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William Bird

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

Latest Work

William Bird

25 November 2025

Not another Boris Johnson, Grok! When AI gets hairy

By William Bird

3 min

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Five key takeaways from the Competition Commission report into Big Tech and the SA media

DIGITAL PLATFORMS OP-ED

14 November 2025

Five key takeaways from the Competition Commission report into Big Tech and the SA media

By William Bird

7 min

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William Bird

21 October 2025

A new battle, a new strategy — why Media Monitoring Africa is changing

By William Bird

4 min

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William Bird

24 September 2025

World News Day — we urgently need an information system that works for all

By William Bird

4 min

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SABC could face signal blackout by the end of 2025, but there’s still hope

PUBLIC BROADCASTER OP-ED

14 September 2025

SABC could face signal blackout by the end of 2025, but there’s still hope

By William Bird

5 min

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Zuckerberg, Musk and weaponising freedom of expression

FREE SPEECH OP-ED

13 January 2025

Zuckerberg, Musk and weaponising freedom of expression

By William Bird

7 min

18

Solly Malatsi inherits a communications ministry stuck in the past century

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OP-ED

10 July 2024

Solly Malatsi inherits a communications ministry stuck in the past century

By William Bird

5 min

1

William Bird

4 July 2023

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

By William Bird

5 min

3

William Bird

4 June 2023

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

By William Bird

5 min

5

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

PUBLIC BROADCASTER OP-ED

20 February 2023

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

By William Bird

7 min

2

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

COMPULSORY NPO REGISTRATION OP-ED

9 October 2022

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

By William Bird

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

UNCRITICAL GAZE OP-ED

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

By William Bird

4 min

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