Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to award a GLAD[1] to Daily Voice for publishing an article about a Grade 4 pupil at Laerskool Mikroi in Western Cape who will star in a film about a story she wrote and entered into the Western Cape Education Department’s Story Stars proje...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) wishes to award News24 a GLAD[1] for its article titled, “Grade 10 pupil who killed classmate, then himself, had been showing grandfather’s gun to friends” (14/01/2022). The GLAD is awarded because the journalist protects the identity of a child involved. The ...
“WOMEN SUFFER IN SILENCE!” (Daily Sun, 06/11/2021) was selected as a GLAD[1] for interviewing a child living with cancer and, for giving prominence to the issue by quoting the child so that she can share her experience with the public. In the article, journalist, Lethabo Khambule talks about BRE...
Cultural practices are part of many South African families. However, the media gives this topic very little space. According to a research report on children’s coverage in the media titled, “Are we ever going to be heard?” by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), cultural practices as a topic is ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends GroundUp for reporting on a story titled, “Refugee children wait years to get into schools” (04/10/2021). The story is selected as a GLAD[1] because it also provides a platform for a child to share his experiences. The story by Masego Mafata is about ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to give both Mail & Guardian and Daily Dispatch a GLAD[1] for their great portrayal of children in stories about children who are working to make South Africa a better place. Mail & Guardian’s article titled, “Teen activist on a mission to impro...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to award a GLAD[1] to Sowetan for its article, “’I’ve only seen him on TV’ “: Zinhle,7, overjoyed to meet Ramaphosa” (26/09/2021) which highlights a seven-year-old girl’s excitement to have had a chat with President Cyril Ramaphosa. ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is thrilled to award a GLAD[1] to Mail & Guardian for an article in the publication’s 12 September, 2021 issue titled, “Early education can play a powerful role in fostering inclusion” which was well researched and highlighted critical child-related issues. Th...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is happy to award Daily Dispatch a GLAD[1] for an article that talks about a pupil who excelled in a mathematics competition. The GLAD is given because the article positively profiled this child whose voice is heard throughout the article. The article titled, “Hudson ...