CITIZEN MEDIA IN MADAGASCAR Achievement and Perspectives
Nov 01, 2014
CITIZEN MEDIA IN MADAGASCAR
Achievement and Perspectives
TELLING OUR STORIES
The goals of the Malagasy Blogosphere a few years ago….
TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE FROM ANIMATED MOVIES AND LEMURS
FOCUS ON LOCAL BLOGGERS (NOT DIASPORA)
START A CONVERSATION ABOUT…..
POVERTY
80% living on less than 2$ a day
Heterogeneous distribution of Wealth: (Black districts: above poverty average, : grey: 2 SD and white 3SD below average)
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
UNICEF: 300,000 at risk of famine in Southern Madagascar (Nov 2009)
FUN ( WHY NOT?)
THEN POLITICS (& COUP) HAPPENDED
PROTESTING ARMED REPRESSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVy6Zs1fb8k
MEDIA REPRESSION & CITIZEN MEDIA
CRISIS REPORTING: RISKY AND EXHAUSTING
•Blogger threatened at gunpoint •Cameras confiscated for others. • Popular website asked to stop publishing• Results: Less blog posts overall 6 months into the crisis
INTERNET & NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WHAT’S NEXT FOR MALAGASY BLOGGERS? Yearning for normalcy (having fun
again) A reasonable exit to the crisis BUT Yearning for accountability and
transparency Contribute to national development Opportunity for personal growth