SECTOR 1 The sum of all individual indicator scores is divided by the number of panel members to determine the average score for each indicator. These average indicator scores are added up to form average sector scores. Outcome The final, qualitative report summarises the general content of the discussion and provides the average score for each indicator. Panellists are not quoted by name in the report, in order to protect them from possible repercussions. The reports can be used as a tool for possible political discussion on media reform. In countries where English is not the official language, the report is published in a bilingual edition. In facilitating the AMB, the FES and MISA only serve as a convener of the panel and as guarantor of the methodology. The content of the discussion and the report is owned by the panel of local experts and does not represent or reflect the view of FES or MISA. By the end of 2019 the AMB had been successfully completed 121 times in 32 african countries, in some of them for the sixth time already. Luckson Chipare Regional Director Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Windhoek, Namibia 3 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2019 Freya Gruenhagen Director fesmedia Africa Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Windhoek, Namibia