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- City Press commended for initiation school coverage
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City Press deserves to be commended for publishing the full page spread, entitled “Focus on Circumcision” (06/07/08, p. 14) by journalists Piet Rampedi and Phumza Sokana. The feature generates debate around traditional laws and customs which cover running circumcision schools and related legislation that governs circumcision in the Limpopo and the Eastern Cape provinces.
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- Daily Sun commended for coverage of anti-child pornography website
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The Films and Publication Board, together with the Department of Home Affairs, have launched an internet-based hotline to report on incidences of child pornography. While this news has reached several newspapers, Daily Sun’s article “Anti-child pornography website launched” (01/07/08, p. 14) by Zanele Mazibuko merits a Glad nomination. This is primarily because the article provides additional information which can be used to protect children from sexual abuse.
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- Public. Service. Broadcaster.
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The Media Monitoring Project in association with the Open Society Foundation and SAfm presents a radio conference on a way forward for the SABC.
Tune in to MEDIA @ SAfm this Sunday as civil society puts
PUBLIC
and SERVICE
back into Public Service Broadcaster.
Our local and international experts will present their vision of what a public service broadcaster should be, and offer suggestions on what we need to do to get it there. The SABC should be reporting the news – not making it!
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- Sunday Times provides comprehensive coverage of the Child Justice Bill
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The new Child Justice Bill has been filed in Parliament. Sunday Times (29/06/08, p. 6) should be commended for publishing four articles in relation to this development. The feature explains the three classifications (called schedules) of child crime and how justice is going to be administered when the bill becomes law in 2010. The four inter-related articles were “Let the punishment fit the child” by Monica Laganparsad, “New justice for the child” by Monica Laganparsad, “All I knew was I had done something very bad” by Buyekezwa Makwebe and “Justice can mean second chance” by Bongani Mthethwa (Sunday Times, 29/06/08, p. 6). The articles which make up a full-page spread, are to be commended for educating readers about the implications of the Child Justice Bill, in a way that is comprehensive, understandable, and informed by the views and experiences of children who will be affected by it.
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- Sowetan masks abused children
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The article “Party for little ones” (Sowetan, 09/06/08, p.5) by Luzuko Pongoma is one to be glad of. The article is about a party for abused children living at the Soweto Teddy Bear Clinic that was held at the Protea magistrate court. Whilst the article itself is to be glad of for bringing attention to child protection issues, the picture that accompanies it is what stands out the most. It fully protects the identities of the abused children, in a way that is both original and creative.
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- Answers sought over missing child maintenance payments
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City Press is applauded by the Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for its article “Parents fight maintenance court bungle” (City Press, 08/06/08, Business Section, p.16) by Nhlanhla Ncaca. The article exposes a maintenance court bungle and parents’ attempt to make the maintenance court officials accountable, all the while protecting the identity of the child.
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- Child perpetrators need protection too
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Particular care needs to be taken in coverage of children who are perpetrators of crime as children are protected by the law and should be protected by ethical codes within newsrooms. Daily Sun, on 6 June 2008, flouted both the law and good journalistic practice by picturing on the front page eight boys physically attacking two men (“Kids swoop on thugs”, p. 1).
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- Black strips over eyes are not enough to protect identities
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Sowetan’s article “Cops rescue children from farm” (27/05/08, p. 4) about children who were allegedly recruited to work at a bean farm in Mpumalanga over the March school holidays is one to get mad about. The article makes an inadequate attempt at protecting the children’s identities and fails to report that the use of child labour is a criminal offence and a violation of children’s rights.
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- The Freestate Four – race and racism in the press
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This update represents the findings of the research done into the coverage of the racist incident that took place at the University of the Free State recently and the controversial relaunch of the Forum of Black Journalists.
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- Zimbabwean elections: rumour and speculation
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During elections, the media have a very important role to play. Reporting on Zimbabwe was undoubtedly particularly challenging. However, South African media performed well. Although they can be accused of bias, it seems they performed well in promoting human rights and democracy. This update will give a summary of how the South African media reported on the Zimbabwean elections in 2008 and explore the main themes of the coverage.
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