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- One sided defensive play – this is no game of sports, but the SABC, Gumede and the Mail & Guardian.
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Media Monitoring Africa has taken a look at the spat between businessman Robert Gumede and the Mail and Guardian newspaper – or more specifically the role played by the public service broadcaster in the row and whether SABC has taken sides.
According to the analysis “The SABC has managed to aggravate the situation by refusing to be publicly accountable and instead adopting a ‘secret’ and ‘defensive’ stance.”
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- Rape is rape: media’s role in reporting the alleged gang rape of a school girl
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On Thursday 4th November 2010 an 8th grade girl was allegedly gang raped by three schoolboys on the high school’s premises. The incident was allegedly filmed by students using mobile phones.
Numerous aspects of how this story has been reported have given Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) cause for concern.
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- Sowetan gives children a voice
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An article by Sowetan “One home, school and food garden” (28/10/2010 p. 14) was selected for a GLAD for accessing children, portraying them in a positive light, and challenging stereotypes.
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- Sunday Times gives graphic description of teenager’s attack
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Sunday Times’ “Men, women set fire to girl, 16” (17/10/2010 p.7) is one to be mad about. The child victim was interviewed about a violent assault just weeks after it happened, and the incident and the child’s injuries were described in graphic detail.
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- Strengthening the Press Code
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This document forms part of the submission by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to the South African Press Council as part of a review process aimed at improving the current self-regulatory system.
This section deals with shortcomings in the Press Code.
MMA believes the following areas need to be addressed:
• Overall framing of the code;
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• Minimising harm;
• Children;
• The public interest; and
• Discouraging “brown envelope journalism”.
- SABC indirectly identifies alleged child rape victims and abandoned children.
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned that on two occasions during the month of October, SABC indirectly identified vulnerable children when it was not in their best interests to do so. In both cases the children were in such vulnerable positions that they were entitled to special legal protection.
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- Daily Sun urged to be consistent in its approach to vulnerable children.
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Daily Sun provides examples of best and worst practice in media minimising harm to children.
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- Too many newspapers are identifying child victims and witnesses to crimes.
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It is always worrying to find an article that violates a child’s rights but when it appears that the same mistakes are being made by a number of newspapers, both national and provincial, and that these newspapers are failing in their ethical and legal obligations to act in the best interests of children, it a very serious concern.
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- City Press reveals shocking school conditions but fails to give children a voice
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City Press highlights the shocking conditions endured by children in schools in Eastern Cape, but ignores what they have to say.
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- Gender Fatigue in Media Coverage of Women
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When Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) published a preliminary look into the winners and sinners in the media coverage around Women’s Day and Month, a more comprehensive analysis of print articles and television reports from that period was also promised. Here it is!
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