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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=http://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/> |
''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=http://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.<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 et 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. |
Most literate French people in Tunisia at this time bought the paper.<ref name="Barbera">Serge La Barbera et 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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Revision as of 03:53, 11 October 2014
La Dépêche tunisienne was a French language daily newspaper published in Tunisia.
History and profile
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.[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]
References
- ^ 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 et Lucette Valensi, Les Français de Tunisie. 1930-1950, éd. L'Harmattan, Paris, 2006, pp. 114-118 ISBN 2-296-01075-X