New rules needed to ensure social media does not undermine elections
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
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
First appeared in Daily Maverick here This open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa is a plea for a better media and communications strategy – and no
Today is a really important day, and unlike other big political meetings there will actually be some real outcomes. Safer Internet Day (SID) is a
First published in Daily Maverick 10/11/2017 The latest Minister of Communications has decided to appeal a ground-breaking judgment that gave the SABC Board independence. Here
Written By: William Bird, MMA Director (First published in Daily Maverick, 10 October 2017) As we approach 19 October we can be sure that the
Written by: William Bird We are gathered today for the 2nd Isu Elihle awards! Thank you all so much for being here. I promise you
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Having monitored the SABC’s coverage in the run-up to all our democratic elections, in 2016 Media Monitoring Africa found evidence for the first time of
I was recently fortunate to be with a group of South African media people (editors, journalists and academics and NGO types) in Istanbul to discuss