Media Mostly Mum on Refugee Rights
26th Jun 2007
South Africa was the main destination, worldwide, for new asylum-seekers in 2006, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It is surprising then,
Back to School for Journalists
20th Jun 2007
More than half of the population of South Africa are youths under the age of 25. Yet at the recent World Editors Forum congress in
Reporting Children in the Media
19th Jun 2007
The MMP and Wits are running a course for again in 2008 on children and the media. Previously, MMP partnered the Institute for the Advancement
How Does the News Get into a Newspaper?
7th Jun 2007
This children’s resource is in the form of a slideshow explains the news process from the time of an event until the reader gets the
Reporting Africa
28th May 2007
Join the Media Monitoring Project, in conjunction with SAfm and the Open Society Foundation, as we commemorate Africa Day. “Until lions have their own story
Mobiles and Minors
7th May 2007
A recent national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the SABC found that 72% of 18 – 24 years owned cellphones – and many
Complaint Against Daily Voice Resolved
7th May 2007
The Media Monitoring Project filed a complaint against the Daily Voice about the coverage of children in a child pornography feature. We also highlighted this
Press Freedom and the Films and Publications Amendment Bill
3rd May 2007
The 3rd of May is World Press Freedom day, it is also the 2nd day of hearing in parliament on the Film and Publications Amendment
The Children’s Media Mentoring Project (CMMP) Report
25th Apr 2007
The Media Monitoring Project pioneered a best practice approach to working with children as monitors and with journalists as mentors in a project called the
Race, Racism and Xenophobia Round Table
11th Apr 2007
The MMP is hosting this round table discussion to deliberate on practical mechanisms that can be put in place to encourage best practice reporting, minimise