Media of Algeria
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Algeria has more than 45 independent French-language and Arabic-language publications as well as four government-owned newspapers (two published in French and two in Arabic), but the government controls all printing presses and advertising.[1] The newspapers with the largest circulations are El-Khabar (530,000), Quotidien d’Oran (195,000), and Liberté (120,000); all three are employee-owned.[1] The government also owns all radio and television outlets, which provide pro-government programming.[1] In 2004 and 2005, the government increased the access of Berber language and culture to both print and broadcast media.[1]
In general, the state exercises considerable control over Algeria’s mass media, and harassment of the press increased following President Bouteflika’s re-election in April 2004.[1] The print media practice self-censorship to avoid various forms of government pressure, including defamation lawsuits and the potential withholding of state-controlled advertising.[1] In 2004 two newspapers were closed or suspended over debts owed the state-owned printing company.[1] In one notable defamation case, the managing editor of Le Matin began to serve a two-year prison term for libel in June 2004.[1] During the civil strife from 1993 to 1997, mostly Islamist factions murdered some 57 journalists.[1]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Algeria country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (March 2006). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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