For failing to protect the identity of a vulnerable child and accessing children for their views when not in the children’s best interests, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Independent Online (IOL) and Daily Sun. The articles titled, “Bangladeshi national who ...
Daily Sun Celebrates child philanthropist Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) takes great pleasure in presenting a GLAD[1]to Daily Sun for their article titled, “Young Bonolo has a big heart!” (06/07/2023), which captures the inspiring story of Bonolo, a compassion...
Daily Sun Celebrates young writer Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to give a GLAD[1] to Daily Sun for their article, “Stacey, pen and paper same WhatsApp group” (16/03/2023), which highlights a 16-year-old girl achievement by telling her story and interviewing her on publishing her fir...
Daily Sun disregards children’s privacy Daily Sun disregards children’s privacy Children’s right to privacy is important and should always be valued by all, more so the media when reporting about children. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned about an article from Daily Sun that reveals ...
CHILDREN INVOLVED IN STORIES ON CRIME IDENTIFIED Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily News and Daily Sun a MAD[1] for articles indirectly identifying children, including a child who witnessed the killing of her mother. The Daily News article titled, “Police hunt for man who allegedly sho...
Bullying is a major issue in schools. The vice can be physical, verbal, or emotional and is usually repeated over a period of time. This usually impacts the victim negatively and could lead to a person growing up having lack of confidence etc or worse they could become a victim of suicide. For faili...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to Daily Sun for an article that completely fails to access children in a matter which has a direct impact on their education and on their safety at school. The article titled, “School torched during protest!” (Daily Sun, 06/06/2022) re...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends and awards a GLAD[1] to Daily Sun and IOL for positively reporting on children and accessing them for their views. Daily Sun’s article titled, “Teen’s app at your service!”(06/05/2022) is written by Rapula Mancai and is about 17-year-old ...
Daily Sun and IOL missed an opportunity for great stories because they failed to give children a voice in stories that involve the children. Daily Sun’s article, “Kasi parents risk life for EDUCATION!” (23/04/2022) is about parents in Nelson Mandela Bay who have to wake up early in the morning...