News - MMA in the Media
- Media matters - online or broadcast?
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) Media Matters online initiative, launched three months ago, has built a strong following both on Facebook and Twitter, so the organisation is concerned that the SABC3’s new media, marketing and current affairs programme, which launched over the weekend, is also being called “Media Matters.”
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- Press Council flooded with submissions
The Press Council of SA has received a string of submissions after asking for input from the public on how to improve the media’s self-regulatory mechanism, the Press Ombudsman said yesterday.
Joe Thloloe said in a statement: “The task team reviewing the council’s constitution, its complaints procedures and the Press Code told the council that it has had great co-operation from the public and the media and that very few South Africans can legitimately say they are not aware of the review.”
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- Sensational & exaggerated reporting hinders efforts to tackle human trafficking
Media Monitoring Africa says sensational and exaggerated reporting on human and child trafficking can often lead to a failure to address the real issue. MMA held an exhibition on Child Protection and Trafficking in Johannesburg. Key to developing the exhibit was the participation of children.
Richelle Seton-Rodgers reported on the exhibition for SAFM 105.1 FM on Midday Live 24 November 2010
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- Media bodies react to withdrawal of Broadcasting Bill
SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa have welcomed the Minister of Communications, Roy Padayachie’s announcement over the weekend that the Public Service Broadcasting Bill will be withdrawn.
The Minister has undertaken to review the White Paper on Broadcasting, 1998 and to take into consideration the development of digital migration.
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- Newspaper, mag circulation still on back foot despite economic recovery
South African newspaper and magazine circulation remains on the back foot almost a year since the end of the global economic crisis and an ensuing local economic recovery, figures recently released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show. Although Afrikaans title Sondag grew massively year-on-year by 114%, Isolezwe Ngesonto by 37%, and usual suspects Bona and Drum by 12% and 13.3% respectively, overall the situation remains tense.
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