Resources - Media Analysis
Media Monitoring Africa releases periodic media analysis pieces looking at current issues in the media though a human rights lens.
- Not a Triumph for Women
-
Considering the recent 16 days campaign, it is disappointing to note the billboard campaign currently ongoing by Triumph International. Rather than ‘supporting’ women, Triumph has produced a range of outdoor adverts which implicitly promote stereotypical views of women. One of the series is pictured above.
Tweet
- Protecting human rights in crime coverage
-
The 16 days of activism campaign against woman and child abuse began on the international day of elimination of violence against women on the 25th November. In preparation for this time, one could expect that media would be creating greater awareness of gender based violence and the social consequences thereof. However, the Daily Sun in their article on Monday 20 November 2006, page 3 not only does not address the issues, but seems to promote vigilantism. The story, entitled “THEY RAPED IN SA’S TOUGHEST TOWNSHIP … and they paid the price!”, prominently violates the rights of two separate parties.
Tweet
- Showering Coverage on Zuma: Coverage of the rape trial
-
November 25 will see the start of the International 16 Days of No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign. As the country focuses on issues of violence and abuse of children and both men and women, it is worth considering one of the most prominently reported rape cases; the trial of former deputy president Jacob Zuma and how issues of gender based violence raised by the case were represented in the media.
Tweet
- 16 Days Fact Sheet 2005
-
In the run-up to the 16 Days of no violence against women and children, we are have released last year’s 16 days media report. Along with the report, we would like to challenge to media to improve their impressive performance of last year.
The full 16 days report for 2005 has now been released.
Tweet
- Coretta Scott King and the media: Martin’s wife
-
In early February 2006, local newspapers carried news of the death of Coretta Scott King, the widow of American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King II. Most of the articles merely announced her death. Some papers, in particular, were unique for the angle they took in covering Scott King’s death. Only some media detaiedl Scott King’s life as an activist before she met Martin Luther King.
Tweet
- Don’t harm the children
-
We are all outraged when bad things happen to children, but the very reporting of these outrages can violate children’s rights to be protected.
Three key issues can be identified in relation to the representation of children in the news media:
- children are minimally represented,
- children are often negatively represented, and
- children are stereotypically represented.
Article from Rhodes Journalism Review No 25, November 2005
Tweet
- e-tv: Violating the rights to privacy and dignity
-
One of the central principles of journalism is the protection of the rights to dignity and privacy. The importance of sensitive coverage of those who are grieving, who have endured trauma, is enshrined in journalistic codes of conduct throughout the world. The commercial free-to-air channel, e-tv, has demonstrated some very concerning trends in media coverage over the last month.
Tweet
- Profits vs Rights? Exclusive Images in 16 days coverage
-
The latter half of the 16 Days campaign has seen a number of stories naming or identifying children who have been abused or have witnessed crimes. While the overall intention of the stories has been clearly positive in raising issues of abuse, they have further violated the rights of the children concerned. Specifically this update will address such stories on e-tv, the Saturday Star and Daily Sun.
Tweet
- Whose Master’s Voice? A Comparison of SABC 3 and e-tv News
-
The SABC, in particular, its adherence to its public service mandate has been the subject of considerable discussion. Recent debates in media circles have focused on the perceived close relationship between the SABC and the ANC government.
Tweet
- Coverage worth Celebrating
-
The issue of sources, of who gets to speak, who is quoted and commonly asked for their opinion in news stories, is a common indicator of gender coverage in the media. International research, including the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) and the Southern African Gender Media Baseline Study (GMBS), showed that on average women comprise only 17% of all sources, while men account for 83% of sources.
Tweet
Categories
Subscribe
Keep up to date with the latest MMA news and resources, delivered to your email inbox.
