Libération (Morocco)

Moroccan newspaper

LibérationType| Daily newspaper

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Founder(s)| Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Founded| 1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Language| French
Headquarters| Casablanca
Sister newspapers| Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki
Website| http://www.libe.ma/

Libération is a daily francophone Moroccan newspaper.

## History and profile

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Libération was established in 1964.[1] The paper is the media outlet of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party.[2] It is based in Casablanca[3] and is the sister publication of the Arabic language newspaper Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki.[4][5]

The circulation of the paper plummeted from 60,000 copies in 2001[1] to 5,000 copies in 2003.[6]

## See also

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* List of newspapers in Morocco

## References

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1. ^ a b Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. ^ Gilles Kraemer, La presse francophone en Méditerranée: Regain et perspectives, Maisonneuve et Larose, 2001, p. 24
3. ^ "Media landscape. Morocco". Menasset. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
4. ^ Valérie K. Orlando (2009). Francophone Voices of the "New" Morocco in Film and Print. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 135\. ISBN 978-0-230-62259-3.
5. ^ Moha Ennaji (2005). Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 103\. ISBN 978-0-387-23979-8.
6. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Official Site (in French)