Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned with the lack of caution displayed by The New Age in “Mum tells of crèche ‘abuse’” (07/11/2017, p.3) which has been selected for a MAD[1] for failing to sufficiently protect the identity of an abused child. The story reports on a teacher who all...
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 the circumstances in which two children were severely assaulted. “Teen beat my child to death” (The New Age, 2...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) awards a GLAD[1] to The New Age for publishing a story in which a young girl who has a promising future as an author is profiled and accessed. “Published author at 10 years old” The New Age (06/06/2017, p.2) talks about Stacey Fru, a 10-year-old who is preparing to...
“Girls from disadvantaged backgrounds miss up to 50 days of school a year because they do not have access to sanitary pads.” This is according to an article titled “School to supply pads” (The New Age, 07/02/2017, p.5) selected as this week’s GLAD[1]. The story by Charlote Hlangwane report...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) awards The New Age and TimesLive a GLAD[1]for positively reporting on children and highlighting their achievements. The first article, “BSc Physics Student at 14” by Lillian Selapisa, (The New Age, 03/02/2017, p.1) is about 14-year-old Hjalmar Rall who is set to...