http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org Submissions reflect Media Monitoring Africa's attempts to ensure that media policies and codes are in line with South Africa's constitution. en sandrar@mediamonitoring.org.za Copyright 2012 2012-02-01T10:55:16+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/mma_p/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/mma_p/#When:10:55:16Z This presentation was made by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) public hearings (31 January 2012). In this presentation MMA highlights its support for a more independent regulation. the presentation also focused on the quality and ethical practice of Print Media 2012-02-01T10:55:16+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/a_tangled_web_human_trafficking_child_protection_the_media/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/a_tangled_web_human_trafficking_child_protection_the_media/#When:08:21:28Z As a metaphor, a web does nicely to describe human trafficking: a thing with many threads, sticky, dangerous, and unseen by victims. The sticky threads each different yet inseparable, certainly not linear, clean, neat and easily spotted…well unless you’re the spider that is. What do we know about human trafficking? What should we know about it? What are we being told by the media? What is the media missing? Child trafficking, Gender, Children 2012-01-25T08:21:28+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/submission_to_independent_communication_authority_of_south_africa_icasa_on_/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/submission_to_independent_communication_authority_of_south_africa_icasa_on_/#When:12:58:47Z Media Monitoring Africa (MMA, formerly the Media Monitoring Project) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the Draft Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations – 10 November 2011. Policy Submissions 2012-01-11T12:58:47+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/submission_to_the_press_freedom_commission_regulation_of_print_media/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/submission_to_the_press_freedom_commission_regulation_of_print_media/#When:12:35:43Z Media Monitoring Africa responded to a call for submission by the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) (15 December 2011) on the Regulation of Print Media in South Africa. MMA supports more independent self regulation. By definition self regulation refers to a peer review system operating within a set of self- imposed rules by the media. It consists of representatives from the media profession passing judgement of complicated matters of journalistic reporting using a Journalistic Code of Ethics which is applied in determining the final ruling , and benchmarking the generally accepted norms and standards. Democracy and Governance, Policy Submissions, Media Freedom and Performance 2012-01-11T12:35:43+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/nelson_mandela_centre_of_memory_expresses_concern_with_the_protection_of_st/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/nelson_mandela_centre_of_memory_expresses_concern_with_the_protection_of_st/#When:08:43:03Z The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has expressed its concern with the Protection of State Information Bill which will be passed by the National Assembly today. The Centre has as a result released a press statement analysing the Bill’s remaining flaws. Democracy and Governance, Media Freedom and Performance 2011-11-22T08:43:03+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/somalia_in_media_images_battling_compassion_fatigue/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/somalia_in_media_images_battling_compassion_fatigue/#When:14:54:42Z Images of emaciated children have recently made their way into the media following the widely reported famine in Somalia. Media Monitoring Africa conducted an in-depth analysis into the visual portrayal of the famine and the underlying messages. Children, Race, Xenophobia and Ethnicity, Media Freedom and Performance 2011-11-07T14:54:42+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/editorial_guidelines_and_principles_on_reporting_on_children_in_the_media/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/editorial_guidelines_and_principles_on_reporting_on_children_in_the_media/#When:14:17:31Z Media Monitoring Africa launched a new set of Editorial Guidelines and Principles on Reporting on Children in the Media on 19 October 2011 which also saw the commemoration of Black Wednesday and the 15th birthday celebrations for the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF). Gender, Children, Race, Xenophobia and Ethnicity, HIV and AIDS, Media Freedom and Performance 2011-10-19T14:17:31+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/Media_Monitors_ask_Was_it_an_Evil_Spell_or_Sun_Stroke/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/Media_Monitors_ask_Was_it_an_Evil_Spell_or_Sun_Stroke/#When:09:43:47Z The Sowetan newspaper published two stories which reported on two schools in Limpopo, that have been closed down due to pupils collapsing, This is believed to be caused by an evil spell, Satanism and witchcraft. The manner in which the story was published is of concern to Media Monitoring Africa because it violated children’s rights and failed to demonstrate quality, fair and ethical journalism. 2011-10-13T09:43:47+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/he_best_promoter_worst_violator_of_childrens_rights_in_sa_print_media_janua/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/he_best_promoter_worst_violator_of_childrens_rights_in_sa_print_media_janua/#When:09:11:02Z MMA has produced a MAD OAT quarterly report for the first three months of 2011. This report is a qualitative assessment of articles published by mainstream print mediums which, in our view, clearly violated or promoted children’s rights. Children, Media Freedom and Performance 2011-06-09T09:11:02+00:00 http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/ukuthwala_human_trafficking_the_media/ http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/ukuthwala_human_trafficking_the_media/#When:16:42:08Z Forced marriage falls under the purpose of exploitation in the definition of human trafficking. By international law, and in accordance with the parameters for human trafficking set out by the UN; like forced marriage in other parts of the world, such as the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, the practice of ukuthwala as it is being used to perpetrate these crimes today in South Africa is most certainly classifiable as human trafficking. Child trafficking, Children, Media Freedom and Performance 2011-05-13T16:42:08+00:00