Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives The Witness a MAD[1] for publishing an image of a two-year-old boy showing him tied by the neck to a pallet reportedly by his grandmother. The publishing of this image grossly violates the child’s right to dignity due to its humiliating and degrading nature. It ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is appalled by an article published by Daily Dispatch and as a result the publication receives a MAD[1] for reporting a story relating to a child victim who is indirectly identified. Daily Dispatch also receives the MAD for interviewing a potentially traumatised child w...
The Sowetan newspaper is given a MAD[1] by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for a series of four articles the publication wrote on child rape and teenage pregnancy in and around the Gauteng province. The MAD is given to the Sowetan because the publication accessed the children, an action potentially re...
A child’s right to privacy is very important especially when it pertains to matters relating to legal proceedings that the child is involved in. Here, the media needs to make sure that that child’s right to privacy is protected and promoted. However, Sunday World in an article titled, “[Name w...
The impact of gang violence on children is a huge concern especially as many of their innocent lives are lost during gunfight crossfire, according to media reports. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Mail and Guardian a MAD[1] for identifying a child who was injured during a suspected gang shooting...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Voice a MAD[1] for an article directly identifying a child who discovered her deceased mother’s body and is likely to be a witness at criminal proceedings. The article...
The media has a critical role in protecting the identity of children who are victims of abuse or violence. When they fail to do so, they compromise the children’s wellbeing. This is the reason why Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives News24 a MAD[1] for an article reporting chil...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Voice a MAD[1] for an article directly identifying a four-month-old baby and her brothers who lost their father under very horrific circumstances thereby potentially jeopardizing the safety of the children. The article titled, “Man dies in hail of bul...
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 focus by the media on children, we are always of the view that coverage of children should not only be event based. We envision a ...