Key findings for the 16 Days of Activism 2004 show an unprecedented high number of female sources: 46% women: 54% men. This, together with the dramatic increase in number of gender-based violence, woman and child abuse stories than in previous MMP research in 1998 is a positive trend. Download the f...
In early February 2006, local newspapers carried news of the death of Coretta Scott King, the widow of American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King II. Most of the articles merely announced her death. The Star newspaper broke the news by publishing a full-page obituary of Scott King: “Widow ...
The latter half of the 16 Days campaign has seen a number of stories naming or identifying children who have been abused or have witnessed crimes. While the overall intention of the stories has been clearly positive in raising issues of abuse, they have further violated the rights of the children co...
The SABC, in particular, its adherence to its public service mandate has been the subject of considerable discussion. Recent debates in media circles have focused on the perceived close relationship between the SABC and the ANC government. Read the full analysis here....
For the Greater Good: Law or Ethics? The publication of an alleged confession by Donovan Moodley, to the kidnap and murder of Leigh Matthews, by the You magazine, was problematic for a number of reasons, both legal and ethical....
The MMP assessed a number of print and broadcast media during the week preceding National Women’s Day, on the day itself and on the 10th of August. In the MMP’s assessment of how the media responded to the challenge consideration was given to the number of reports about women, the kind of topics...
MMP monitored the South African national elections in 2004 to determine whether the media fulfilled their obligations to cover the elections in a free, fair, balanced and informative manner. Particular attention was given to special issues, including gender, poverty and HIV/AIDS. The Star topped our...
This article is a response to news dominated this last week by the story of the alleged rape of a South African woman by a South African judge....
While South Africa’s leading papers would have one believe that the South African media has come a long way in the struggle for unbiased reporting especially when it comes to race issues, the Geo Cronje debacle has showed us that there is still a lot of room for improvement… Read the full analys...