The deaths of ten school children after a minibus taxi crashed into a train was widely reported in the news for a number of weeks. However, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) […]...
A number of articles published in different newspapers identified a child witness following a story widely reported in the media, involving a father who killed his young daughter and committed […]...
The article “High school in racism drama” published in The Times (03/08/2010p.7) is one to be mad about. It reported on an alleged theft case at a school where racism has occurred. In this […]...
The Citizen’s article “World Cup blasts: toll tops 74” (The Citizen, 13/07/2010, p. 10) has given Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) many reasons to be mad. In its coverage of the Uganda bombings, which […]...
“Pointing fingers of abandonment,” (The Times 05/07/2010, p.12) receives a Mad from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for photography that poorly represents children and infringes on their rights to privacy and dignity. The […]...
An article published in The Star, “Princess takes a bow at care centre” (22/06/2010, p. 3) about Japanese Princess Takamado’s visit to the St. Francis Care, has given Media Monitoring Africa […]...
An article that appeared in the Daily Sun with the title “My Girl’s Possessed” ( Daily Sun , 10,06,2010, p. 2) makes Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) mad. It fails to respect and uphold the rights of […]...
The story, “Onnie dwing seun (5) om ‘n rok te dra” (“Teacher forces boy (5) to wear a skirt”) in which a 5-year-old boy was allegedly forced by a teacher […]...
For many reasons the Sowetan’s front page story “The life Jub Jub ruined” (28/05/10, p. 1, 2) makes MMA mad. Not only did the article publish personal and embarrassing details about the condition […]...