SECTOR 2 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.0 (2012 = 3.1, 2010 = 2.3, 2008 = n/a, 2006 = n/a) 2.9 Media cover the full spectrum of economic, cultur-al, political, social, national and local perspectives and conduct investigative stories. Opinions are ambivalent about the extent and distribution of cultural, social, local an economic perspectives in the media. Media professionals as well as civil society are of the opinion that the political perspective dominates the media, focusing of various political facts and sensationalism. Investigative journalism is rare in Madagascar, due to various reasons. Firstly, because it is based on in-depth research of various sources and proof, it is very time consuming. It requires at least three months covering a topic. This work is very demanding and requires a high degree of professional competence. Some specialised magazines with more analysis do exist, but their cost is prohibitive. Information brokerage is opening more doors to investigative journalism. A customer’s order (for instance an investor) is conducive to analytical work by the journalist who has the time and the budget to prepare his/her investigation. 82 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2016