La Presse
La Presse de Tunisie is the oldest information newspaper in French language. It was founded by Henri Smadja on 12 March 1936 as a private newspaper. In 1968 it was nationalized. The SNIPE that publishes La Presse was only founded in 1973.
Audience Share
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Ownership Type
public
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
paid content (800 milim)
Media Companies / Groups
SNIPE
Company
Group / Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1936
Founder
Henri Smadja
Affiliated Interests Founder
Henri Smadja is a Franco-Tunisian lawyer and doctor. After having founded La Presse he became the owner of the French daily newspaper Combat.
Ceo
Belgacem Tayaa
Affiliated Interests Ceo
In 2014 Mr. Tayaa was appointed CEO of the SNIPE by the Head of Government. He worked for the Ministry of Justice (of Human Rights and Transitional Justice), the national Office of Civil Protection and the General control of public services of the Prime Ministry. He studied at the National School of Administration (ENA) of Tunis.
Editor-In-Chief
Said Benkraiem
Contact
Financial Information
Revenue (in Mill. $)
6.9 Mio. $ / 15 Mio. TND (2015)
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
-0,99 Mio. $ / -2.1 Mio. TND (2015)
Advertising (in % of total funding)
(public 10%, private: 90%)
Market Share
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Further Information
Sources
SNIPE (2016), Questionnaire, available upon request
B.Tayaa, interview, April 21, 2016
