Daily Sun’s “I saw my teacher shot dead” (04/06/2015, p.g.1-2) has been selected as a MAD1 for failing to protect vulnerable children who witnessed a traumatic event. The story is […]...
The media is required to maintain the highest ethical standards when reporting on children especially in instances where they are either victims or witnesses to abuse. This is because media […]...
Reporting on children in a manner that protect their rights to privacy and many other related rights is important. Even when reporting about the challenges that children face, it is […]...
It is quite unfortunate to find two articles by the same reporter that are inconsistent in applying the principle of minimising harm within a space of two weeks. These articles […]...
These are some of the good stories (in no particular order) to come out of the media in the last two weeks. All these stories deserve gold-stars for not only […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is impressed by the holistic coverage provided by Saturday Star in their 16th of May 2015 edition. The coverage provides an in-depth and detailed look at […]...
Three years ago the Daily Sun published a front-page story2 about two children who were burnt by electric wire cables. A very graphic image of the children shocked and dazed, […]...
The story “Sky is the limit for little Lesego” (Daily Sun, 03/03/2015) by journalist Simphiwe Mngomezulu has been recognised as a GLAD1 by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA). The journalist has […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) awards a GLAD[1] to the Sowetan and journalist Fhumulani Khumela for respecting the rights of the child concerned when reporting the article “Teen girl ‘reveals rape’ […]...