Le Renouveau Explained

Type:	Daily newspaper
Founder:	Constitutional Democratic Rally
Publisher:	Dar El Amal
Foundation:	20 March 1988
Language:	French
Ceased Publication:	2011
Headquarters:	Tunis

Le Renouveau was a newspaper published in Tunis, Tunisia. It existed from 1988 to 2011 and was the official organ of the ruling party of Tunisia, Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD).

History and profile

Le Renouveau was first published on 20 March 1988^[1] as a continuation of another French language daily L'Action which was one of the official media outlets of the now-defunct Neo-Destour Party.^[2] ^[3] ^[4] The publisher of Le Renouveau was Dar El Amal company and the paper was based in Tunis.^[1]

Le Renouveau was the organ of the ruling party, RCD, which was the successor the Neo-Destour Party.^[5] ^[6] RCD also owned another newspaper entitled Al Hurriya.^[7] ^[8]

Mohamed Nejib Ouerghi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.^[9] It frequently featured articles to legitimate the rule of the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.^[10] The paper ceased publication in 2011 following the removal of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.^[6]

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

Notes and References

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Book: Study on media development in Tunisia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators. UNESCO. 2013. Paris. 16. 978-92-3-001188-8.
Book: Edward Webb. Media in Egypt and Tunisia: From Control to Transition?. 2014. 52–53. 978-1-137-40996-6. Palgrave Macmillan. New York.
News: Roland Lank. Tunisia: 'Seven Versions of Pravda'. 12 October 2014. Tunis. World Press. 18 February 2003.
17. Amy Aisen Kallander. From TUNeZINE to Nhar 3la 3mmar: A Reconsideration of the Role of Bloggers in Tunisia's Revolution. Arab Media and Society. Winter 2013.
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