Media Release 3 May 2022 South Africa is facing several threats to freedom of expression with at least 59 separate incidents where journalists were subjected to physical or verbal attacks and harassment, Amnesty International South Africa, Campaign for Free Expression, Committee to Protect Journa...
Media Release 21 February 2022 JOHANNESBURG, 21 February 2022 – Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased to launch the reports on media’s coverage of the 2021 local government elections. As with every election since the first democratic election of 1994, MMA has monitored how the South Af...
Media Release 23 November 2021 2021 Local Government Elections Media Coverage Weekly Trends JOHANNESBURG, 23 November 2021– Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) monitored selected media’s coverage of the run up to the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) to determine what issues were con...
News media are essential for any democracy, but their role in an election period is even greater. One of the responsibilities of the media during an election period is to not only report on candidates fairly but to also unpack issues for the electorate to enable them to make informed decisions about...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is monitoring selected media’s coverage of the run up to the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) to determine what issues are considered a priority by the media, check whether political parties and/or their candidates are represented fairly and without bias and, whe...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is monitoring selected media’s coverage of the run up to the 2021 Local Government Elections (LGE) to determine what issues are considered a priority by the media, check whether political parties and/or their candidates are represented fairly and without bias and whet...
Media Monitoring Africa, a leading media research organisation in Africa, today launched its final report as part of a series analyses, evaluating the coverage of the 2019 National Elections by the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC). You can find the full report here. On May 8, for the 6th t...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), a leading media research organisation in Africa, today launched its final report as part of a series analyses, evaluating the coverage of the 2019 National Elections in South Africa. You can find the full report here. On May 8, for the 6th time since the advent of demo...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to invite members of the media, industry, civil society and the public to the launch of their report “So much choice, but not enough voices? Analysing media coverage of 2019 Elections in South Africa”. The event will take place at Google South Africa on...