Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends and awards a GLAD[1] to Daily Sun and IOL for positively reporting on children and accessing them for their views. Daily Sun’s article titled, “Teen’s app at your […]...
Daily Sun and IOL missed an opportunity for great stories because they failed to give children a voice in stories that involve the children. Daily Sun’s article, “Kasi parents risk […]...
Children must be interviewed in important issues that affect them if its in their best interest. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun, SowetanLIVE and IOL a Missed Opportunity[1] for failing to give children a voice in stories about […]...
A child’s right to freedom of expression is one of the most important rights that should be respected and promoted not only by the government, schools and society but by the media as well. […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun a MAD[1] for an article where a child is interviewed, an action potentially subjecting the child to further trauma. The article titled, “Baby daddy bust for alleged murder” (Daily Sun, 12/02/2022) reports ...
The media has a responsibility to protect children in their coverage of the children especially when there is a potential for harm. Unfortunately, a child who was sexually abused was […]...
Media should mirror society not just in terms of issues reported but also in the sources accessed. This means that issues reported in the media as well as who gets […]...
“WOMEN SUFFER IN SILENCE!” (Daily Sun, 06/11/2021) was selected as a GLAD[1] for interviewing a child living with cancer and, for giving prominence to the issue by quoting the child […]...
Cultural practices are part of many South African families. However, the media gives this topic very little space. According to a research report on children’s coverage in the media titled, […]...