A child’s right to privacy is very important especially when it pertains to matters relating to legal proceedings that the child is involved in. Here, the media needs to make sure that that child’s right to privacy is protected and promoted. However, Sunday World in an article titled, “[Name w...
As pupils interact every day in schools, sometimes unfortunate incidents happen, incidents such as conflict, violence or getting hurt by another pupil. Such is the case in this article reported by Sunday World, “Mother of a child stabbed in the eye while at school left to fend for herself” (14/0...
An article published by Sunday World earns itself a MAD[1] from Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) for failing to protect the identity of the child in question. The article titled, “[Name withheld]gets limited role in raising love child” (Sunday World, 23/06/2019, pg.2) which also appears on the Sowe...
It is a known fact that minority rights are easily violated, more especially those of children. That’s why it remains very important that media’s reporting of children’s stories is done with special care, without discrimination and with ethical consideration of children’s rights. Sunday Worl...
Two articles by Sunday World, “Jozi Model takes [———-] to court”1 (05/07/2015, p.2) and “Ex-lover hunts tycoon” (05/07/2015, p.8) have been selected as MADs2 of the week due to the disregard they displayed for the privacy and dignity of the children involved in a maintenanc...
Reporting on children in a manner that protect their rights to privacy and many other related rights is important. Even when reporting about the challenges that children face, it is crucial that journalists balance the reporting of these issues with children’s rights and the ethical principle of m...
Children are abused on a daily basis1 and sadly, it is often their parents, guardians, and families who subject them to the abuse. What is even sadder is that the impact of their abuse is sometimes heightened by the media coverage they receive. The media has a set guideline and code of ethics when i...