Pierre Mas
Pierre Mas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 |
| Died | December 8, 1970 (aged 78–79) |
Pierre Mas (1891-1970 Tangier) was a French media mogul of the francophone press under the French Protectorate over Morocco.[1]
With the fortune he inherited a fortune from his father, who in 1907 opened a branch of Banque lyonnaise in Morocco, Pierre Mas began his media empire in 1919 with the purchase of the major daily newspaper L'Echo Du Maroc.[1][2] On January 1, 1920, he founded le Petit Marocain in Casablanca. The following year, through a sale of shares, he came to control La Vigie Marocaine in Casablanca as well.[1] In 1929, he founded le Courrier du Maroc in Fes.[1] He then added to these la Dépêche marocaine in Tangier.[1] This media conglomerate came to be called Presse Mas.[3] He also founded l'Agence marocaine de publicité.[1]
He was put under house arrest in 1945 for his support of the Vichy regime.[1][4]
The year after the death of Pierre Mas, on November 1, 1971, the Moroccan authorities decided to suspend the publication of La Vigie Marocaine and le Petit Marocain.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mort de Pierre Mas magnat de la presse française sous le protectorat". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1970-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ^ "تاريخ الصحافة العربية - المغرب". الجزيرة الوثائقية (in Arabic). 11 May 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lakhmari, Sami (2012-12-14). "La saga de la presse marocaine (3/4)". Zamane (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Gravier, Louis (1972-01-01). "La disparition des quotidiens du groupe Mas répondait aux vœux de la population". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.