With internet penetration at less than 1%, the true democratic reach of internet is still a long way from becoming reality in Madagascar. One way to bridge this gap is proposed by Christi Turner, digital outreach extraordinaire and Affick Gassard, journalist for Radio Ciel new Foko member from Antalaha. The contact was established thanks to [...]

The Malagasy blogging community is coming together with professional journalists and people curious about new media to discuss how citizen media can contribute to a more complete coverage of the crisis in Madagascar.
We will exchange ideas, lesson learned and shortcomings of digital media to inform and warn during crisis or events ( such as [...]