Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Daily Sun for its article titled “Don’t play here!” (31/08/2016, p.7) in which a badly assaulted child victim was identified. The article […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan and Sowetan Live for articles in which the publication identified a child involved in a police investigation. The article titled “Family […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to both Daily Sun and Sowetan for stories in which children were interviewed about their traumatic experiences thereby neglecting to prioritise the best […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD1 to The New Age for its article “Girl forced to raise rapist’s son”, (10/02/2016, p. 23). The article, originally published in the Daily […]...
Reporting about children and their challenges is of crucial importance and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) always appreciates the efforts. However, it is equally important to ensure that the reporting is […]...
Two articles by Sunday World, “Jozi Model takes [———-] to court”1 (05/07/2015, p.2) and “Ex-lover hunts tycoon” (05/07/2015, p.8) have been selected as MADs2 of the week due to the […]...
Daily Sun’s “I saw my teacher shot dead” (04/06/2015, p.g.1-2) has been selected as a MAD1 for failing to protect vulnerable children who witnessed a traumatic event. The story is […]...
The media is required to maintain the highest ethical standards when reporting on children especially in instances where they are either victims or witnesses to abuse. This is because media […]...
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 […]...