Talk Morocco

In the following interview we discuss Citizen Media in Morocco from the personal perspective of a blogger and activist, Mahdi, a prolific author for Talk Morocco.

This month we are asking: What is the importance of Morocco’s citizen media landscape? What have been the high points? How did we get here? And where are we going?

Maroc Mama delves into the world of self-censorship, something well-known to Moroccans, and uses her voice to explain the culture of fear that exists in the Moroccan citizen media landscape.

In his first essay for Talk Morocco, veteran blogger Zakaria Rmidi explores the history of Moroccan citizen media, from the activist papers of the 1970s to the more recent addition of the Blogoma.

Jamal Elabiad digs into the motivations behind citizen media proponents in Morocco, taking into account the history of mainstream dissident journalists.

Bashir explains how citizen media has become a power decision-makers can’t ignore and how it is helping bolster the struggle for individual rights and the building of democracy.

In this post, Kacem discusses Internet addiction through the introduction of three examples of people he knows.

In this detailed piece, Mahdi picks apart the Moroccan digital activism scene, explaining that while successful activism can have an online component, the best organization happens offline. Find out if you agree.

French version of this essay is available here.

In this piece, Hind defends the interests of bloggers in Morocco, arguing their importance as part of the media landscape and advocating for their freedom to blog as they wish.

Jillian laments the maintream media’s depiction of Morocco and looks to the Blogoma to provide a more complete picture of what the country’s all about.

Despite threats, Morocco’s citizen media proponents continue to test limits, making themselves the guinea pigs of democracy. Eatbees outlines the limits to free speech in Morocco, and highlights the achievements of bloggers and activists.