citizen media in madagascar: global voices summit 2010
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Presentaiton of the state of Citizen Media In Madagascar at the Global voices Summit 2010 in Santiago, Chile on May 6th 2010TRANSCRIPT
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