Morocco: possibility of new newspaper in French
Othman al Omeir, owner of the Moroccan press group Maroc Soir Ltd., stated Morocco needs another newspaper in French, a paper "destined for the new generations…the generation of the internet and the digital world.”
Maroc Soir Ltd. already publishes three newspapers, Le Matin du Sahara, Assahraa Al-Maghrebia, and La Manãna, and manages the English-language website Morocco Times.
al Omeir's call upon all Moroccan editors to seriously think of setting up regional printing houses could be seen as further indication of his desire to expand initiatives in the Moroccan press. He said: “We hope that all editors will join hands with us and establish printing house all over the country in order to print our own newspapers."
al Omeir has also said that the reasoning behind buying Maroc Soir Ltd. was that investment in such a group had the potential to activate the press and journalism in Morocco.
Source: MoroccoTimes.com
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