Media of Algeria

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Algeria has more than 45 independent Arabic language and French language publications as well as 4 government-owned newspapers (two published in French and two in Arabic), but the government controls most printing presses and advertising. [1] The Algerian newspapers with the largest circulations are Echourouk (1,800,000), Ennahar (1,600,000), El Khabar (1,000,000) and Quotidien d'Oran (700,000); all four are employee-owned. [1] [2] The government also owns all radio and television outlets, which provide pro-government programming. [1] In 2004 and 2005, the government increased the access of Berber language and culture to both print and broadcast media. [1]

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Algérie Presse Service is the Algerian national press agency. It was created on December 1, 1961, following the national independence of Algeria from French control, to represent Algeria in the sphere of the world media. It has evolved into an institution that produces online and satellite services. The media is considered by most Algerians as the mouthpiece of the regime.

The country counts a number of online news outlets, including the Algiers Herald, the country's only English-language news source.

Journalism

The written press in Algeria publishes in three languages: Arabic, French and Tamazight. The majority of print publications are privately owned. The print press also publishes online, on a daily basis, except for on Fridays (public observation of the Islamic holy day). [3]

Since the end of 2016, the number of daily visitors of news websites and online editions of newspapers surpasses the number of daily readers of print newspapers. [4]

Writing in Arabic, English and French, Algerian bloggers cover social, cultural and political topics. There are more than 100,000 Algerian blogs, a newspaper suggested in late 2014.

Algerian dailies mark the anniversary of the introduction of the defamation laws by suspending publication in a protest known as a "day without newspapers". [5] Arabic-language newspapers include Echorouk , [6] El Khabar , [7] and El Massa . [8] French-language newspapers include El Watan [9] and El Moudjahid . [10] English-language newspapers include the North Africa Journal . [11] Defunct newspapers include Lisan al-Din (Language of Faith) founded in 1912, and the longer-lived Al-balagh al-jazairi (Algerian Messenger) founded in 1926 by Sufi Ahmad al-Alawi (1869–1934). [ citation needed ]

Censorship

There is no direct censorship, but laws set out prison terms and fines for insulting or defaming the president, MPs, judges and the army. Media rights bodies have accused the government of using the laws to control the private press.

Algerian dailies mark the anniversary of the introduction of the defamation laws by suspending publication in a protest known as a "day without newspapers".

Telephones and telephony

According to the CIA/The World Fact by 2008, along with the rapid increase in mobile cellular subscribers, combined fixed-line and mobile telephone density surpassed 100 telephones per 100 persons. Algeria is also a participant in Medarabtel. This includes satellite earth stations with 51 services (including Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) that links Algeria with most other parts of the world.

Television

In the area of broadcasting, the government has maintained a monopoly since 1962. Algerian television was somewhat democratized by the new constitution of 1989. Entreprise nationale de télévision (ENTV) is the national entity that oversees public television broadcasting. It manages the television channels Canal Algérie, Algérie 3, Amazigh tv 4 in Tamazight and the religious channel Coran tv 5 which broadcasts Islamic religious programming. [12] The government purchases many commercial programs for broadcast. Canal Algérie also broadcasts online, without interruption. [13]

Satellite broadcasts

The majority of the population of Algeria prefers to watch satellite broadcasts of Arab and French stations. The number of satellite dishes is estimated at 34 million. (Arabic and French). [14] A bill is currently being studied that would prohibit satellite dishes on the facade of houses that face streets and boulevards. Many satellite services operate in Algeria, including Camagraph, Stream System, Magenta, and Condor. French-owned Canal+ has recently signed a special agreement with Algeria. [15]

Algerian television channels:

Until now there are 50 channels broadcasting offshore. All these channels have large bureaus in Algiers but legally registered in Jordan, Bahrain, and the UK. With the recently published media law, these TV networks will have to comply with Algeria law to become Algerian licensed TV.

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Africa: Algeria
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Lamine Foura, radio journalist and founder of Medias Maghreb in Quebec

Radio Algérienne is the public radio broadcasting entity. It manages three national broadcast stations, two with national formats and 32 regional stations. This entity, which has 34 million Algerian listeners, broadcasts in Arabic, Berber, and French.

Chorouk TV identifies itself as the first private satellite TV channel in Algeria launched just after the newly passed media law enabling businesspeople/journalists to create their own TV and radio stations. The channel will show about ten major thematic programmes dealing with politics, business, social, sport, entertainment and music. It will broadcast a one-hour and half news bulletin similar to Aljazeera’s Hasad Al Yawm (Today’s News Harvest). But in general, it identifies itself as Dubai-based MBC network, namely family/edutainment channel.

Internet

As of 2014 Algeria had 40000 Internet hosts and 31.7 million internet users.[ citation needed ]

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<i>Echorouk El Yawmi</i> Algerian Arabic language daily newspaper

Echorouk or Ech Chorouk El Youmi is a daily newspaper in Algeria published Saturday to Thursday in the tabloid format. It is the second-largest daily Arabophone newspaper.

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Canal Algérie Algerian French-speaking television channel

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Beur TV is a French television station mostly addressed to France's North African communities. It is broadcast through cable and offered on ADSL.

Echorouk News Algerian 24-hour television news channel

Echorouk News is an Arabic language satellite television channel broadcasting from Algiers. Echourouk News was set up by Echourouk Group with a number of Arab intellectuals from Algeria and the Arab World.

Echorouk TV tv channel

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Channel 4 (Algeria) Tv channel

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Coran TV Algerian public television network

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"El Watan Al Djazairia" was an Arabic language satellite television channel broadcasting from Algeria. El Watan Al Djazairia was set up by Islamist party Hamas with a number of Arab intellectuals from Algeria and the Arab World.

The Arab Press Network (APN) is a network of organisations that support and promote the development of the press in the Arab world. It is run by the World Association of Newspapers, with its headquarters in Paris, and is supported by the Danish newspaper group JP/Politiken.

Ennahar TV Algerian 24-hour television news channel

Ennahar TV is an Arabic language satellite television channel broadcasting from Bir Mourad Rais. Ennahar TV was set up by Groupe Ennahar and a number of Arab intellectuals from Algeria and the Arab World.

The silence of the innocent is an Algerian television series, produced and broadcast by Télévision Algérienne, directed by Amare Tribech and written by Samia Kabli. It premiere on May 27, 2017 on Télévision Algérienne, A3 and Canal Algérie.

<i>El Wa3ra</i> 2017 Algerian television series

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Télévision Algérienne Algerian public television network

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Algeria country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (March 2006). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Algerian newspapers".
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Projet pour un pacte d'avenir/ Les médias électroniques plus fort potentiel pour développer des contenus algériens sur Internet". Algérie Focus (in French). November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Algeria country profile - Overview". BBC News. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  6. ↑ "الشروق أون لاين". Echoroukonline.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. ↑ "الخبر - يومية جزائرية مستقلة". Elkhabar.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  8. ↑ "el-massa.com". el-massa.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  9. ↑ "A la une". El Watan. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  10. ↑ "de beste bron van informatie over Algérie. Deze website is te koop!". elmoujahid.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  11. ↑ "The North Africa Journal". North-africa.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2011-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2011-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Message - El Watan".
  15. ↑ "Liberté Algérie, Nabila SaÏdoun". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

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