IOL infringes on the rights of a convicted child When reporting on children implicated or involved in any other manner in criminal proceedings, it is imperative that careful consideration is given to each child’s right to privacy […]...
Silenced Voices: Media Fails to Get Children’s Perspectives In light of the recent taxi strike that had disrupted the city of Cape Town’s transportation system, it is imperative to shed […]...
IOL gets it spot-on in positive portrayal and voices of children. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA)’s “Still invisible and still not heard” is a 2021 analysis of how children were covered […]...
Independent Media fails to protect children in two articles Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is this week compelled to give a MAD[1] to Independent Media Online (IOL) for two news articles that appeared on […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is proud to give a GLAD[1] to DispatchLIVE, IOL and News24 for ethical reporting where the identities of children involved in the stories are withheld thereby […]...
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 […]...
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected so many sectors in South Africa and one of these is the education sector. Education in the country has greatly been affected to the extent […]...