The article,“Beauty is deep inside me”, by teenager Sisanda Ngacana (Sowetan, 02/03/09, p. 10) is one to be glad of. Written by a 17-year old girl, the article gives the […]...
City Press and photographer Khaya Ngwenya have been awarded a MAD OAT Glad nomination for the photograph of young girls who are former sex workers (City Press, 22/02/09, p. 38). […]...
Research by Media Monitoring Africa, formerly Media Monitoring Project, suggests that children’s newsworthiness seems to be defined by the extreme and/or dramatic nature of stories (Media Monitoring Project, 2004:9)1. However, Sowetan‘s […]...
Daily Sun published an article in its Sunmoney supplement entitled “Money matters to kids” (11/11/08, p. 3). The article is one to be glad of as it portrays children willing to learn about […]...
Daily Sun is highly commended by the Media Monitoring Project for featuring a positive story about children on the front page of their 23 October 2008 edition. “Learning…by streetlight!”, article and photo […]...
One of Sowetan’s regular features is its Parenting Corner, which contains information and advice directed at parents. Topics previously covered have included the role of fathers, suicide, alternatives to corporal punishment, […]...
City Press is commended for two of its stories, “Soccer riches a bridge too far” (05/10/08, p. 26) by Waldimar Pelser, and “Learners to pave way for World Cup” (Gauteng Section, 05/10/08, p. 8) by […]...
The African Eye News Service (AENS) article by Thabisile Khoza and Tshwarelo Mogakane, “School kids riot over Cup stadium” (City Press, 28/09/08, p. 8 [1]), about the arrest of school pupils who […]...
The Media Monitoring Project (MMP) applauds City Press for publishing an article that relates to the facilitation and fulfilment of children’s rights to education and an adequate standard of living. The article, “Feeding […]...