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1Malawi: Kondwani Munthali: Malawi's Blogger of the YearKondwani Munthali: Bilaogeran'ny Taona ao Malawi
2For the first time in media history in Malawi, blogging has been recognized as a practice playing an important role journalism.Sambany teo amin'ny tantaran'ny media ao Malawi no ekena ho fanao manana ny anjara toerany eo amin'ny fanaovan-gazety ny famahanana bolongana.
3This follows the awarding of blogger and journalist Kondwani Munthali with a Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Blogging Award of the year.Izany no nanaraka ny fanomezandoka ilay bilaogera sady mpanao gazety Kondwani Munthali niarahana tamin'ny Lokan'ny famahanam-bolongan‘ny taona avy amin'ny Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).
4The recognition was part of the World Press Freedom Day celebrations on 3 May in Lilongwe.Ao anatin'ny andro fankalazana ny Andron'ny fahalalahana an-gazety manerantany tamin'ny 3 mey tao Lilongwe ny fankatoavana.
5Having started blogging in 2007, his blog now has about 5,000 visits each day.Nanomboka nibilaogy tamin'ny 2007, efa manodidina ny 5000 isan'andro ankehitriny ny mpitsidika ny bilaoginy.
6In this interview, Victor Kaonga sought to hear more from Munthali about his blogging life and the MISA award.Ao amin'ity tafatafa nifanaovan'i Victor Kaonga tamin'i Munthali no hahalalàna bebe kokoa momba ny fiainany mibilaogy sy ny loka MISA.
7Victor Kaonga (VK): Did you expect to be Blogger of the Year noting this was first time in Malawi that MISA had this category?Victor Kaonga (VK): Nanantena ny ho mpibilaogin'ny taona ve ianao raha marihina fa sambany tao Malawi no nanana ity sokajy ity ny MISA?
8Kondwani Munthali (KM): Many people told me so.Kondwani Munthali (KM): Maro ny olona niteny tamiko izany.
9I rarely enter competitions and this one too did not require me to submit anything.Tsindraindray tadiavina aho no mba mifaninana ary tsy izaho koa no nampiditra ahy hifaninana tamin'izy ity.
10It was done through voting.Tamin'ny alalan'ny safidin'ny olona no nahatafita ahy.
11I felt honored that my peers thought I was doing a good job.Mahatsiaro omem-boninahitra aho raha eritreretin'ireo mitovy asa amiko ho nahavita asa tsara.
12But as I said, there are excellent bloggers whom I felt deserved the award, but Journalists in Malawi thought I was better and that is a humbling experience.Saingy araka izay efa nolazaiko, misy ireo mpibilaogy mahafatra-po heveriko ho mendrika ny loka, saingy ny mpanao gazety eto Malawi no mihevitra fa izaho no tsara kokoa ary zava-niainana mampanetry tena izany.
13VK: Why did you start blogging?VK: Naninona ianao no nibilaogy?
14KM: There were two Malawian bloggers, Dr. Steve Sharra and Victor Kaonga whom I followed much when I was on a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University in 2007.KM: Nisy bilaogera Malawita roa, Dr. Steve Sharra sy Victor Kaonga narahiko raha mbola tany amin'ny Nieman Fellowship tao amin'ny Anjerimanontolon'i Harvard aho tamin'ny 2007.
15They did not write much about news, but a reflection of issues that affected Malawi.Tsy nanao vaovao loatra izy ireo fa ny famakafakany amin'izay lohahevitra mahasahana an'i Malawi no nataondry zareo.
16I thought the blogs represented a freedom to share your opinion to a larger audience.Nieritreritra aho fa manome endrika ny fahafahana izarana ny hevitrao amin'ny mpamaky bebe kokoa ny bilaogy.
17But being a news person, over the years I do write less about my opinions and more news.Saingy rehefa olon'ny famoaham-baovao nandritra ny taona maro, tsy maintsy nanoratra vitsy kokoa momba ny hevitro aho ary nanoratra bebe kokoa ny vaovao.
18It is a news blog now.Lasa bilaogim-baovao moa izy izao.
19VK: Who have been your main readers?VK: Iza avy ireo tena mpamakinao?
20KM: It is interesting that with time my blog has grown in terms of audience since I started linking my updates with my Facebook page and Twitter account.KM: Mahaliana aloha ny fahitana ny fitomboan'ny mpamaky rehefa nametraka ny rohin'ny fanavaozam-baovao tao amin'ny pejy Facebook sy ny kaonty Twitter aho.
21My blog visitors are mainly from Malawi which is very impressive.Avy any Malawi ny ankamaroan'ny mpitsidika ny bilaogiko izay mahatalanjona tokoa.
22This is followed by the United States of America and for some reasons, I also have people in Romania who make part of the top 10 countries visiting the site.Arahin'i Etazonia amin'ny resaka sasantsasany, Misy olona koa avy any Romania izay tafiditra anatin'ny firenena be mpitsidika folo voalohany.
23Individually, I am sure decision makers, diplomats, politicians and many ordinary Malawi read my blog.Raha raisina tsirairay, matoky aho fa mpanapa-kevitra, , diplomaty, politisianina ary olon-tsotra eto Malawi no mamaky ny bilaogiko.
24I get calls all the time or reminders that I have not updated the blog from various people.Mahazo antso avy amin'ny olona isan-karazany hatrany aho na mpampahatsiahy fa tsy namoaka vaovao.
25I feel honored to have many of these people visit my blog and pay attention to what I have to say.Mahatsiaro ho henin-kaja manana olona maro mitsidika ny bilaogiko ary miandry izay hoteneniko.
26VK: Do you ever feel scared because of blogging?VK: Efa natahotra ve ianao noho ny famahanam-bolongana?
27KM: Yes, Malawi went through political turmoil in the last 2 years.KM: Eny, tafiditra tanaty savorovoro politika i Malawi tao anatin'ny roa taona.
28Even my company - Nation Publications Limited which has been very supportive at times thought some of us were being targeted by authorities because of blogging.Eny fa na dia ny orinasa - Nation Publications Limited misy ahy aza tena nanohana tokoa nandritra ny fotoana nenjehin'ny fitondrana izahay noho ny famahanam-bolongana.
29The challenge is that people do not differentiate between opinion and facts.Ny fanamby dia tsy tsy fanavahan'ny olona ny atao hoe hevitra sy ny zavamisy.
30Very few people would accept that I have a right to express my opinion on any matter especially politics.Vitsy dia vitsy ny olona manaiky fa mananjò hilaza ny hevitro aho indrindra fa eo amin'ny resaka politika.
31I could get nasty reactions, comments or simply insults.Mety mahazo setriny, fanehoan-kevitra mahasosotra aho na mahazo ompa tsotra izao.
32I improved my security but thank God, nothing happened and now I am free to write what I want again!Nanatsara ny fiarovan-tenako aho fa isaorana Andriamanitra tsy mbola nisy zavatra nahazo ahy ary malalaka indray aho hanoratra izay tiako hosoratana!
33VK: Would you share one or two highlights of the posts you written so far?VK: Azonao atao ve ny mizara ny iray na ny roa amin'ny lahatsoratrao misongadina?
34KM: The first one is an account of July 20. After Police beat us up alongside Civil Society leaders at Lilongwe CCAP, after seeing them chase and beat my camera man, that minute all I thought was running to survive.KM: Voalohany ny account of July 20. Rehefa nidaroka any niaraka tamin'ny mpitarika ny fiaraha-monim-pirenena ny polisy tao amin'ny CCAP Lilongwe, rehefa nahita azy ireo nihaza sy mamotika ny fakantsariko, eritreritro tamin'io minitra io ny handositra.
35But later in the evening it dawned on me that we could have died and the situation did not look fine the following day.Saingy taoriana nilentika tamiko fa mety nahafaty anay iny fotoana iny ary tsy nivoatra ho tsara ny toe-draharaha ny andro manaraka.
36I started writing my account of events minute by minute.Nanoratra isa-minitra ny zava-misy aho tamin'izay.
37It has since been used as part of record of events of that day across the world.Io avy eo no zava-nisy be mpanaraka indrindra manerantany tamin'io andro io.
38The second is the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and the suspense that engulfed the delay to announce his death.Ny faharoa kosa tamin'ny fahafatesan'ny filoha Bingu wa Mutharika sy ny fitanitainana tamin'ny fanemorana ny filazana ny fahafatesany.
39On Friday evening of 6th April after listening to speeches by then Cabinet Ministers claiming that then Vice President Joyce Banda could not take over, I wrote a piece around midnight appealing to those that had power that night to choose the constitutional way.Ny Zoma hariva 6 Avrily rehefa nihaino ny kabarin'ny filankevitry ny minisitra tamin'izany nanambara fa tsy tokony handray ny fahefana ny filoha lefitra Joyce Banda, nanoratra aho tamin'ny misasakalina tany ho any miantso izay manana ny fahefana tamin'io alina io hisafidy ny araka ny voalazan'ny lalampanorenana.
40I got a record number of telephone calls, some threatening but a majority thought I had written sense on the question of transition.Maro dia maro ny antso azoko, nisy ny nandrahona fa maro kosa no nieritreritra fa mety izay nosoratako momba ny tetezamita.
41When President Joyce Banda called for a Press Briefing that morning, I knew my country had evaded the worst.Rehefa niantso hisiana valan-dresaka vetivety ny filoha Joyce Banda ny maraina, fantatro tamin'izay fotoana izay fa tafadify ny ratsy indrindra ny fireneko.
42I would consider these two as my best pieces.Ireo no heveriko fa roa tsara indrindra tamin'izay nosoratako.
43VK: Advice to bloggers especially in Southern Africa.VK: Soso-kevitrao ho an'ny mpibilaogy indrindra fa ho an'i Atsimon'i Afrika.
44KM: The secret to writing is to keep writing, even when you don't understand what you write.KM: Ny tsiambaratelo dia ny manoratra hatrany, eny fa na dia tsy azonao aza izay soratanao.
45The blog opens you up to a wider world.Manokatra anao ho amin'ny tontolo midadasika kokoa ny bilaogy.
46It helps us document our countries and region in our own words.Manampy antsika hanome antontan-kevitra momba ny firenentsika sy ny faritra amin'ny alalan'ny voambolana antsika manokana.
47We connect to the whole world and influence perception people have on our region.Mifandray amin'ny tany manontolo isika ary izay lazaintsika no manefy ny fisainan'ny olona momba ny faritra misy antsika.
48This is the time to keep blogging, until our story is told everywhere!Izao no fotoana hamahanam-bolongana hatrany mandra-pahenoana na aiza na aiza ny tantarantsika!
49Global Voices Online and especially bloggers in Southern Africa wish to congratulate Munthali on this great award.Miarahaba an'i Munthali amin'ity loka tsara azony ity ny Global Voices Online indrindra fa ny mpibilaogy avy aty atsimon'i Afrika.
50*Thumbnail: Kondwani Munthali receiving his award.*Hajiantsary: Kondwani Munthali mandray ny lokany.
51Photo source: Munthali's BlogNakana ny sary: Bilaogin'i Munthali