A number of newspapers reported on the sad murder of a prominent figure in August 2009.Sowetan’s article, “Anguish of Murdered [ ]’s wife and son”1 (14/08/09, p. 4), about […]...
Sowetan’s article, “Court told how trio robbed Banyana star” (31/07/09, p. 6), received a MAD OAT Mad nomination for contravening Section 154(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act by indirectly identifying […]...
Sowetan’s article, “I will not pay maintenance” (22/07/09, p. 5), was something to be MAD about. The article received a MAD OAT Mad nomination for contravening the Maintenance Act by […]...
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. […]...