First published in Business Day 13 June 2018 Growth of online platforms in SA means national polls may not be immune to campaigns of disinformation William Bird, MMA The eyes […]...
18 JUNE 2018, Business Day William Bird is correct about the problems posed by social media in the run-up to our 2019 election, but it is an even bigger problem […]...
1 June 2018, SABC The Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird says the only time we see children in the media is when something hideous and horrible has happened […]...
24 May 2018, Kate Ferreira Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned with how fake news — or in its parlance, dodgy news — is assessed and shared by the […]...
17 May 2018, Bekezela Phakathi The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) not to grant the […]...
Grocott’s Mail Online, May 10 2018 Head of Policy Programme at Media Monitoring Africa, Thandi Smith believes digital literacy projects are needed for audiences to spot “dodgy” or “fake” news. […]...
News 24, 4 May 2018, Alet Janse van Rensburg “The EFF does get a disproportionate amount of media coverage compared to its share of the vote,” says William Bird from […]...
Daily Maverick, Rebecca Redelmeier, 3 May 2018 Today, it’s not only physical threats that put press freedom at risk. Threats to media freedom are provoked by a challenging global economy […]...