Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan for an article indirectly identifying a child thereby subjecting him to potential ridicule. The article titled, “Dad angry after ‘slap on […]...
Reporting on children in a manner that protect their rights to privacy and many other related rights is important. Even when reporting about the challenges that children face, it is […]...
It is quite unfortunate to find two articles by the same reporter that are inconsistent in applying the principle of minimising harm within a space of two weeks. These articles […]...
Even where you are trying to tell people about harm to children or another children’s issue or promote children’s rights, you always need to respect the best interests of the […]...
Zephany Nurse’s story has been on the news agenda for weeks. A rare happening it was, it was bound to garner public attention. At the heart of it all is […]...
Protest action has become a dominant form of recourse for South Africans to voice out their grievances and dissatisfaction. Of late, there have been several protests that have revolved around […]...
There is no doubt that children face many challenges and the media always strive to identify and highlight these challenges in their reporting. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes these efforts […]...
The New Age’s “Boy kills his family” (27/05/2013. p. 1) is classified as a MAD by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) as it indirectly identifies a child crime suspect. The story is about a 14-year-old […]...
eNCA’s online article titled “Pupil repeatedly stabbed in face with scissors during row” (13/03/2014) has been selected for a MAD1 for not taking necessary precautions of protecting the identity of a child […]...