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Algeria ends state broadcast monopoly
by Chris Newbould on Sep 19, 2011
Algeria has passed sweeping media reforms, ending a state monopoly on the broadcast sector and the imprisonment of journalists for libel.
The move is part of the president’s political reforms, the Cabinet said in a statement issued at the end of a marathon session.
While Algeria has long had a vigorous print media scene, radio and television were tightly controlled by the state and until recently President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had said the time was not “ripe’’ to liberalize it.
by Chris Newbould on Sep 19, 2011
Algeria has passed sweeping media reforms, ending a state monopoly on the broadcast sector and the imprisonment of journalists for libel.
The move is part of the president’s political reforms, the Cabinet said in a statement issued at the end of a marathon session.
While Algeria has long had a vigorous print media scene, radio and television were tightly controlled by the state and until recently President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had said the time was not “ripe’’ to liberalize it.