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Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said they applauded the IEC for launching the world's first mechanism for empowering the public and helping people combat disinformation.

Media Monitoring Africa (MMM) also lamented worrying trends when it comes to quality journalism, with research showing how the number of sources in a story has dramatically.

Such was the outcome of a World Press Freedom Day event hosted by Daily Maverick, the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Media Monitoring Africa on Friday 3 May,.

William Bird of Media Monitoring Africa shares some thoughts. 1. How free is South Africa in 2019 when it comes to freedom of speech and press freedom?

"We are doing this in partnership with them and Media Monitoring Africa.

The platform which was created in partnership with Media Monitoring Africa aims to combat the information that unfairly influences the.

Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said, “Without the skills and techniques to distinguish real information from disinformation, the likelihood of the public being misled is increasing.

‘South Africa’s political parties have largely glossed over children’s issues in their election manifestos,’ said Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William.

There is clear evidence to suggest that this is a very real possibility, reckons Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird.

Underscoring the importance of data in a digital and 21st-century economy, Media Monitoring Africa’s executive director, William Bird, who testified before the inquiry, believes.

With disinformation being one of the key issues surrounding a free and fair election, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have launched a.

Media Monitoring Africa and IEC officials during the launch of digital disinformation initiative ahead of the country's elections next.

Sanef also encourages journalists to log onto the Independent Electoral Commission’s and Media Monitoring Africa’s REAL411 misinformation/disinformation website in cases of online.

The IEC has developed an anti-digital misinformation platform in conjunction with the non-governmental organisation, Media Monitoring Africa.

This one isn't a deliberately engineered crisis like the financial one and the one about the appointment of the board.

MMA Director, William Bird, said they’d received a response from the President, which had merely stated that a new board would be appointed soon.

“South Africa saw an outbreak of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals during the second half of 2008.

Media expert William Bird says there is growing antagonism from political parties towards the media in the build-up to elections.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa and Media Monitoring Africa have partnered to fight disinformation in the run-up to the.

The real411.org initiative is expected to curb disinformation and monitor electoral conduct ahead of next month’s elections, but the IEC is already dealing with a specific.