William Bird
@Billbobbird
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Director of Media Monitoring Africa, Ashoka and Linc Fellow, love monitoring and analysing media. Also love data and data journalism
Joined June 2009
RT @RobynPorteous: In a world so full of terror, hatred, and suffering, you always have the opportunity and the chance to show another pers….
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RT @AlastairMcA30: Increasing vaccination rates globally while SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) rates have collapsed. Yet more evidence….
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RT @wicks_jeff: Our @News24 9 LIVES investigation has been running since December. All the stories are now in one place and are free to rea….
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RT @SAHRCommission: Media Advisory: Who is entitled to access to healthcare in South Africa?
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RT @eNCA: ActionSA says it is against the continued abuse of South Africa’s public healthcare system by illegal foreign nationals. The Huma….
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RT @mehdirhasan: BREAKING: Zeteo has released, globally, the film the BBC so controversially refused to air. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack"….
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RT @RediTlhabi: Here is the letter by BBC staff. Please don't ask stupid questions like "Why are some anonymous?" Because they'd be out of….
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RT @rivkahbrown: BREAKING: 111 BBC staff have written to Tim Davie and Deborah Furness warning that the corporation is "often performing PR….
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Glosses over “those critical of government “. Wow.
If you're applying for a US visa, take note. All applicants are now required to make their social media profiles public. The United States says the move is aimed at tightening security and improving vetting procedures. #eNCA #TheSouthAfricanMorning #DStv403
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RT @SollyMalatsi: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: @SABC_Sport and @SuperSportTV have reached an agreement to broadcast the Springboks vs Italy Test LIVE….
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RT @dbbovey: Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws, so this is the piece I wrote earlier this year for Rapport magazine, abo….
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RT @verashni: I'm convinced the ANC factions in control of both Joburg and Gauteng see the writing on the wall and know their party will lo….
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Please can @DadaMorero share the details of the tender so we can be sure our funding for the tender is being well spent.
@CityofJoburgZA @DadaMorero Despite a R260 million tender awarded for water tankers, thousands of people across Joburg are without water and have not seen a tanker in days. Women are collecting water from polluted Rhodes Park Lake and I heartbroken over how broken this city is!.
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RT @MediaMattersZA: MADOAT is an online media advocacy tool that highlights the best and worst examples of media reporting on children in t….
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RT @africanscribe: @CityofJoburgZA @DadaMorero Despite a R260 million tender awarded for water tankers, thousands of people across Joburg a….
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RT @AlexCrawfordSky: Huge amount of Israeli bombing in Gaza overnight and today with 70+ killed since dawn includ Dr Shehada Mahmoud Asqoul….
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RT @MediaMattersZA: [REPORT🗞️] : A GUIDE TO RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES. Sharing and identifying details….
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RT @TrevorNcube: I have just been informed that Faith Zaba @Faye_Zaba .the Editor of @Zimindependent has been charged with undermining the….
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