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Algeria has more than 45 independent French-language and Arabic-language publications as well as four government-owned newspapers (two published in French and two in Arabic), but the government controls all printing presses and advertising.1 The newspapers with the largest circulations are El-Khabar (530,000), Quotidien d’Oran (195,000), and Liberté (120,000); all three are employee-owned.1 The government also owns all radio and television outlets, which provide pro-government programming.1 In 2004 and 2005, the government increased the access of Berber language and culture to both print and broadcast media.1
In general, the state exercises considerable control over Algeria’s mass media, and harassment of the press increased following President Bouteflika’s re-election in April 2004.1 The print media practice self-censorship to avoid various forms of government pressure, including defamation lawsuits and the potential withholding of state-controlled advertising.1 In 2004 two newspapers were closed or suspended over debts owed the state-owned printing company.1 In one notable defamation case, the managing editor of Le Matin began to serve a two-year prison term for libel in June 2004.1 During the civil strife from 1993 to 1997, mostly Islamist factions murdered some 57 journalists.1
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Algeria country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (March 2006). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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