Lakome.com
| Type | news website |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) |
Ali Anouzla Aboubakr Jamaï |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | Arabic, French |
| Headquarters | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Official website | www.lakome.com |
Lakome.com is an Independent Moroccan news website.
History and profile
The website was founded in December 2010 by Ali Anouzla later joined by Aboubakr Jamaï.
A laureate of the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Award[1] and the World Association of Newspapers' Gebran Tueni Prize,[2] Jamaï had previously started two newspapers in Morocco, Le Journal Hebdomadaire and Assahifa al-Ousbouiya. His papers were banned by the government of Morocco on multiple occasions for their explorations of politically taboo topics, and Jamaï soon won an international reputation for independent reporting.[1][3] After a series of ruinous libel suits and alleged government pressure on advertisers, however, the papers went bankrupt, with Le Journal shut down by court order in 2010.[4]
When the Arab Spring-inspired 2011 protests broke out in Morocco, however, Jamaï began an web-based news service, Lakome.com. The site has a small staff and focuses on reporting political events throughout Morocco. By April 2011, it was the fourth-most-visited website in Morocco.[5]
The site has articles in Arabic and in French, with Jamaï serving as the editor of its French-language coverage.[2]
On 17 October 2013, both the Arabic and French version of the site were censored in Morocco.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Morocco: Aboubakr Jamai". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrew Heslop (7 July 2011). "The irresolvable dilemma of the newspaper publisher". World Association of Newspapers. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ Jane Kramer (16 October 2006). "The Crusader". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Morocco: Pioneer of independent press silenced amid censorship worries". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ Aida Alami (28 April 2011). "Web Offers a Voice to Journalists in Morocco". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
External links
- Official site (Arabic)
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