completed, the journalist has the chance to become known elsewhere in other sectors or be lured away by competitors. Most are content with the opportunities offered by donors as well as national and international organisation, mostly on specific areas or topics. However, taking into account that staff are getting younger, basic training constitutes an urgent need. Training in journalism and communication offered by the University of Antananarivo, private structures such as the Catholic Ecole Supérieure of Information and Communication at the College of Saint Michel, or the communication branch of the Ecole Supérieure Spécialisee of Vakinankaratra cannot cope with the demand of an employment market where skills are scarce. In order to fill this gap the Association of News Editors of Madagascar (GEPIM), in collaboration with Ouest-Fraternité, eight months ago initiated a programme of upgrading the training of editorial staff in all member organisations. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3 Average score: 2.6 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations. ANALYSIS: Journalists are not organised in trade unions but rather in a multitude of associations most of which are based in the capital. These associations are supported by exterior partners. Once they receive donor support (in kind or in cash), they become active. Over the years, they collapse. They push for press freedom but rarely raise their voice in order to defend a colleague - recent cases are proof of that. Many journalists think that they can work around the “Order of Journalists” in practising their profession. The “Order” has a legal basis but lost its legitimacy over the years and does not exercise any of the functions of a trade union. Employers are grouped together in the Association of News Editors of Madagascar (GEPIM), but certain titles have not become members. In the media environment as a whole there is no organisation with a methodological approach. Instead there are sporadic initiatives sparked by specific events or opportunities. Being a profession for individualists, journalism in Madagascar has, apparently, not been able to develop a group spirit. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4 45