Basically from the
little knowledge I have acquired from a
media lecture or discussion, I know that
media is defined as the storage and transmission channels or tools used to
store and deliver information or data. In my own words however, I define media
as the channels through which
information is disseminated to an audience.
Newspaper, television,
radio and the internet are typical examples of media. Some examples of popular
media include; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cable News Network
(CNN), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) just to mention but a few.
Narrowing down to
Ghana, some examples of media houses include; Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
(GBC), Metropolitan Television (Metro TV), TV 3, Daily Graphic, Ghana News
Agency (GNA), Ghanaian Times, Daily Guide, Joy FM, Unique FM, Citi FM, Radio
Gold, Peace FM just to mention but a few.
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| Some Ghanaian Media |
These media houses usually perform the role of
educating, informing and entertaining their audiences in Ghana and beyond. Most
of these media houses report on issues such as politics, entertainment,
business, sports and many other important issues. Some of these media houses
are either owned by the government or by private individuals.
| Radio GIJ of the Ghana Institute of Journalism |
As part of the
educative role of the media in Ghana, the media telecasts educative programmes such as quizzes. In informing its audiences, the media telecasts news
virtually every day to let the citizens know about the latest happenings in the
country. In entertaining its audiences, the media telecasts programmes such as
movies and music videos.
This is just a gist
about Ghanaian media, hope you learnt something?
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