Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) awards a GLAD[1] to Parent24 and SABC News Online for their stories that interviewed children to express their views and added their voice to critical discussions around safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Meet the local 8-year-old YouTuber who is teaching kids...
Every year children look forward to going to school, some for the first time and others returning for the next level of their education. During these periods, media normally reports extensively on children, education and other challenges besieging the schools and the education sector as a whole. New...
28 May 2019, Bizcommunity, Leigh Andrews Taryn Hinton, Media Monitoring Africa’s legal consultant kept the session running smoothly, sharing her passion for law and children, and how that intersects. The day was intended as one of learning, growing and being more empowered to make better choices w...
Several videos of a teacher repeatedly beating children at a creche in Carltonville has been circulating in the news as well as social media. We understand that as parents, we want to share this picture and story to as many people in our social networks as possible in order to bring awareness around...
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan for publishing a story in which a child who was allegedly raped was interviewed extensively about her experiences. The story headlined, “Girl (13) raped and forced to abort the baby” (Sowetan, 24/10/2018, p.4), reports on a young girl who w...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) congratulates Timeslive on its story entitled, “Mother, 23, jailed after leaving toddler alone during a tavern spree” (11/10/2018) by Nonkululeko Njilo in which the children involved were protected from further potential harm. The story, which MMA selected as a GLAD...
Two articles titled, “Parent opens case over ‘bullying’” (Dispatchlive, 29-09-2018) and “Injured pupil to have second brain surgery” (Sowetan, 25-09-2018, p.2) have been given a MAD[1] by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for identifying the children involved who are victims and witness...
When reporting stories about children who are victims of and/or witnesses to abuse or crime or, they themselves have committed crimes, journalists should take care not only to avoid compromising the children’s safety but to also protect their rights to dignity and privacy. This will ultimately saf...