L'Économiste is a French-language business newspaper published in Morocco. The newspaper specializes in economic and financial news.
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| Type | Daily newspaper (in weekdays) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Eco-Médias |
| Founder(s) | Nassredine El Afrit Marie-Thérèse Bourrut Abdelmounaïm Dilami |
| Editor-in-chief | Mohamed Benabid |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Casablanca |
| Circulation | 24,053 (2012) |
| Sister newspapers | Assabah |
| OCLC number | 688340037 |
| Website | www |
It is headquartered in Casablanca.
L'Economiste is part of Groupe Éco-Médias, which also controls Atlantic Radio and Assabah.
The owner of Groupe Eco-Medias is businessman Zouheir Bennani. He is known as the founder of supermarket company Label Vie and real estate company Aradei Capital.
History and profile
editL'Économiste was first published in 1998.[1] The paper is based in Casablanca.[2] It is the sister publication of Arabic daily Assabah and both are owned by Eco-Médias.[3][4] Although it is an independent paper, it has a pro-government stance.[5]
L'Économiste is published on weekdays and focuses on business news.[5][6] Its website was launched in 1993, making L'Économiste the second newspaper to have an online edition.[7] The paper is the recipient of the Victoires de la Presse award in the category of the scoop/article of the year.[6]
The 2003 circulation of L'Économiste was 22,000 copies.[1] It was 24,053 copies in 2012.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Media landscape. Morocco". Menasset. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Aziz Douai (2009). "In Democracy's Shadow: The 'New' Independent Press and the Limits of Media Reform in Morocco" (PDF). Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 6 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "High-End Monthly Launched in Morocco". The Arab Press Network. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ a b African Media and ICT4D: Documentary Evidence: A Baseline Study on the State of Media Reporting on ICT and Information Society Issues in Africa. United Nations Publications. 2003. p. 17. ISBN 978-92-1-125088-6. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Partners. L'Économiste". World Investment Conferences. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Morocco: Watch-out for the hawks". Menassat. APN. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Chiffres – OJD Maroc – OJD". OJD.ma. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)