The article published in Sunday Sun (28/06/09, p. 6), “Young girl stripped of her womanhood”, is one to get mad about. The article directly identifies a minor whose womb was allegedly removed without […]...
A MAD OAT Mad nomination is awarded to The Times for its article, “Uncle linked to murder” (18/06/09, p. 61), which identified and interviewed the young sister of a murder victim, soon […]...
Saturday Star’s article, “Schoolboys to answer to severe assault charges” (13/06/09, p. 41) is one to get mad about. The article was about a 14-year old boy who was allegedly […]...
The Citizen and CNS have violated the rights to dignity and privacy of a teenager who was allegedly assaulted by the police for loitering. The story, titled “Mad over cop hiding” (The Citizen, […]...
Gossip and juicy stories about celebrities may entertain some, but the media need to be especially careful reporting where celebrity’s children are involved Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned about […]...
Sowetan (“I saw my step dad rape my cousin”, 16/04/09, p. 8 and “[ ] in maintenance row”, 23/04/09, p. 3) and The Citizen (“Accused of raping his grandchild”, 07/04/09, p. […]...
Sunday Times came to the attention of Media Monitoring Africa this week for violating a young child’s rights to privacy, dignity and protection. In the article, “Toddler tortured over a snack” […]...
Both Sowetan and City Press came to Media Monitoring Africa (MMA)’s attention this week for publishing articles which identified children who were witness to criminal proceedings and / or were victims of child abuse […]...
Over the month of March 2009, newspapers reported on suspected and confirmed cases of meningitis, and the subsequent “panic” among parents to get their children vaccinated, amongst fears of an […]...