Fodil Mezali (Arabic: فضيل مزالي) (born in Thénia on 23 April 1959) is an Algerian journalist, editor-in-chief and managing editor.[1]
Fodil Mezali | |
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| Native name | فضيل مزالي |
| Born | 23 April 1959 Thénia, Algeria |
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| Language | Arabic, Berber, French |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Education | Journalism |
| Alma mater | University of Algiers |
| Years active | 1989–2021 |
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Early life edit
Mezali was born in 1959 in the town of Thénia in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, east of the Khachna Massif and south-east of the town of Boumerdès.[2]
After primary and intermediate studies in Thénia, Mezali continued his secondary education at a high school in Algiers, where he obtained his baccalaureate in 1979, and then pursued studies in journalism at the University of Algiers.[3]
Alger républicain edit
Mezali began his professional career as a journalist in the Alger républicain newspaper in July 1989.[4]
Among his colleagues were Saïd Mekbel and Mohamed Benchicou. The newspaper ceased publication in December 1994.[5]
Le Matin edit
Mezali founded the newspaper Le Matin in 1991 as the editor-in-chief with Saïd Mekbal and Mohamed Benchicou, while remaining a contributor of columns to the Algiers Republican.[6][7]
Mezali left this daily when he was suspended on 26 July 2004 for non-payment of debts, and after its director, Mohamed Benchicou was imprisoned on 14 June 2004 for having written a pamphlet book on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika which he titled "Bouteflika, an Algerian Sham" (French: Bouteflika, une imposture algérienne).[8][9]
Le Quotidien d'Algérie edit
After the bankruptcy and closure of the newspaper Le Matin, Mezali contributed articles to several Algerian press titles from 2005 until 2012, such as Le Quotidien d'Algérie.[10][11]
La Cité edit
Mezali waited seven years after the newspaper Le Matin's dissolution before returning to the Algerian journalistic scene by publishing, as a managing editor, a daily newspaper entitled La Cité,[12] which published its first issue on 21 April 2013. It chose as its maxim on the editorial line, "The newspaper of a camp and not of a clan" (French: Le journal d'un camp et non-d'un clan).[13]
Tighremt edit
Mezali launched another publication with an experimental edition of the Kabyle-language newspaper Tighremt on 22 February 2020.[14][15]
Having directed the French-language daily La Cité since 2012, he wanted to launch his Berber-speaking corollary Tighremt, whose first number was published on 29 February 2020.[16]
Mezali handpicked for proven language skills in Tighremt's editorial team, made up primarily of Tamazight teachers. He commissioned a pair of seasoned specialists in the field, Djamel Ikhloufi and Yacine Zidane, to lead this press title.[17] This Berber-speaking title comes from a bi-weekly and then weekly notebook inserted in the daily La Cité since 2015 for 550 issues.[18]
See also edit
Bibliography edit
- Jeune Afrique l'intelligent, Numéros 1942 à 1954. Paris: Groupe Jeune Afrique. 1998. p. 92.
- Jeune Afrique. Paris: Société africaine de presse. 1998. p. 92.
- M'Hamed Rebah (2002). La presse algérienne: journal d'un défi. Algiers: Éditions Chihab. p. 175;228. ISBN 978-9961634622.
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Interview avec le fondateur de Tiɣremt, Fodil Mezali : " Je ne comprends pas le sens de cette interdiction "". 19 February 2021.
- ^ "aarss | Thenia.net". thenia.net.
- ^ Rédaction, La (2 May 2011). "Pétition : Pour une presse libre, n'obéissant qu'aux règles universelles".
- ^ "Les journalistes doivent poursuivre le combat de Mekbel". Centerblog. 4 December 2014.
- ^ ""Les journalistes doivent poursuivre le combat de leurs aînés": Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". www.liberte-algerie.com/. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Le Matin d'Algérie | lematindz.net". Le Matin d'Algérie.
- ^ Rédaction, La (1 October 2005). "Les associés majoritaires précisent".
- ^ "Quotidien le Matin | El Watan". www.elwatan.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Les associés majoritaires précisent". Djazairess.
- ^ "Enquête: le secteur pharmaceutique en Algérie dans l'anarchie". Djazairess.
- ^ "SYNDICAT NATIONAL DES JOURNALISTES (SNJ)". Djazairess.
- ^ "Premier édito du quotidien national La Cité". Centerblog. 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Les sentiers de l'aventure, le nouveau livre de Achour Zemouri". Djazairess.
- ^ ""Tighremt" dans les kiosques dès aujourd'hui: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". www.liberte-algerie.com/. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Zaïmi, Leïla (25 February 2020). "Presse en tamazight : Tiɣremt, un quotidien sur les étals le 1er mars". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Média : Tighremt, premier quotidien national en tamazight | El Watan". www.elwatan.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ AE, Rédaction (5 March 2020). "Le journal "Tighremt" encore interdit d'impression à cause du caractère latin".
- ^ "Médias : Le journal Tighremt interdit d'impression après seulement 4 numéros | El Watan". www.elwatan.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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