18 October 2018, Mail & Guardian, Alex Mitchley Testifying before the Competition Commission’s data services market inquiry on Wednesday, Media Monitoring Africa’s executive director, William Bird, said that access to the internet should be considered a basic human right. Failure to do so wo...
9 October 2018, News 24, William Bird So where’s the upside? The upside is that for far too long we have taken the critical role our media play in our democracy for granted. They are often their own worst enemies and have failed to remind us, but if there is one positive aspect to the […]...
17 October 2018, News24, Jean le Roux The South African National Editor’s Forum (Sanef) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have called on the South African media industry, advertisers and marketers to collectively combat fake news or disinformation. Read the full article...
16 October 2018, Thando Khubeka, Eye Witness Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird says the newspaper needs to urgently investigate the matter. Read the full article...
13 October 2018, IOL, Siyabonga Mkhwanazi and Samkelo Mtshali William Bird, executive director of Media Monitoring Africa, said it was a devastating position for the public broadcaster to find itself in the current situation and that it should be a concern for all South Africans. Read the full artic...
The Independent Online, 9 October 2018, Wendy Jasson Da Costa Sarah Findlay, programme co-ordinator at Media Monitoring Africa, said misinformation was easy to share and concrete steps should be taken to prevent this from doing the rounds. “A lot of people in South Africa feel uncertain and fragi...
3 October 2018, The Citizen, Helene Eloff In an opinion piece titled “Dros rape: Media must strive to minimise harm,” Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird points out that the media focused greatly on legal technicalities in reporting on the incident. “The focus on the perpetrator and his i...
3 October 2018, News24, Sarah Evans and Canny Maphanga Writing for News24 this week, Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird pointed out that according to recent police statistics, more than 64 children are assaulted daily in South Africa. Read the full article...
All Africa, 3 October 2018 Writing for News24 this week, Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird pointed out that according to recent police statistics, more than 64 children are assaulted daily in South Africa. Read the full article....