The Star‘s article, “2 Injured as dad fires at principal” (03/03/09, p. 2)1, is one to get mad about. In naming the child witnesses, who were also victims, it contravenes […]...
Over the week beginning 14 February 2009, several newspapers carried a story on a teenage girl falling pregnant to a 12-year old boy in the United Kingdom (UK). Media Monitoring […]...
Special Assignment is an award winning programme, and over the last few months many of the programmes have focused on matters relating to children and child abuse, exposing a number of […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) strongly condemns the decision of many media outlets to reproduce images of child pornography in the process of exposing the perpetrator and a failing justice system. […]...
The Sunday Times article “Fear and Loathing in Skierlik” (23/11/08, p. 17) and City Press’s articles “What if it happened to you?”, “Toddler is already scared of white people”, and “Psychological scars will […]...
In October 2008, Make Abuse Disappear Online Accountability Tool (MAD OAT) raised concerns about Sowetan’s article “Shakoane plaintiff ‘had been sexually active’” (13/10/08, p. 6) for sending confusing messages, and failing […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply disappointed with the Sowetan story “Man threatens to slit daughter’s throat” (11/11/08, p. 7). A 4-year old child whose father held her hostage and threatened to kill her […]...
Saturday Star’s article “School bully pepper sprays bus pupils” (25/10/08, p.7[1]) is one to get mad about because it violates the Criminal Procedure Act and fails to consider the best interests of […]...
The Media Monitoring Project (MMP) is deeply disturbed by the Sowetan article “Shakoane plaintiff ‘had been sexually active’” (13/10/08, p.6). Both the article and the title mislead readers on what is at issue in […]...