List of newspapers in Madagascar

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The following is a list of newspapers and news publications in Madagascar. Most are headquartered in the city of Antananarivo. As of the mid-1960s, there were "18 dailies, 48 weeklies, 60 monthlies, 10 bimonthlies, and 19 quarterlies" in publication. [1]

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Current publications

NewspaperFirst issuedFrequencyLanguageNotes
L'Écho du Sud 1929Weekly French Owned by Ferber Enterprises
Ao RahaDaily Malagasy
Basy Vava1959 [2] Malagasy
Le CitoyenDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
Dans les Médias DemainWeekly [3] French or French/Malagasy
La DépêcheDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
L'Express de Madagascar [4] 1995 [2] DailyFrench or French/Malagasy
Essentielle MadagascarMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
ExpansionMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Femin@MonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Free newsDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
GazetikoDaily [2] MalagasyOwned by Midi Madagasikara S.A. [5]
Gazetinao1976 [2] MonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
La Gazette de la Grande Île [4] Daily [3] French or French/Malagasy
L'Hebdo de l'Express de MadagascarWeeklyFrench or French/Malagasy
Imongo Vaovao1955 [2] MalagasyIssued by the Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar [1]
JejooMalagasy
Lakroan’i Madagasikara [4] 1927WeeklyFrench or French/Malagasy
La Ligne de mireDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
Mada-JournalMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Madagascar LazaDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
Madagascar MagazineQuarterlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Madagascar Matin1972 [6] Daily [7] French or French/Malagasy
Madagascar Santé Hebdo - Gazetin'ny FahasalamanaWeeklyFrench or French/Malagasy
Madagascar Tribune [4] Daily [3] French or French/Malagasy
MalazaWeeklyMalagasy
Maresaka1953 [2] Malagasy
Midi flash - Midi MaikalaMalagasy
Midi Madagasikara [4] 1983Daily [3] French or French/Malagasy
La NationDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
New Magazine [2] Bi-monthlyFrench [3]
Newsmada
NGAHMalagasy
No Comment 2009MonthlyFrench or French/MalagasyMagazine
Les NouvellesDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
L'ObservateurDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
PrimababyMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Prime magazineMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
La Revue de l’Océan Indien1980 [2] MonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
SOAWeeklyMalagasy
TakoritsikaMalagasy
Tana PlanèteMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
TaratraDailyMalagasy
TeloNohorefyBiweeklyMalagasy
Tia TanindrazanaDailyMalagasy
TriatraMalagasy
La Tribune de DiegoMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy
Ny Valosoa VaovaoTri-weeklyFrench or French/Malagasy
La VéritéDailyFrench or French/Malagasy
VintsyQuarterlyFrench or French/Malagasy
WatsaMonthlyFrench or French/Malagasy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Thompson 1965.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Europa 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "Madagascar News". Africa South of the Sahara. USA. Retrieved 2 July 2017 via Stanford University. Annotated directory
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Madagascar Profile: Media". BBC News . 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. https://m.facebook.com/gazetiko [ user-generated source ]
  6. Thierry Perret (2005). Le temps des journalistes: L'invention de la presse en Afrique francophone (in French). Éditions Karthala. ISBN   978-2-8111-3969-8.
  7. Freedom House 2015.

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