News - Media Release
- A South African First: Child Media Monitors make a submission to the Press Council
For the first time children will be making an oral submission to the Press Council in its current review process. Children from local schools work with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) as part of its Children’s Media Monitoring Project (CMMP). These child media monitors, who keep a close eye on the media and do daily monitoring on its representation of children, will be giving their suggestions to the Press Council.
MMA will also be making its submission to the Press Council directly after the children’s slot, and will give balanced views on the ongoing debates around calls for a Media Appeals Tribunal, poor and unethical reporting, accountability and regulation of the press.
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- Media Monitoring Africa concerned about public & family access in ET trial
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the decision to allow but limit media access in the Eugene Terre’blanche murder trial, in which one of the accused is a child. However other elements of Judge Joseph Raulinga’s ruling have given MMA serious cause for concern.
MMA Director William Bird said, “While we welcome the decision on the media, MMA is astonished by the order allowing access for four members of Eugene Terre’blanche’s family and sixteen members of the public, especially when the court received no application seeking family or public access. MMA is seriously concerned that facilitating public and family access will make it impossible to even ensure that the identity of the child is adequately protected”
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- Redi’s roundtable discussion on children’s rights & the media
Redi’s roundtable discussion
Back to school for editors
The media - pass or fail?
Children ask the tough questions
Tune in to Redi Tlhabi on Talk Radio 702 at 10am on Tuesday 30 November 2010.
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- George Bizos to open MMA Photography Exhibition
CHILD PROTECTION & TRAFFICKING: Is the Media telling the right(s)story?
Photography Exhibition opening with guest speaker GEORGE BIZOS
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- Through the lens - Child Protection and Human Trafficking
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) invites you to attend the opening of their photography exhibition entitled “Child Protection & Trafficking: Is the Media telling the right(s) story?”
Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill
Wednesday, 17th November 2010
Arrival time - 17:30 to 18:00Photography by documentary photographer and trafficking expert Melanie Hamman, alongside a selection of work produced by learner photographers of Umuzi Photo Club and curated by MMA’s child Media Monitors.
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