June is an important month for young people in South Africa as we commemorate the march by the youth of 1976 who demanded better education. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) would […]...
It is a norm for the media prior and during Child Protection Week to increase the number of stories on children. While Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased with this […]...
It is important that when reporting on children who are victims of or witnesses to a crime, the media ensures that the dignity and privacy of the children is sufficiently […]...
It is exciting that literacy programmes are making their way into townships in South Africa. This is good as it helps less privileged children to be more interested in reading. […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun a MAD[i] for its article, “Painful klap in class” (07/04/2021) in which a child assault victim is interviewed and quoted. The story is […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun a MAD[1] for an article directly identifying child victims of a shooting thereby compromising their safety and well-being. The article titled, “Cops shot […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is happy to award a GLAD[1] to Daily Sun and News24 for their respective stories, “Couple in court for child neglect and rape” and “Bail for […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun a Missed Opportunity[1] for its two stories involving children. This is because despite both stories reporting on issues that affect children, the journalists […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends Daily Sun for brilliantly and ethically reporting on two stories that involve minors. The stories titled, “Girl raped after school” (26/02/2021) and “Rescued-from-sex-a-shack” (01/03/2021) are awarded a […]...