Media flout journalistic principles by identifying a child victim. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to a number of media entities for directly identifying a child who is a victim of abuse in their r...
ALWAYS INCLUDE CHILDREN’S VOICES IN HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING THEM Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to Cape Argus for an article that fails to access children when reporting the issue of mental health treatment for children and adolescents in the Western Cape. The article ...
ALWAYS INCLUDE CHILDREN’S VOICES IN HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING THEM Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to Cape Argus for an article that fails to access children when reporting the issue of mental health treatment for children and adolescents in the Western Cape. The article ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Cape Argus for its story titled, “[Name withheld] Primary School secretary laid to rest after being gunned down” (11/04/2022). The MAD is given because the story indirectly identifies the child involv...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends Daily Sun, Pretoria News and Cape Argus for ethically reporting on stories that involve minors. These media are awarded a GLAD[1] for respecting the children’s rights to privacy by protecting the identities of the children involved in their stories. The stori...
Children have rights to freedom of expression and participation in the media. These rights are enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children (ACRWC) which South Africa ratified in 1995 and 2000 respectively...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased to award this week’s GLAD[1] to Cape Argus for an article that celebrates four learners from a high school in Milnerton who won a prestigious competition. The article titled, “Cape teens embody black girl magic by winning big in app ideation challe...