Media Releases

Official statements, analysis, and commentary from Moxii Africa on media freedom, accountability, and the public interest.
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November 20, 2020

Launch of the digital rights charter : Children's rights online!

Gender & Children
Digital Rights
African Media
On , MMA in collaboration with children and ALT Advisory launched the Children’s Digital Rights Charter, which forms part of MMA’s discussion document on the rights of children online
November 17, 2020

Launch of the sixth COVID-19 media coverage analysis!

Media Monitoring
Research & Reports
African Media
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is launching the sixth brief in the series, ‘Analysis of Covid-19 Media Coverage’
October 14, 2020

Public invite: Media freedom festival 2020

Gender & Children
Digital Rights
Media Freedom
Media Freedom Festival is an action-packed series of events that serve as an opportunity for us to ponder, probe and interrogate some of the key media-related issues of the moment
September 30, 2020

Identifying children in the media: A guide for the media by MMA

Gender & Children
Research & Reports
Children account for 34% of our population yet only appear in very few news stories
September 30, 2020

Children, media and the law: A guide for the media by MMA

Gender & Children
Research & Reports
Children make up 34% of our population, which translates to around 19
September 4, 2020

2020 Isu Elihle awards top 6 finalists!

Gender & Children
Research & Reports
African Media
Media Monitoring Africa announce the lsu Elihle finalists
September 1, 2020

Fighting disinformation together!

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August 21, 2020

Media release: MMA and SOS respond to COSATU and CWU's call for SABC board dissolution

Government & Policy
Research & Reports
The SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa are deeply concerned by reports that Cosatu is calling for the SABC Board to be dissolved and calls into question its motives for doing so
August 14, 2020

Whose voice dominates media coverage according to media mic?

Media Monitoring
African Media
Research & Reports
From the 15th of June to the 15th of July, , Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) looked at who got the largest voice share in the media coverage
August 14, 2020

The Web Rangers programme is open to all south african school learners aged between the ages of 12-17 years old!

African Media
Digital Rights
Gender & Children
Dear Web Ranger MMA, Facebook, Google SA, Film and Publication Board (FPB), MTN, DTPS and Diana Schwarz Attorneys are excited to offer you a spot in the Web Rangers Programme
August 9, 2020

Announcement: Launch of the lens on gender project!

Gender & Children
Media Monitoring
African Media
As South Africa commemorates Women’s Day, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased to announce the launch of a project on gender aimed at improving the coverage of women in South African news in terms of quantity and quality
July 27, 2020

Media release: Web Rangers south africa 2020

Digital Rights
African Media
Research & Reports
MMA, Facebook, Google SA, Film and Publication Board (FPB), MTN, DTPS and Diana Schwarz Attorneys are inviting all SA learners between the ages of 12-17 years to be part of the Web Rangers Programme
July 23, 2020

Letter to president cyril ramaphosa: Urgent action required on arrest of journalist hopewell chin’ono

African Media
Government & Policy
Media Freedom
Mr William BirdOn behalf of:Media Monitoring AfricaSouth African National Editors ForumCommittee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI)Southern African Editors Forum (SAEF)SOS Support Public Broadcasting…
July 21, 2020

Media release: Launch of the fourth COVID-19 media coverage analysis

Media Monitoring
African Media
Government & Policy
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is conducting bi-monthly monitoring and analysis activities in order to determine trends in coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of sources in South African media
July 8, 2020

Media release: President cyril ramaphosa’s decision to send the protection of state information bill (the “secrecy bill”) back to parliament

Government & Policy
African Media
Media Freedom
We applaud President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to send the Protection of State Information Bill (the “Secrecy Bill”) back to Parliament, but we respectfully call on him to expand the grounds for reconsideration of its unconstitutionality
July 3, 2020

Media release: Launch of the SABC’s editorial policies

Gender & Children
Digital Rights
African Media
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the long awaited launch of the SABC’s Editorial Policies
July 1, 2020

The entries for the lsu elihle awards have closed!

African Media
Gender & Children
Media Freedom
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has closed its entries for the lsu Elihle Awards
June 22, 2020

Media Monitoring Africa welcomes the commencement of the protection of personal information act

Research & Reports
Digital Rights
African Media
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the President’s announcement that the outstanding provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of (POPIA) will commence on
June 20, 2020

Ten days left for the lsu elihle awards entries!

Gender & Children
African Media
Digital Rights
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) encourages African journalists to enter for the child-centered awards as entries close in ten days
June 15, 2020

Launch of third brief of the analysis of media coverage of COVID-19

Media Monitoring
African Media
Government & Policy
In order to determine the trends in coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of sources in South African media, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is conducting bi-monthly monitoring and analysis activities
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