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1 | Russia/Georgia: The Dilemma of Politics Blogging for Cash | Rosia/Zeorzia: Ny Olana Amin'ny Famahanam-Bolongana Hahazoam-Bola |
2 | Paid bloggers and the phenomenon of “shady PR” has become a reality in the Russian online sphere and even received some coverage on a Russian television channel. | Lasa zavamisy eo amin'ny serasera Rosiana ny firoborobon'ny mpamaham-bolongana karamaina sy ny “serasera an-takonana” ary nisy aza ny fandaharana sasany tao amin'ny televiziona Rosiana. |
3 | Global Voices wrote about the issue in detail a year ago - although it seems that prices have increased significantly since then; one can also read about it on other websites (for example here and here). | Efa nanoratra momba ity lohahevitra ity tamin'ny antsipiriany ny Global Voices tamin'ny herintaona - nefa niakatra dia niakatra ny sandany hatrmin'izany fotoana izany; Afa-mijery izany any amin'ny vohikala hafa ihany koa ny tsirairay (ohatra ato sy ato). |
4 | A recent discussion on the blog of Yuri Yakunin, a writer and popular political blogger in Georgia, shows how tempting accepting money for writing a blog post may be on many levels. | Resedresaka vao nifanaovana haingana tao amin'ny bolongan'i Yuri Yakunin, mpanoratra sady mpamaham-bolongana ara-politika ao Zeorzia, no mampiseho ny fakam-panahy handray vola amin'ny ambaratonga isan-karazany. |
5 | Yakunin's post is interesting because it digs into the ethical aspect of the issue. | Nahaliana ny lahatsoratr'i Yakunin satria miresaka indrindra ny etika. |
6 | The discussion reveals why it may be acceptable for some people to take the payment, and it also shows why the refusal to write a paid story can be viewed as stupidity. | Hita tao anatin'ny adihevitra fa azo ekena ho an'ny sasany ny mandray vola, ary asehony ihany koa hoe nahoana ny jerena ho toy ny fahadalana ny fandavana handray vola amin'ny fanoratana tantara iray. |
7 | “Am I an idiot?” | “Adala ve aho?” |
8 | 'Money under the mouse' stock photo from sxc.hu | 'Vola ambany totozy' tahirin-tsary sxc.hu |
9 | On October 17, 2011, Yakunin wrote [ru] on his blog: | Tamin'ny 17 Oktobra 2011 i Yakunin no nanoratra [ru] tao amin'ny bolongany: |
10 | Today they offered me 300 US dollars to write an article - they need one about your [Georgian people's] president and his ministers and about how bad they are. | Androany ry zareo nanolotra 300 dollar amerikana ahy hamoaka lahatsoratra iray - mila iray momba ny filohanareo [Zeorziana] sy ny minisitra ao aminy mbamin'ny haratsiany ry zareo. |
11 | The conversation started on Skype when someone named “Sergey” introduced himself as the manger of one of Moscow public relations agencies and made the offer. | Nanomboka tamin'ny alalan'ny Skype ny resaka raha nisy olona antsoina hoe “Sergey” milaza ny tenany ho iray amin'ny mpitantana sampan-draharahan'ny fifandraisan'i Moskoa no sady nanombam-barotra. |
12 | Yakunin posted a screenshot [ru] of the chat to prove his words. | Namoaka ny pikan'efijerin' [ru] ny karajia i Yakunin hanamarinany ny lazainy. |
13 | “What is in it for you?” Yakunin asked apparently smitten by such a generous proposal. | “Inona ny tombontsoanao amin'izany?” hoy i Yakunin nanontany sy niontana amin'izany tolotra mahamiramirana izany. |
14 | “I am paid for that”, Sergey explained. | “Izany no anakaramana ahy”, hoy i Sergey nanazava. |
15 | “And more than 300 dollars.” | “Ary mihoatra ny 300 dollars.” |
16 | “I see”, Yakuning paused. | “Hay ve”, hoy i Yakuning niato. |
17 | “It is just I cannot find a blogger in Georgia”, Sergey seemed frustrated and a little surprised. | “Satria tsy mahita mpamaham-bolongana any Zeorzia aho”, tahaka ny sorena i Sergey ary gaga ihany. |
18 | “Everyone is for Saakahsvili [Georgia's president].” | “Manohana an'i Saakahsvili [filohan'i Zeorzia] daholo ny any.” |
19 | “You won't find any. | “Tsy hahita koa ianao. |
20 | I am not Saakashvili's supporter and I can write a lot of things but not for money”, Yakunin replied. | Tsy manohana an'i Saakashvili aho ary afa-manoratra zavatra betsaka saingy tsy hahazoam-bola kosa”, hoy i Yakunin namaly. |
21 | “Am I an idiot [for refusing the offer]?” Yakunin asked his readers. | “Adala ve aho [nandà ny tolotra]?” hoy ny fanontanian'i Yakunin tamin'ny mpamakiny. |
22 | He second-guesses his decision several times in comments referring to his lack of money (he lives on a small pension) and the upcoming birthday of his son who wants a present. | Matetika izy no lasan'eritreritra tamin'ny fanapaha-keviny raha mijery ny tsy fananany vola(kely ny vola raisiny) sy ny fiavian'ny tsingerintaona nahaterahan'ny zanany lahy izay mitady fanomezana. |
23 | “Write the article,” fellow blogger and reader temur25 replied [ru]. | “Manorata lahatsoratra,” hoy [ru] ny mpamaham-bolongana temur25 namany sady mpamaky azy. |
24 | “If you don't write it, someone else will.” | “Rehefa tsy hanoratra ianao, misy hanoratra foana eo.” |
25 | “You don't need money?” tipo-graff asked [ru]. | “Tsy mila vola angaha ianao?” hoy i tipo-graff nanontany [ru]. |
26 | “Write it. | “Manorata. |
27 | Everybody wins. | Samy mahazo. |
28 | You and the manager. | Na ianao na ilay mpitantana. |
29 | And Saakashvilli, I think, will survive it,” Run-if-you-can wrote [ru]. | Ary i Saakashvilli, kosa, araka ny eritreritro tsy haninona amin'izany,” hoy [ru] i Run-if-you-can. |
30 | But Yakunin stood by his decision: “I would [write it]”, Yakunin replied. | Saingy nijoro tamin'ny heviny i Yakunin: “Mety hanoratra aho”, hoy i Yakunin namaly. |
31 | “But a spoon of s**t in a barrel of honey or a spoon of honey in a barrel of s**t is still s**t. | “Saingy na diky iray sotro anaty iray barika-na tantely na tantely iray sotro anaty iray barika-na diky samy diky daholo izany. |
32 | I don't want my family to smell that.” | Tsy tiako ho maimbon'izany ny fianakaviako.” |
33 | “But would there be any lies in the article?” continued run-if-you-can. | “Fa angaha misy lainga ao anatin'ny lahatsoratra?” hoy i run-if-you-can nanohy. |
34 | “I understand you don't like Saakashvili and you don't support the official party line. | “raha ny fahazoako azy tsy tianao i Saakashvili sady tsy tianao ny politikan'ny antoko. |
35 | So, what is the problem?” | Ka inona ny olana?” |
36 | “I am not talking about lies” explained Yakunin. | “Tsy milaza lainga aho” hoy ny fanazavan'i Yakunin. |
37 | “One can find in the comments here more than needed for this kind of article but I won't be writing the TRUTH for money! | “Mahita daholo isika fa mihoatra noho izay tadiavina ho amin'izany lahatsoratra izany na dia ny fanehoan-kevitra eto aza saingy tsy hanoratra ny MARINA hahazoana vola aho! |
38 | I would write an advertisement [for money] but not something sacred.” | Mety hanao dokambarotra aho [hahazoam-bola] saingy tsy amin'ny zava-masina.” |
39 | Tempting reality | Mampisy Fakampanahy |
40 | It should be noted that many LiveJournal users did support Yakunin in his decision. | Tsara ny manamarika fa maro amin'ny mpisera LiveJournal no manohana ny fanapaha-kevitr'i Yakunin. |
41 | But the fact that he - one of the best known bloggers in Georgia - feels he needs to explain himself and turns to his online community for support, indicates the climate of insecurity in which many prominent political bloggers in the country live. | Saingy ny zava-misy mahatonga azy - izay anisan'ny mpamaham-bolognana malaza any Zeorzia - mahatsapa ho tsy maintsy manazava ka mitodika amin'ny mpamakiny an-tserasera hanohana azy, dia mariky ny fatoriana tsirangaranga iainan'ny mpamaham-bolongana politika maro miaina ao an-tanindrazana. |
42 | Popularity and influence online often leads to “interesting” offers to monetize on the hordes of followers (again, see the Global Voices article mentioned above or confessions by russos here [ru]). | Mampisy tolo-bola “mahaliana” ny Laza sy ny isan'ny mpamaky matetika (jereo indray ny lahatsoratra Global Voices voalaza etsy ambony na ny resaka nosoratan'i russos ato [ru]). |
43 | The practice amongst Russian bloggers of accusing each other of taking money in return for writing a blog post rarely surprises anyone. | Tsy dia mahagaga ny rehetra loatra intsony ny fifampiangan'olona roa ho voakarama tamina famoahana lahatsoratra eo amin'ny mpamaham-bolongana Rosiana. |
44 | One can only guess how many people actually take money without saying anything, or advertising their incorruptibility. | Fa mifanontany indray ny tsirairay hoe firy ny isan'ny olona tena mandray vola tsy milaza na inona na inona, na mandika tena ho tsy azo anaovana kolikoly. |
45 | Difficult financial situations and the enormous effort needed to attract thousands of blog readers play their role. | Manana anjara toerana lehibe ny olana ara-bola sy ny ezaka goavana natao hahazoana mpamaky ny bolongana an'arivony. |
46 | As some of the replies to Yakunin's post show, there is an assumption that someone is always willing to take the money (“If you don't write it, someone else will”). | Tahaka izay hita amin'ny valinteny ao amin'ny lahatsoratr'i Yakunin, misy hatrany ireo vonona ny handray vola (“Rehefa tsy hanoratra ianao, misy hanoratra foana eo”). |
47 | Unfortunately, the mere expression of a different point of view leads to accusations of being a paid blogger. | Saingy ny mampalahelo ny fisiana fomba fijery mifanohitra dia miteraka fifampiangana ho mpamaham-bolongana mpikarama. |
48 | “They think if you write about someone in a way different from the others, that means you are paid [for your posts],” Yakunin wrote. | “Mieritreritra ry zareo fa raha manoratra zavatra hafa ankoatra izay lazain'ny hafa dia midika izany fa nisy nandoa vola taminao izay [tamin'ny lahatsoratra navoaka],” hoy i Yakunin nanoratra. |
49 | Although largely viewed as a platform for expressing opinions silenced by traditional media, the Internet can easily become a tool for setting political agendas. | Na dia jerena ho sehatra fanehoana hevitra ampanginin'ny gazety mahazatra aza ny aterineto dia mora mivadika ho fitaovana politika ihany koa. |
50 | But paying bloggers for promoting certain political messages is a slap in the face of freedom of expression. | Saingy felaka mandrivorivo azon'ny fahafaha-miteny ny mpamaham-bolongana mahazo vola hampiroborobo hafatra politika. |
51 | It is also a dangerous tendency that may well discredit the very principle of the marketplace of ideas, which in Russia and former Soviet Republic countries is still struggling with the legacy of repressive regimes. | Fironana mampidi-doza ihany koa izay mety hanala baraka ny kianjan-kevitra, mbola mitolona hatrany amin'ny lova navelan'ny fitondrana mpangeja nisesy. |