Le Renouveau
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Constitutional Democratic Rally |
| Publisher | Dar El Amal |
| Founded | 20 March 1988 |
| Language | French |
| Ceased publication | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Tunis |
Le Renouveau ("The Renewal") was a newspaper published in Tunis, Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011 and was the official organ of the ruling party of Tunisia, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD).
History and profile
[edit]Le Renouveau was first published on 20 March 1988[1] as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlets of the now-defunct Neo-Destour Party.[2][3][4] The publisher of Le Renouveau was Dar El Amal company and the paper was based in Tunis.[1]
Le Renouveau was the organ of the ruling party, RCD, which was the successor the Neo-Destour Party.[5][6] RCD also owned another newspaper entitled El Hurriya.[7][8]
Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[9] It frequently featured articles to legitimate the rule of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[10] The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of Ben Ali.[6]
In 1985 the estimated circulation of the paper was 13,500 copies whereas it was 33,000 copies in 2003.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "News, Media and Television in Tunisia". Kasbah. Archived from the original on 24 February 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Robin Bidwell (2012). Dictionary of Modern Arab History. London; New York: Routledge. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5.
- ^ Harry Back; et al. (1967). Dictionnaire de Politique Et D'économie. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 882. ISBN 978-3-11-000892-0.
- ^ a b William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6.
- ^ Study on media development in Tunisia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators. Paris: UNESCO. 2013. p. 16. ISBN 978-92-3-001188-8.
- ^ a b Edward Webb (2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-137-40996-6.
- ^ Roland Lank (18 February 2003). "Tunisia: 'Seven Versions of Pravda'". World Press. Tunis. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Christopher Barrie (6 September 2012). "Tunisian Media: Al-Nahda Tightens its Control". Al Akhbar. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Larbi Sadiki (2002). "Bin Ali's Tunisia: Democracy by Non-Democratic Means". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 29 (1): 64. doi:10.1080/13530190220124061. S2CID 145333053.