News - MMA in the Media
- A year of Malemaphobia, mediaphobia and xenophobia
As the year 2008 slowly but surely disappears, it is time for the media to do some critical retrospection to see if it’s correctly fulfilled its role of a Fourth Estate and respected its ethical codes. These two sets of self-examination are compulsory if the press wants to be trusted by communities in which it serves and continues to be seen as playing a vital role in a democratic and free society.
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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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- Daily Sun, MMP smoke peace pipe
The long-running and bitter dispute between South Africa’s fast-selling newspaper, Daily Sun, and the Media Monitoring Project (MMP) over the tabloid’s labelling of foreigners as ‘aliens’ and its alleged xenophobic reporting has finally been settled amicably.
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- Broadcasting Amendment Bill ‘still unworkable’
The battle to ‘save’ the SABC’s soul continues unabated and has entered a crucial phase. Towards the end of last week, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) held its deliberations on the Broadcasting Amendment Bill, which could be soon adopted by the National Assembly and signed into law by President Kgalema Motlanthe. Yet the ‘Save our SABC’ coalition believes that the bill is still unworkable.
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- Capturing a tragedy
Violent events are an everyday feature for the media in SA. It may be argued that certain horrific visuals are necessary to report the reality of violent events, such as the recent xenophobic attacks.
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