Le Matin (Morocco)

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Le Matin
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TypeDaily
Owner(s) Othman Al Omeir
Founder(s) Maroc Soir
Founded1971;53 years ago (1971)
Political alignmentPro-government
Language French
Headquarters Casablanca
Sister newspapers Assahra Al Maghribiya
Website lematin.ma

Le Matin (prev. known as Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb) is a daily francophone Saudi-owned Moroccan newspaper. [1] It was founded on 1 November 1971, as replacement of pro-colonial daily Le Petit Marocain , whose publisher Mas Presse was seized and given to the cousin of Hassan II and his minister of communication Moulay Hafid Alaoui. [2]

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History and profile

Le Matin was first published in 1971. [3] [4] The paper belongs to Maroc Soir Group [5] and is based in Casablanca. [6]

The newspaper is known for its pro-government stances. [7] Its sister newspaper is Assahra Al Maghribiya . [1] In 2006, Le Matin launched its Gulf edition which is also printed in French. [8]

The 2001 circulation was 100,000 copies, making it the second largest daily along with Al Alam newspaper in the country. [9] However, its 2003 circulation dropped to 50,000 copies. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clients". KnowledgeView. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Louis Gravier (January 1972). "La disparition des quotidiens du groupe Mas répondait aux vœux de la population". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-275-98212-6.
  4. ↑ Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (2006). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Scarecrow Press. p. 243. ISBN   978-0-8108-6511-2.
  5. ↑ Morocco – Media Landscape Archived 15 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Journalism Network, Retrieved 8 October 2013
  6. ↑ "Media landscape. Morocco". Menasset. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Morocco. The Media". Rough Guides. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Moroccan Publishing Group to Expand to Gulf States". The Arab Press Network. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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