Ethical journalism requires editors and journalists to constantly evaluate the decisions they make in news reports including how best to act in the well-being of their sources whilst informing their […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to The New Age for failing to protect the identity of a child victim and potential witness in criminal proceedings in an article describing […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) selects eNCA’s online article “Man allegedly beats son to death” (01/09/2017) for a MAD[1] for failing to adequately protect the identity of a child witness. The article is […]...
Two articles by Sowetan and IOL have been selected for a MAD[1] by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for not taking necessary precautions to protect the identity of the child witnesses involved. […]...
Two articles by Sowetan are selected for a MAD[1] by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) as they both failed to act in the best interests of the child in their reporting. The first article, […]...
This week Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan and The Times for publishing articles in which the identity of a teenager was revealed, despite her being a […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to IOL for an article in which a child who was sexually abused was made to relive her traumatic experience through an interview. […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD1 to The New Age for its article “Girl forced to raise rapist’s son”, (10/02/2016, p. 23). The article, originally published in the Daily […]...
Reporting about children and their challenges is of crucial importance and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) always appreciates the efforts. However, it is equally important to ensure that the reporting is […]...