Comments on: Madagascar: Amidst Turmoil, Media Misinformation and Hard Truths

By: London, City of Opportunity: Journalism Edition | brianfrank.ca

London, City of Opportunity: Journalism Edition | brianfrank.ca — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:43:02 +0000

[...] protesters took to the streets, many countries froze their aid programs, and misinformation was frequently spreading on the airwaves of the radio stations that managed to continue broadcasting. Amid all the chaos, [...]

By: Global Voices in Italiano

Global Voices in Italiano — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:01:01 +0000

[...] qui sono inaffidabili. Sono decisamente di parte. La realtà è che spesso finiscono con il disinformare [in] la gente. Foko ha molti blogger su ogni parte dell'isola pronti a riferire, e credo che [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Madagascar: Behind the Scenes of Foko Ushahidi SMS Alert System

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:19:14 +0000

[...] mainstream media is not reliable here. They are really biased. The reality is, they often end up misinforming people. Foko has a lot of bloggers based on each corner of the island who are ready to report, and [...]

By: Le Club des 10.000 « Réflexions sur la vie politique malgache…

Le Club des 10.000 « Réflexions sur la vie politique malgache… — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:01:21 +0000

[...] blogs qui me font l’honneur de leur estime. On retrouve également des extraits traduits en anglais, et même grâce à l’aide involontaire de Jean-Luc Raharimanana, des traductions [...]

By: Antananarivo from inside

Antananarivo from inside — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:29:32 +0000

Very good job, congratulation. I’m a malagasy living in Tana.
Yes it’s true, Malagasy problem is Malagasy itself. As a matter of fact, our far far ancestors were people of deep sense of community, anihilating the individual and its right to act and think differently: to change.
Another fact: Malagasy forget and forgive easily. Error of the past occurs every other decade, still Malagasy is unable to retain lessons from the past to change the future.
These are not-so bad thing at first sight, but well, may be these are Malagasy REAL PROBLEMS.
Change is a for us an impossible thing, dangerous for leaders and tedious for the people, WHO WANNA SACRIFICE?

By: Moramanga Expat

Moramanga Expat — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:04:55 +0000

The Malagasy are their only natural enemy. After having given away their country to the French in 1895 and sort of regaining control in 1960 they have refused to accept the outside world as potential benefactors. They accept aid but not growth. People don’t like Ravolmanana for good reason, but hitching on to the back of Andry XDJ’s train isn’t going to help Madagascar at all. It will only ensure that the country’s future looks pretty much like it’s past.

By: Dago News Reader

Dago News Reader — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:35:01 +0000

Can you reach out to the unleashed groups? Who can reach out to someone who thinks that he got the support of the UN, the United States, and France? Who at this point can reach out to a mad crowd?
Madagascar got its own terrorist! How many still are capable of rationality in Madagascar?

By: Mialy Andriamananjara

Mialy Andriamananjara — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:05:19 +0000

Great post Lova !