Media should mirror society not just in terms of issues reported but also in the sources accessed. This means that issues reported in the media as well as who gets to speak should reflect society in terms of equitable representation. The population of children in South Africa stands at 37 million ac...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a missed opportunity[1] to News24 and GroundUp for neglecting to access children for their views in their articles titled, “A splash of inspiration: Hout Bay activist offers kids free swimming, breakdancing and life skills lessons” (News24, 15/01/2022) and “...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to IOL for its article that celebrates children’s initiatives in science and technology but unfortunately, excludes the voices of children. The story, “SA pupils ignite World Space Week with rocket launch” (IOL, 14/10/2...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to Daily Sun for an article that failed to access children in story thereby failing to empower them. The article titled, “From jail to kota king” (Daily Sun, 14/09/2021) reports on Delisa Bhembe who celebrated his 40th birthday wi...
Children must be interviewed too on important issues that affect them when it is in their best interest. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives News24 a Missed Opportunity[1] for failing to give children a voice in a story about children. The article, “New Covid-19 Board game to teach children ...
Children’s opinions matter on issues which involve them. It is disheartening to come across media stories about children in which the children are not interviewed to get their opinion on issues that affect them. For this reason, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has selected two articles published...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) neither gives a MAD[1] nor GLAD[2] to Daily Sun for the story that reports about children who received computers at a primary school in Tshwane. This is because while the journalist did not grossly violate ethical frameworks around reporting on children, they also did n...
A child’s right to freedom of expression as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)[1] and of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children (ACRWC)[2] in articles 13 and 7 respectively, is one of the most important rights that should be respected a...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun a Missed Opportunity[1] for its two stories involving children. This is because despite both stories reporting on issues that affect children, the journalists behind these stories missed an opportunity to hear the views of the children on an important ed...