Star children should be heard and not just seen. When children participate in sports or any competition and they receive awards for their hard work, they would definitely love to be seen and heard of their achievements. By doing that there will be potential for growth in what they are doing. Daily N...
Children’s voices matter too It is imperative for the media to understand the impact they have in representing all types of individuals, particularly children. Daily Sun and Ground Up missed an opportunity [1] to involve children’s voices in articles that involved children. In an article by Dail...
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...