In an opinion piece published on South Africa's news site Eyewitness News, gender scholar and activist, journalist and content producer.

Camagwini Mavovana says the sensationalist tendencies of the media fail to centre the voices of victims when reporting on rape and Gender Based Violence.

Making reference to the recent cases involving Sean "Diddy" Combs in the United States and Gisele Pelicot in France, Mavovana says the reporting on these cases demonstrate the profound ways that media coverage can detract from the gravity of abuse and place unnecessary focus on scandal, ultimately hindering justice and silencing survivors.