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- The New Age commended for paying considerable thought and extreme care in reporting on children
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Two articles by The New Age share a GLAD for demonstrating extreme care in reporting on convicted mothers and their children who were born in jail.
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- The Citizen misses the broader picture
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An article by The Citizen has been selected for a MAD for its insensitive picture and for failing to provide a nuanced and in-depth coverage of the eviction of 2000 people from a derelict building.
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- Daily Sun fails to include the “WHY” factor in story.
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Daily Sun receives a MAD for its story which lacks basic information and context.
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- The New Age and The Star promote the protection of children during Child Protection Week
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The New Age and The Star are on the MAD OAT spotlight for publishing articles that are examples of best practice and reporting during Child Protection Week.
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- Daily Sun gets a MAD for indirectly identifying a child witness
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Daily Sun receives a MAD for indirectly identifying a child who testified in court as a witness to the brutal murder of his father.
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- Daily Sun article raises ethical questions and receives MAD
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An article by Daily Sun raises a number of ethical questions and receives a MAD for identifying a child who was a victim of alleged child neglect.
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- Orphans identified by SABC, The Times and The New Age.
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Three orphans living in a scrapped car were directly identified and interviewed when it was clearly not in their best interests, in reports by the SABC, The Times and The New Age.
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- The Citizen’s photograph of a naked girl lacks context
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The Citizen receives a MAD for publishing a photograph portraying a naked girl without clear contextualisation.
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- The New Age accesses a disabled teenager
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The New Age gets a GLAD for its empowering portrayal of a disabled teenager in its article “Disability not an inability for this teenager.”
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- The New Age Raises the Alarm On Abduction and Rape under the guise of “Ukuthwala” Practice
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MMA commends an article by The New Age which raised awareness on the issue of young girls being abducted under the guise of a practice known as “ukhuthwala”.
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