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[[File:Tunis - L'immeuble de La Dépêche Tunisienne.jpg|upright|thumb|Headquarters of ''La Dépêche tunisienne'' at Tunis]] |
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'''''La Dépêche tunisienne''''' was a [[French language]] daily newspaper published in [[Tunisia]]. |
'''''La Dépêche tunisienne''''' was a [[French language]] daily newspaper published in [[Tunisia]]. |
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''La Dépêche tunisienne'' was established in 1892<ref name="StoneSimmons1976">{{cite book|author1=Russell A. Stone|author2=John Simmons|title=Change in Tunisia: Studies in the Social Sciences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDq4YV0VT00C&pg=PA113|accessdate=11 October 2014|year=1976|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-87395-311-5|page=113}}</ref> when the country was under the [[History of French era Tunisia|French protectorate]].<ref name=Jeter1996/> It was the first newspaper which was published regularly in Tunisia.<ref name=StoneSimmons1976/> |
''La Dépêche tunisienne'' was established in 1892<ref name="StoneSimmons1976">{{cite book|author1=Russell A. Stone|author2=John Simmons|title=Change in Tunisia: Studies in the Social Sciences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDq4YV0VT00C&pg=PA113|accessdate=11 October 2014|year=1976|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-87395-311-5|page=113}}</ref> when the country was under the [[History of French era Tunisia|French protectorate]].<ref name=Jeter1996/> It was the first newspaper which was published regularly in Tunisia.<ref name=StoneSimmons1976/> |
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Most literate French people in Tunisia at this time bought the paper.<ref name="Barbera">Serge La Barbera |
Most literate French people in Tunisia at this time bought the paper.<ref name="Barbera">Serge La Barbera and [[Lucette Valensi]], ''Les Français de Tunisie. 1930-1950'', éd. [[L'Harmattan]], Paris, 2006, {{pp.|114-118}} {{ISBN|2-296-01075-X}}</ref> It also had a virtual monopoly on the daily French-language press in Tunisia via control of presses and titles such as ''[[Le Petit Matin]]''.<ref name="Barbera"/> Politically in favour of the right, it was financed by major groups in mainland France and by local businesses.<ref name="Barbera"/> It had a circulation figure of 35,000 until 1939. |
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The paper ceased publication in 1961 due to financial problems.<ref name="Jeter1996">{{cite book|author=James Phillip Jeter|title=International Afro Mass Media: A Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLenDhrLQ8oC&pg=PA95|accessdate=11 October 2014|date=January 1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-28400-7|page=95}}</ref> |
The paper ceased publication in 1961 due to financial problems.<ref name="Jeter1996">{{cite book|author=James Phillip Jeter|title=International Afro Mass Media: A Reference Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLenDhrLQ8oC&pg=PA95|accessdate=11 October 2014|date=January 1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-28400-7|page=95}}</ref> |
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==In Literature== |
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The paper is frequently referenced in [[Robert Harris (novelist)| Robert Harris]]' historical novel ''[[An Officer and a Spy]]'', a fictionalized biography of |
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[[Georges Picquart]]. As depicted in the book, the Dépêche was the means by which Picquart, effectively exiled to Tunisia by the army command, could keep up with developments in the [[Dreyfus Affair]]. Relying on telegraph, the paper was able to publish up to date Paris news, while it took four days for physical copies of the Paris newspapers to reach Tunisia. |
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 12 September 2024
La Dépêche tunisienne was a French language daily newspaper published in Tunisia.
History and profile
[edit]La Dépêche tunisienne was established in 1892[1] when the country was under the French protectorate.[2] It was the first newspaper which was published regularly in Tunisia.[1]
Most literate French people in Tunisia at this time bought the paper.[3] It also had a virtual monopoly on the daily French-language press in Tunisia via control of presses and titles such as Le Petit Matin.[3] Politically in favour of the right, it was financed by major groups in mainland France and by local businesses.[3] It had a circulation figure of 35,000 until 1939.
The paper ceased publication in 1961 due to financial problems.[2]
In Literature
[edit]The paper is frequently referenced in Robert Harris' historical novel An Officer and a Spy, a fictionalized biography of Georges Picquart. As depicted in the book, the Dépêche was the means by which Picquart, effectively exiled to Tunisia by the army command, could keep up with developments in the Dreyfus Affair. Relying on telegraph, the paper was able to publish up to date Paris news, while it took four days for physical copies of the Paris newspapers to reach Tunisia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Russell A. Stone; John Simmons (1976). Change in Tunisia: Studies in the Social Sciences. SUNY Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-87395-311-5. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b James Phillip Jeter (January 1996). International Afro Mass Media: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-313-28400-7. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Serge La Barbera and Lucette Valensi, Les Français de Tunisie. 1930-1950, éd. L'Harmattan, Paris, 2006, p. 114-118 ISBN 2-296-01075-X
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