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The Electoral Commission and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have joined hands with major social media platforms to fight the spread of disinformation, in the run up to, during and.

The ATI Network has particular interest in the regulator’s ability to make recommendations for the “development, improvement, modernisation, reform or amendment” of Paia (or.

He said the platform was developed alongside Media Monitoring Africa, an NGO focused on promoting independent, accurate and impartial reporting on.

The call was made by the Defend our Democracy campaign, Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Citizens of Conscience Foundation, Media Monitoring Africa, Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and 350Africa.org.

Join News24's political editor Qaanitah Hunter on Thursday at 15:30 as she unpacks the role of social media during elections.

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef), in partnership with Media Monitoring Africa, is on Tuesday afternoon discussing how to deal with misinformation and disinformation during elections season.

The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef), in partnership with Media Monitoring Africa, is on Tuesday afternoon discussing how to deal with misinformation and disinformation during elections season.

Disinformation destroys democracy and poses a clear threat to free and fair elections. William Bird and Thandi Smith break down tips to combat mis and disinformation.

Fifth, another superbusy civil society organisation, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), does constant research on media, misinformation and gender.

Africa News Global co-owner, Kenny Kunene, and Media Monitoring Africa Director, William Bird, weigh in.

Media Monitoring Africa’s Thandi Smith said suggestive posts from high-ranking political and public figures officials had reached a large number of social media users quickly and indirectly exacerbated tensions.

Media Monitoring Africa’s executive director, William Bird, said that failing to do so would effectively take the country back to apartheid.

Women journalists face the double burden of being attacked as journalists and women.

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), in partnership with UNICEF South Africa, launched the ‘Reporting on Children in the Media Course’ at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg today.

Earlier this week Media Monitoring Africa, led by broadcast media legal expert Justine Limpitlaw, hosted a closed workshop with key stakeholders, including the government, to discuss the draft bill.

William Bird is director of Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and Thandi Smith heads the Policy & Quality Programme at MMA, a partner in the 411 platform to counter.

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When the hearing started on Tuesday in Louis Trichardt, it first had to entertain a request by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) to be allowed as an amicus curiae (friend of the court).

Director of Media Monitoring Africa William Bird says it’s only getting worse.

As we navigate the crisis, its essential we recognise the role of our media, that we support them and enable them to do their jobs, that we allow them to listen to report and.