Le360
 Logo used until 2023 | |
| Available in | Arabic, French |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Country of origin | Morocco |
| Founder(s) | Aziz Daki |
| Website | le360 |
| Launched | 2013 |
Le360 is a Moroccan online news outlet which publishes in Arabic and French.
History[edit]
Following its initial establishment in 2013, in 2014 it partnered with the Arabic-language weekly Al Aan, which ceased its activities in November of the same year due to a lack of readership.[1][2]
Ownership and editorial line[edit]
Le360 is a subsidiary of the Edit Holding company, which is co-owned at over 80% by Aicha Bouayad, and 20% by Aziz Daki, a confidant of Mounir Majidi, the private secretary of King Mohammed VI.[3][4][5][6] According to Le Monde, Le360 is considered close to the Moroccan establishment (Makhzen), which has attacked journalists critical of the government via sexual harassment claims.[7] Spanish columnist Ignacio Cembrero, writing for El Confidencial, described it as a "semi-official" news outlet.[6][8]
Reception[edit]
Le360 was named by Human Rights Watch[8][6] and the Committee to Protect Journalists[9] as forming part of a "defamation press" seeking to discredit critics of the establishment in Morocco.[10][11]
In 2016, activist Maati Monjib filed a lawsuit against the website in Paris, accusing it of "defamation and false statements" against him and his family. A similar lawsuit for defamation was filed by author Zakaria Moumni at the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris in 2015.[12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Achraf (2014-11-08). "Maroc : L'hebdomadaire 'al-Ann' met la clef sous le paillasson" (in français). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ↑ Yabiladi.com. "Maroc : Naissance d'un nouveau groupe média proche du pouvoir". yabiladi.com (in français). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ↑ "Aziz Daki: « Moulay Hicham convoite le poste du chef de l'Etat légitime »". Telquel.ma (in français). Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ Mediamarketing.ma. "L'hebdomadaire Al Aan quitte". mediamarketing.ma. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ↑ Rédaction (2014-04-10). "Maroc: Aziz Daki pose pied dans la presse". Financial Afrik (in français). Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Vincent Coquaz (2023-09-27). "Que sait-on du média «le360», proche du pouvoir marocain, et qui prétend faire des «révélations» sur la vie privée de Macron ?". Libération (in français). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ "Maroc : la méthode d'un média proche du palais pour « dégonfler » les scoops gênants". Le Monde (in français). 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cembrero, Ignacio (2023-09-24). "Marruecos arremete contra la vida privada de Macron a través del diario más afín al palacio real" [Morocco attacks Macron's private life through the newspaper closest to the royal palace]. El Confidencial (in español). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ "Les journalistes indépendants marocains décrivent un climat de surveillance omniprésente, de harcèlement". Committee to Protect Journalists (in français). 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ "Maroc: Human Rights Watch dénonce les "techniques de répression" du pouvoir envers les opposants politiques". TV5MONDE (in français). 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ↑ "Affaire Omar Radi : révélations sur les méthodes de la monarchie marocaine pour bâillonner la presse". L'Humanité (in français). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ↑ Yabiladi.com. "Zakaria Moumni attaque « Le 360 » en France pour diffamation". yabiladi.com (in français). Retrieved 2021-04-12..
External links[edit]
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