News - Media Release
- Rape is crime, play your part in reducing the harm
There has been a significant public outcry over the recent case of a girl being gang raped and the rape being filmed. The story appeared in the Daily Sun on Wednesday 18 April 2012 and was picked up by mainstream media shortly thereafter, with talk shows focusing on the issue as well. In addition to the brutality of the crime, Media Monitoring Africa believes that there are other key issues, outlined in this press release, that need to be considered.
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- Minister of Communications Speech: The Good, the Optimistic, and the Concerning
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24 January 2012MMA welcomes the speech from the Minister of Communications, Dina Pule. There is much to be pleased about in the new minister’s plans, with one particular area of concern raised below.
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- Invitation to Children’s Rights Seminar on last day of Media Freedom Week
Media Monitoring Africa invites you to a seminar to be held at the Mail & Guardian offices in Rosebank. We ask, Does upholding Children’s Rights Compromise Media Freedom?
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- Blanket Boycott of Media 24 will leave citizens out in the cold
The media has come under increasing attack in recent times with the latest being a call for a boycott on Media 24 issued by the ANCYL in Limpopo.
Clearly any media that fails to convey or present news fairly and accurately is doing a disservice not only to its readers but to democracy as well. Many valid critiques of our media can be made in terms of their accuracy, quality, balance and speaking to all South Africans. Specifically the voices of the poor and marginalised are seldom heard or their needs catered for by the mainstream media.
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- Leadership Crisis at the SABC
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned by the ongoing governance crises at the SABC. The crises seemed to climax in 2007, however despite various attempts to bring stability we seem to be little further than where we were some three years ago, in terms of fundamentally addressing corporate governance issues. MMA believes that the appointment of the GCEO should be made by the SABC board alone.
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