In light of the resignation of president Zuma, we decided to do a quick analysis of Jacob Zuma in the Headlines since 2015. Accordingly, we extracted over 14000 headlines that mentioned our President over a 36 month period. The total headline count for the same period is just over 460000. This means...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and partners are proud to announce the successful launch of the 2018 Web Rangers Programme, on Safer Internet Day (SID), 06 February 2018. The programme was launched in Cape Town and Johannesburg with both events bringing together civil society, children, educators, gov...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and partners invite media to celebrate Safer Internet Day (SID) on Tuesday, 06 February 2018 at Facebook in Johannesburg. SID aims to, “raise awareness of emerging online issues and chooses a topic reflecting current concerns.” Join us as we hear from ...
PASSING OF MEDIA FREEDOM ACTIVIST LIBBY LLOYD The Board, staff and friends of SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa are devastated by the untimely passing of Libby Lloyd last night (18 January). She is known to many of us both personally and professionally as a dedica...
The SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa warmly welcome the news of the appointment of new SABC COO Chris Maroleng, subject to final security vetting processes. We stand behind the board in making critical appointments provided they adhere to the principle of finding the best people for the job...
In response to the many kind offers from members of the public, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has established a legal defence fund for The President’s Keepers author , Jacques Pauw. The fund – which is to be administered by MMA – is a non-profit donation platform set up to receive public, a...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) note the strike action by the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) that began on 14 December 2017. We support the right of workers to strike ...
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is proud to announce journalist Beth Amato from South Africa as the 2017 winner of the annual Isu Elihle “Great Idea” Awards. Amato, a journalist from South Africa, walks away with R25 000 for her story published by News24 and which explores the effects of emotion...