31 March 2020, Mail & Guardian, Rebecca Davis “We have a scenario that is a perfect storm for mis- and disinformation,” Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird told Daily Maverick. “You […]...
31 March 2020, All Africa, Rebecca Davis “We have a scenario that is a perfect storm for mis- and disinformation,” Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird told Daily Maverick. “You […]...
26 March 2020, Lesley Stones The team at Media Monitor Africa and its director William Bird probably don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this social media madness or […]...
19 March 2020, 702, Eusebius McKaiser William Bird on the emergency regulations announced by the government regarding social media activity. Listen to the interview here...
1 July 2019, Committee to Projects Journalists, Angela Quintal SANEF developed an election portal where journalists could report threats and intimidation online. It received zero complaints, said executive director Kate Skinner. A platform to fight […]...
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9 May 2019, Standard Digital, The IEC had warned ahead of the poll that “there are recurring themes of disinformation with every election”. However, William Bird, director of Media Monitoring […]...
13 May 2019, IOL, Thabiso Goba William Bird, director of MMA, the company that came up with the concept and presented it to the IEC, said the programme was born […]...
12 May 2019, Rosebank Killarney Gazette, Sarah Koning Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird discusses the problem of using the term ‘fake news’. Read the full article...