Media must prioritise children’s best interest For 30 years, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has been promoting ethical and fair journalism which supports human rights, including children’s rights. Media has a duty to uphold with regards to children’s protection in coverage in accordance with le...
Last week Daily Maverick ran a piece by Jacques Pauw – it was a horrific personal account of what seemed to be wrongful arrest, false accusations of theft, and degrading treatment. On Tuesday, Jacques Pauw did an about turn and published a personal apology for the piece. It seemed he had got...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends Daily Maverick for raising an important issue in a story reporting about the Constitution Court protecting the rights of children at private schools. Daily Maverick is also commended for protecting the identities of the children involved. The article for which ...
Hearing children speak in media coverage about their day-to-day lives during a pandemic is rare. Often, stories about the impact of the pandemic such as the Covid-19 involving children are told for the children and without their voices. Such a trend might suggest that children are less impacte...