Le Renouveau

Le Renouveau was a French language newspaper published in Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011.

Le Renouveau
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Constitutional Democratic Rally
PublisherConstitutional Democratic Rally
Founded22 March 1988
LanguageFrench
Ceased publication2011
HeadquartersTunis

History and profile

Le Renouveau was first published on 22 March 1988[1] as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlet of the now-defunct Neo Destour Party.[2][3][4] The publisher was Dar El Amal publishing and the paper was based in Tunis.[1]

Le Renouveau was the organ of the then ruling party, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD), which was the successor the Neo Destour Party.[5][6] RCD also owned Al Hurriya.[7][8]

Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[9] The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[10]

In 1985 the estimated circulation of the paper was 13,500 copies whereas it was 33,000 copies in 2003.[4]

References
  1. "News, Media and Television in Tunisia". Kasbah. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. Robin Bidwell (12 October 2012). Dictionary of Modern Arab Histor. Routledge. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5.
  3. Günter Marquard (January 1967). Dictionnaire de Politique Et D`économie. Walter de Gruyter. p. 882. ISBN 978-3-11-000892-0.
  4. William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. Study on media development in Tunisia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators. UNESCO. 2013. p. 16. ISBN 978-92-3-001188-8. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. Edward Webb (11 April 2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-137-40996-6. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. Roland Lank (18 February 2003). "Tunisia: 'Seven Versions of Pravda'". World Press. Tunis. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. 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). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. Christopher Barrie (6 September 2012). "Tunisian Media: Al-Nahda Tightens its Control". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. Edward Webb (11 April 2014). Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-137-40996-6. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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