Child witness’s identity protected Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) awards DispatchLIVE a GLAD[1] for its article titled, “Girl, 9, tells court prison warder attacked wife with bush knife” (22/10/2022). The GLAD is awarded because the journalist sufficiently protects the identity of the child inv...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is proud to give a GLAD[1] to DispatchLIVE, IOL and News24 for ethical reporting where the identities of children involved in the stories are withheld thereby protecting the children from potential harm. The DispatchLIVE article which is written by the journalist, Orrin...
DispatchLIVE receives a GLAD[1] from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for an article that celebrates two talented siblings who are emerging stars. The article titled, “Young EL siblings set for New York ramp and stage” (14/05/2022) is written by Anelisa Gusha and is about two siblings from East Lon...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives DispatchLIVE a MAD[1] for an article indirectly identifying children who witnessed the killing of their mother and their two aunts and, were themselves harmed in the shooting. The article titled, “KZN cops hunt for man who killed three Umlazi sisters and sh...
DispatchLIVE receives a GLAD[1] from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for accessing a child involved in an article which highlights her amazing talent. The article written by the journalist, Anelisha Gusha is titled, “East London’s pint-sized maestro booked and busy” (09/04/2022) and is...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives DispatchLIVE a MAD[1] for an article indirectly identifying children who witnessed the killing of their father and grandfather in a horrific manner. The MAD is given because such identification endangers the safety of the children involved. The article titled...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives both DispatchLive and Weekend Argus a MAD[1] for their articles that directly and indirectly identify child victims thereby subjecting them to secondary trauma and other harm. The article by DispatchLive titled, “Mom of Tsomo miracle baby now charged with attemp...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to DispatchLIVE for publishing an article in which the children involved are directly and indirectly identified thereby exposing them to potential harm. “Kids suffer months of agony after school meals cut off” (DispatchLIVE, 27/07/2020) reports on hu...
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...