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...
Sunday Times fails to priorities children’s care South Africa is stricken with drugs and substance abuse, and this has affected many communities including the youth. A study by South African Family Practice (SAFP) revealed that the prevalence of substance abuse is very high for rural school commun...
Independent Media fails to protect children in two articles Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is this week compelled to give a MAD[1] to Independent Media Online (IOL) for two news articles that appeared on the news website, both of which were reports on issues relating to children. The a...
Cape Argus compromises children’s safety Following the amendment of Section 154 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act of 2021,[1] the general rule when it comes to identifying children is that “no person shall before, during or at any stage after the conclusion of criminal proceedings, in ...
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 ...
Victim indirectly identified. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned about the reporting from Daily News on a story that involves a girl who was reportedly raped. Daily News has failed to protect the identity of the victim and therefore MMA gives the publication M...
Cape Times fails to protect children It is unfortunate that Cape Times acted negligently by indirectly identifying children involved in its article on child abuse – with one child being the victim. The article, for which Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] is titled, “Sex-trafficking au...
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...
Section 154 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act of 2021[1] is clear on cases when the media can and cannot identify children. It is therefore concerning that the media continue to report on children in a manner that flouts the Act as well as ethical guidelines around reporting on childr...