Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan for its article titled, “Teen recalls rape ordeal” (23/05/2019, p.9). In the article, a girl who was kidnapped and raped is interviewed and quoted thereby subjecting her to potential secondary trauma. The story is about a 15-year-old girl w...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sunday Times for a child maintenance article in which a child is indirectly identified thereby subjecting him to potential ridicule. The article titled, “[Name withheld] dad ‘can’t be found’ for child support” (Sunday Times, 21/04/2019, p.6) ...
Callous reporting puts children in danger Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to two news articles by Herald LIVE and Sunday Times for publishing articles that reveal the identity of children who have been victims of and witnesses to crime and abuse thereby placing them in potential harm’...
An article published on Daily’s Sun’s website has earned the publication a MAD[1] from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for including a picture of a child with a man who are both naked in a shower. The article, “TEACHER AND PUPIL’S NAKED SHOWER SELFIES!” (Daily Sun online, 04/02/2019) rep...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Saturday Citizen for using an image which includes a child to illustrate the Zimbabwean crisis there by exposing the child to potential harm. “Residents under attack” (Saturday Citizen, 26/01/2019, p.10) is the headline of the article. The st...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan for publishing a story in which a child who was allegedly raped was interviewed extensively about her experiences. The story headlined, “Girl (13) raped and forced to abort the baby” (Sowetan, 24/10/2018, p.4), reports on a young girl who w...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Daily Sun for an article in which a girl child who escaped death is interviewed where she recalls the trauma she went through thereby making her relive her ordeal. The article titled, “KILLERS WANTED MY HEART!” (Daily Sun, 11/10/2018, p.1-2) report...
Two articles titled, “Parent opens case over ‘bullying’” (Dispatchlive, 29-09-2018) and “Injured pupil to have second brain surgery” (Sowetan, 25-09-2018, p.2) have been given a MAD[1] by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for identifying the children involved who are victims and witness...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to City Press for its article titled, “’Sorry, I couldn’t save them’” (23/09/2018, p.6) in which a child who experienced a traumatic ordeal was interviewed and identified when he is a potential witness at criminal proceedings. The story is about...