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By: * Mahmoud Horchani the
I'm sad in the world today
Press Freedom
Seems to be no point in raise the issue of the difficulties encountered by the regional press started in Tunisia today ... As long as the total, government, institutions and individuals have not paid for this post, or any other interesting or even stop him just stop. I سأخصص my article this week to address another subject, such as the repercussions announcement, Mr. Beji Caid Essebsi his candidacy for the presidency, which is a subject of interest in the popular and media these days, having despaired personally raise the issue of the problems and difficulties that wandering the press regionalization in Tunisia today. Not for my concern for the non-delivery of defeat, especially in this day when we celebrate the freedom of the press, which falls on the third day of the month of May of each year.
How can a journalist spent more than three decades in this arduous profession that celebrates the freedom of the press is threatened in his living and even more so threatened by what is worse ...
It was issued in Tunisia before the revolution six newspapers and regional magazines, despite the lack of this number as compared with what exists in other countries, Arab and European secured regional importance and its role.
And provided them with ways of evolution and radiation and provided material support required ... Van these six titles began to crumble chips fall, after the revolution, and one twisted ... Did not survive today only a title or two and the rest of regional newspapers and magazines ceased to exist and was absent from the scene, as if it were not, or not active for decades.
Unfortunately, the government did not provide any support for these regional newspapers and magazines, and did not try to help them to withstand ... After her that blocked all means of support and encouragement, which was enjoyed by these newspapers and magazines. Along the lines of the annual grant support-oriented regional newspapers from the state budget and the empowerment of these newspapers and magazines from the public share of publicity covers part of the costs ...
It seems that the regional newspapers in Tunisia, trailed the curse of the breasts during the reign of Ben Ali and charged with shame which is why notification made by the Government of the Troika does not provide any support for regional newspapers, and left it mired in problems, and facing its destiny.
We believe that this act is more like something collective punishment for these newspapers and magazines. It is not correct and is not justified as long as the regional newspapers and magazines are fragile and do not have the financial resources and large self makes it forgoes power and support make obedience to stick in the face of the Sultan ... Thereby depriving the public support and publicity, which was controlled by the state. In the absence of this support, which was provided by the State or by the Sultan, the newspapers began and magazines falling apart and one after the other.
The state is represented in the government is required to provide material support to the regional press to continue to fulfill its mission and to do its part. It is enough to know that Morocco, for example, annually allocates about ninety million Sntim to support regional newspapers in the form of grants and assistance to enable this side of the public advertising newspapers ... The same applies in France, where the regional press are direct financial support in the state, as well as publicity and public support and transport paper solving distribution problems ...
As we have in Tunisia, the regional press in Tunisia after the revolution live the worst of days, has been absent most of the titles that were present.
What is left of them suffer two, and endangered if the acceleration power to save what is left of them before she died last regional magazine in Tunisia. !!!
* Writer and political analyst and director of newspaper and Satellite Radio News
hormahmoud@gmail.com
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