Lova Rakotomalala
Lova Rakotomalala is a U.S.-based Global Voices blogger and the co-founder of the Foko Blog Club, which trains Malagasy citizens in citizen journalism.
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In Madagascar, media torn along partisan lines
“Are you sure about coming back here now?” My cousin in Antananarivo was a bit hesitant about the wisdom of my plan to visit the family while the political crisis was still weighing on the daily lives of Malagasy citizens. I had not been back to my home country in nine years until this summer.…