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Category: Media Freedom and Performance [REMOVE]
- Submission to the Press Freedom Commission: regulation of print media
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Media Monitoring Africa responded to a call for submission by the Press Freedom Commission (PFC) (15 December 2011) on the Regulation of Print Media in South Africa.
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MMA supports more independent self regulation. By definition self regulation refers to a peer review system operating within a set of self- imposed rules by the media. It consists of representatives from the media profession passing judgement of complicated matters of journalistic reporting using a Journalistic Code of Ethics which is applied in determining the final ruling , and benchmarking the generally accepted norms and standards.
- Saturday Star shows how pre-schoolers are particularly vulnerable
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The article “Starving before school-going age” (Saturday Star, 01/10/2011, p.11) by Sheree Bega was selected as a GLAD for focusing on a concerning issue relevant to children of pre-school going age.
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- Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory Expresses Concern with the Protection of State Information Bill
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The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory has expressed its concern with the Protection of State Information Bill which will be passed by the National Assembly today. The Centre has as a result released a press statement analysing the Bill’s remaining flaws.
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- Somalia in Media Images: Battling Compassion Fatigue
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Images of emaciated children have recently made their way into the media following the widely reported famine in Somalia. Media Monitoring Africa conducted an in-depth analysis into the visual portrayal of the famine and the underlying messages.
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- Editorial Guidelines and Principles on Reporting on Children in the Media
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Media Monitoring Africa launched a new set of Editorial Guidelines and Principles on Reporting on Children in the Media on 19 October 2011 which also saw the commemoration of Black Wednesday and the 15th birthday celebrations for the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF).
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- There are ways to prevent teen suicide, so says The New Age
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The New Age receives a GLAD for its article which addresses the prevention of teenage suicide.
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- Photographs by Beeld violate the dignity and privacy of grieving children and their families
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Photographs accompanying an article by Beeld have been selected for a MAD for violating the right to privacy and dignity of children attending a memorial service.
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- Mail & Guardian depicts challenges in SA’s education system and children’s learning frustrations
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Mail & Guardian receives a GLAD for its insightful and critical article that reflects on challenges in South Africa’s education system.
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- Sowetan gets a MAD for indirectly identifying children involved in a murder case
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An article by Sowetan receives a MAD for indirectly identifying children involved in a murder case and further failing to provide context by probing reasons behind one of the children’s alleged violent behaviour after his father’s death.
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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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