News - MMA in the Media
- Media’s election coverage confusing and lacks quality - MMA
As the South African general elections draw near, the media has stepped up its coverage. The Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), which monitors media content, has however expressed concern about the lack of quality of election stories that it feels confuse audiences.
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- SA media ‘bungles’ elections coverage says MMA
Despite SA media’s wide and consistent coverage of the elections, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has slammed the media for what MMA perceives to be the former’s election bias and bungling. The MMA says journalists and editors have failed to comprehensively address the ‘supreme’ topics - service delivery and poverty.
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- Public editor ‘would give SABC a credible face’
Broadcaster could benefit from new appointment as more interaction with the public is required. THE SABC could address its crisis of credibility through the appointment of a public editor.
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- Media missing big election issues: analyst
The media should ensure that tougher questions are asked to politicians during the run up to the 2009 elections, to hold them accountable for their actions. This was the word of William Bird, Director of the Media Monitoring Africa, who spoke to VOC’s Drivetime on Wednesday, who was analysing the media coverage during this period. In research conducted by the independent body, he explained that it was found that media were not putting political parties ‘on the spot’ and questioning them about promises which they made during their previous election campaign.
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- MMP rebrands to Media Monitoring Africa
The Media Monitoring Project has rebranded to become Media Monitoring Africa and relaunched their website, all this coinciding with its 15-year anniversary. The name change represents a realignment of their corporate identity to be more in-line with the work they do.
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