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- Are a man’s dying moments appropriate for page 1?
The media is to be commended in focusing citizens’ attention on a case of police brutality which resulted in the death of a man, by leading news bulletins with reports of this incident, and by reporting it on their front pages.
What is of concern to MMA is that some newspapers chose to publish a front page image of Andries Tatane’s dying moments as he lay in the arms of a man, who was clearly stricken with grief.
MMA’s position is not that violent or traumatic images should never be published, but that if they are, this is as a result of measured consideration, and that the reasons for publishing such an image should be explained.
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- Parties condemn Ficksburg killing
The killing of a man during a protest in Ficksburg - allegedly at the hands of the police - was widely condemned by political parties, trade unions and civil society on Thursday.
Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) Free State secretary Sam Mashinini said: “This is really bad for the province and the country and we call for a thorough investigation into this matter and anyone who is found to have misused his powers… must face the might of the law.”
Media Monitoring Africa welcomed the decision by the SABC to give prominence and attention to the crime, but was concerned about discrepancies in how the story had been reported.
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- SABC: Violence Exposed, Ethics Ignored
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the decision by SABC to give such prominence and attention to the death of a citizen following an incident of police brutality. Nevertheless MMA is concerned about discrepancies in how the story was reported.
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- Reporting Human Trafficking – can sensitivity and accuracy outsell sensationalism?
On the 3rd March 2011, an audience gathered at the Bioscope on Fox Street in Johannesburg for the first exclusive airing of the radio documentary “Human Trafficking and Child Protection: Is the Media telling the right(s) story”.
We’ve compiled a collection of the most thought provoking moments from the discussion that followed.
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- Media group tries to rescind access to Terre’Blanche trial
A media monitoring group is trying to rescind an order granting the family of slain rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche access to his trial as it “infringes on the rights of the child”.
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) submitted its application to the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.
MMA director William Bird said the family and the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging were granted access even though they were not party to an application for access made by the media.
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- ET se familie dalk hoftoegang geweier
A media monitering organisation has attempted to ban the family of murdered AWB leader EugeneTerre’Blanche’s from attending his murder trial, because such access could violate the rights of a minor accused.
Media Monitoring Africa yesterday lodged an application in the High Court.
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- ET-moord: ‘Familie en publiek hoort nie in hof’
The human rights organization Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) yesterday submitted an application in the Pretoria High Court seeking that Mr. Eugene Terre’Blanche’s family members and the public not be allowed attend the trail of his alleged killers.
The murder trial begans on 13 May.
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- SABC mum on rights to air royal wedding
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is yet to confirm whether it has secured the broadcasting rights to Prince William and Katherine’s wedding.
Free to air channel ETV has already confirmed it will follow Katherine Middleton as she walks down the Westminster Abbey aisle later in April.
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- MMA’s application on public & family access in the Eugene Terreblanche trail
In the Pretoria High Court Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), represented by the Centre for Child Law (CCL) submitted its application in the Eugene Terreblanche murder trial, seeking to rescind elements of a court order, granting limited access to members of the Terreblanche family and the public.
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