6 June 2022, George Kalu, Daily Maverick Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) would like to urge the media to adhere to the Press Code of Ethics and Conduct for South African Print and Online Media or, where applicable, their own internal editorial policies. The principles enshrined in these codes set t...
6 April 2022, Betty Moleya, IOL Panellists from Media Monitoring Africa and the Film and Publication Board highlighted the importance of online safety, recommended interventions to protect children online and encouraged parents to monitor their children’s online activity more closely. The panellis...
On 20 November 2020, MMA in collaboration with children and ALT Advisory launched the Children’s Digital Rights Charter, which forms part of MMA’s discussion document on the rights of children online.The aim of the Digital Rights Charter is to give effect to an internet that is accessible, safe ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) recently hosted a landmark series of events to commemorate Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) and to applaud those in the sector that have been pushing boundaries to maintain and deepen quality ethical journalism. Recognising that media freedom should not just be a conce...
To commemorate National Child Protection Week, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), together with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Google, Facebook, the Film Publication Board (FPB), Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), MTN and Diana Schwarz Attorneys hosted th...
5 December 2019, Town Press The director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) William Bird says Wednesday’s Constitutional Court ruling that the identity of underage victims of crime should be protected even after they reach the age of 10 is a victory for human rights. Read the full article...
4 December 2019, Eye Witness, Thando Kubheka Director of Media Monitoring Africa William Bird commented on the judgment: “If you’re a victim or a witness in a criminal trial and you turn 18 after that, the media still can’t name you. This is unless that person gives permission or the media app...
25 October 2019, Rosebank Killarney Gazette, Sarah Koning Legal advisor to MMA Taryn Hinton said, “Our future is only secure if we report ethically on children.” She pointed out that 35 per cent of the South African population was below the age of 18 but they only received 10 per cent of media c...
22 October 2019, 702, Neo Khoza Speaking on the statistics around children representation in the media, legal adviser and coordinator of Reporting on Children in the Media course at Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), Taryn Hinton, says Ndlovu encapsulates why children’s voices should be incorporat...