially mobile phones and the internet. By learning from developed countries, Africa has not been forced to recreate the wheel. Africans are a lively people and although resources have been limited at times, it has produced people who could be referred to as true 'media giants'. In newspaper reporting, many Africans have won international media awards. In writing both prose and poetry, many awards have also been won by Africans, and Africa now claims a Nobel Laurete in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka of Nigeria.
