Friday 28 September 2018, ENCA Footage believed to be of the man and angry restaurant patrons shortly after the child was found, has been shared on Twitter and Facebook. Some users also posted photos of a man believed to be the suspect. This is a violation of legislation which says an accused rapi...
17 September 2018, Grocotts Mail, Staff reporter Web Rangers is an initiative designed to allow young people to drive safer internet behaviours within their communities through the creation of innovative campaigns that promote and champion their rights and active participation in the digital world....
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) are proud to announce Lakeside Secondary School and McAuley House Primary as the overall winners of the 2018 Web Rangers Digital Literacy Campaign competition in the high school and primary school categories. MMA made the announcement during an awards ceremony held at ...
On Friday, 7 September 2018, the Supreme Court of Appeal will hear a case dealing with the protection of the identities of child victims, witnesses and offenders. The case, initiated by the Centre for Child Law, aims to ensure that child victims of crime, previously not protected by the law, should ...
1 June 2018, SABC The Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird says the only time we see children in the media is when something hideous and horrible has happened to them. Speaking on Morning Live Bird says, “The children account for 35% of our population but we see them in roughly 8 perc...
Web Rangers SA’s training workshops started on a high note on 12 May 2018 at McAuley House Johannesburg. The digital literacy programme implemented by Media Monitoring Africa and supported by various partners aims to empower young people to gain critical skills and knowledge around online safety. ...
Wits Accredited Certificate Course – Reporting on Children in the Media – (10 Day Course) 2-6 and 9-13 July 2018 Entrance requirements: a minimum of 2 years reporting experience or a degree/diploma in journalism with a minimum of 6 months reporting experience TO REGISTER: Contact Taryn Hinton at...
March 27, 2018, The Media Online “The fact that you’ve got a lot of young people marching, doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re now shaping that agenda; it just means that media are broadly speaking doing their job,” says William Bird, director of Media Monitoring Africa, which advocate f...
On 08 March 2018 Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) honoured the legacy of Mandy Rossouw through the launch of an awards category dedicated to the memory of the esteemed journalist who passed away in 2013. MMA made the announcement during a panel discussion which reflected on the media’s contribution t...