Le Matin (Morocco)

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]

Le Matin
TypeDaily
Owner(s)Othman Al Omeir
Founder(s)Maroc Soir
Founded1971 (1971)
Political alignmentPro-government
LanguageFrench
HeadquartersCasablanca
Sister newspapersAssahra Al Maghribiya
WebsiteLe Matin

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]

See also

List of newspapers in Morocco

References
  1. "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. 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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