Fodil Mezali | |
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Native name | فضيل مزالي |
Born | Thénia, Algeria | 23 April 1959
Occupation |
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Language | Arabic, Berber, French |
Nationality | Algerian |
Education | Journalism |
Alma mater | University of Algiers |
Years active | 1989–2021 |
Notable works |
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Fodil Mezali (Arabic: فضيل مزالي) (born in Thénia on 23 April 1959) is an Algerian journalist, editor-in-chief and managing editor.[1]
Early life
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bibliography
- 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
References
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ Zaïmi, Leïla (25 February 2020). "Presse en tamazight : Tiɣremt, un quotidien sur les étals le 1er mars".
- ↑ "Média : Tighremt, premier quotidien national en tamazight | El Watan". www.elwatan.com.
- ↑ 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.