freedom of the press

New Threats to Radio Victoria

January 20, 2012
Under Threat
The small radio station in the CabaƱas district in El Salvador is receiving more threats.

Radio Victoria AnnouncerRadio Victoria Announcer:

Hello Friends, I hope you are all well. I am far from Radio Victoria but have been in touch and have some things to report.

The citizen media scene in Madagascar

March 15, 2011
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Madagascar

The blogosphere has been growing slowly but steadily the past decade, slightly struggling to find its voice until the 2009 political crisis. The sudden precipitation of events that provoked high demand for frequent updates provided a unique set up for the budding blogosphere to assert their potential, despite the evident challenges.

The past events have been thoroughly documented so let us focus on the consequence of the crisis on citizen journalists and conversely the impact of citizen media on the evolution of the crisis.