Le Renouveau

Le Renouveau
Type Daily newspaper
Founder(s) Constitutional Democratic Rally
Publisher Constitutional Democratic Rally
Founded 22 March 1988
Language French
Ceased publication 2011
Headquarters Tunis

Le Renouveau was a French language newspaper published in Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011.

History and profile

Le Renouveau was first published on 22 March 1988[1] as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlet of the now-defunct Neo Destour Party.[2][3][4] The publisher was Dar El Amal publishing and the paper was based in Tunis.[1]

Le Renouveau was the organ of the then ruling party, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), which was the successor the Neo Destour Party.[5][6] RCD also owned Al Hurriya.[7][8]

Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[9] The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[10]

In 1985 the estimated circulation of the paper was 13,500 copies whereas it was 33,000 copies in 2003.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "News, Media and Television in Tunisia". Kasbah. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. Robin Bidwell (12 October 2012). Dictionary of Modern Arab Histor. Routledge. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5.
  3. Günter Marquard (January 1967). Dictionnaire de Politique Et D`économie. Walter de Gruyter. p. 882. ISBN 978-3-11-000892-0.
  4. 1 2 William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. Study on media development in Tunisia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators. UNESCO. 2013. p. 16. ISBN 978-92-3-001188-8. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. Edward Webb (11 April 2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-137-40996-6. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. Roland Lank (18 February 2003). "Tunisia: 'Seven Versions of Pravda'". World Press (Tunis). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. Amy Aisen Kallander (Winter 2013). "From TUNeZINE to Nhar 3la 3mmar: A Reconsideration of the Role of Bloggers in Tunisia’s Revolution". Arab Media and Society (17). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. Christopher Barrie (6 September 2012). "Tunisian Media: Al-Nahda Tightens its Control". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. Edward Webb (11 April 2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-137-40996-6. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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