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Defend Truth

William Bird

William Bird is the director of Media Monitoring Africa, Ashoka and a Linc Fellow.

Latest Work

Zuckerberg, Musk and weaponising freedom of expression

13 January 2025

Zuckerberg, Musk and weaponising freedom of expression

7 min

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Solly Malatsi inherits a communications ministry stuck in the past century

10 July 2024

Solly Malatsi inherits a communications ministry stuck in the past century

5 min

1

William Bird

4 July 2023

Moti vs amaBhungane ruling – there is much to celebrate, but we need more

5 min

3

William Bird

4 June 2023

Moti Group’s interdict against amaBhungane is a travesty of justice

5 min

5

Mr President, please follow your mandate and finally appoint the SABC board

20 February 2023

Mr President, please follow your mandate and finally appoint the SABC board

6 min

2

SA’s harebrained scheme to register NPOs will not solve terrorist financing concerns

9 October 2022

SA’s harebrained scheme to register NPOs will not solve terrorist financing concerns

5 min

2

Ramping up the vamp — when the media reports on a child model at New York Fashion Week while ignoring the core issues

12 September 2022

Ramping up the vamp — when the media reports on a child model at New York Fashion Week while ignoring the core issues

5 min

5

South Africa’s great analogue to digital migration seems elusive

12 October 2021

South Africa’s great analogue to digital migration seems elusive

8 min

2

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly Trends in South Africa

Maverick Citizen

11 July 2021

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly Trends in South Africa

9 min

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William Bird

8 July 2021

South Africa must speak out about attacks on its journalists in Eswatini

4 min

1

Jacques Pauw didn’t merely ruin his reputation – he dealt another blow to media credibility

17 February 2021

Jacques Pauw didn’t merely ruin his reputation – he dealt another blow to media credibility

4 min

31

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

25 October 2020

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa

4 min

1