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Defend Truth

William Bird

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

Latest Work

William Bird

27 March 2019

A user’s guide to combating disinformation — how to take on dark forces

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William Bird

21 February 2019

Following Mboweni’s Budget: SABC's Five Little Words

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William Bird

11 February 2019

Message to Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams: Help the SABC – don’t undermine it

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William Bird

4 December 2018

Only Cyril Ramaphosa can get the SABC out of this crisis

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William Bird

29 November 2018

From leadership to leadershi*

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William Bird

4 November 2018

Thriller at the SABC: ‘No one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike’

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William Bird

27 June 2018

The internet is bigger than the Sum of our Fears

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William Bird

23 March 2018

We treat death far too glibly in our media

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Op-Ed: Dear Mr President, here are five ways you can ensure SA’s digital success

16 February 2018

Op-Ed: Dear Mr President, here are five ways you can ensure SA’s digital success

8 min

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William Bird

10 November 2017

Minister's appeal of SABC judgment serves only to destabilise the public broadcaster...again

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William Bird

10 October 2017

Media Freedom for all in our young democracy

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William Bird

From Media Freedom to the Real impact of Fake News

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