Fodil Mezali ( ar, فضيل مزالي) (born in Thénia on 23 April 1959) is an Algerian journalist, editor-in-chief and

managing editor A managing editor (ME) is a senior member of a publication's management team. Typically, the managing editor reports directly to the editor-in-chief and oversees all aspects of the publication. United States In the United States, a managing edit ...

Early life

Mezali was born in 1959 in the town of Thénia in the

lower Kabylia Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of the ...

region of Algeria, east of the

Khachna Massif The Khachna Range ( ar, جبال الخشنة, ''Jibal Khashna''; Berber ''Adrar n Kheshna'') is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas, part of the Atlas Mountain System. It is located in Kabylie, Algeria. Geography The ''Khachna'' is a massif m ...

and south-east of the town of

Boumerdès Boumerdès ( ar, بومرداس; Kabyle: Bumerdas; formerly ''Rocher Noir'') is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987. Boumerdès is a s ...

. 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 The University of Algiers (Arabic:جامعة الجزائر – بن يوسف بن خـدة ), commonly called the Algiers 1 University, is a public research university located in Algiers, Algeria. It is the oldest and most prestigious universi ...

''Alger républicain''

Mezali began his professional career as a journalist in the '' Alger républicain'' newspaper in July 1989. Among his colleagues were

Saïd Mekbel Said Mekbel (March 25, 1940 at Bejaia – December 3, 1994 at Algiers) was an Algerian journalist and satirist. Personal Born on March 25, 1940, at Bejaia in a modest family. His father was a seaman. He was the eldest of four children. A ...

and Mohamed Benchicou. The newspaper ceased publication in December 1994.

''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. 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 Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

which he titled "Bouteflika, an Algerian Sham" (french: link=no, Bouteflika, une imposture algérienne).

''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''.

''La Cité''

Mezali waited seven years after the newspaper ''Le Matins dissolution before returning to the Algerian journalistic scene by publishing, as a

, a daily newspaper entitled'' La Cité'', 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: link=no, Le journal d'un camp et non-d'un clan).

''Tighremt''

Mezali launched another publication with an experimental edition of the Kabyle-language newspaper ''Tighremt'' on 22 February 2020. 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. Mezali handpicked for proven language skills in ''Tighremts editorial team, made up primarily of

Tamazight The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight,, ber, label=Tuareg Tifinagh, ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ, ) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber communi ...

teachers. He commissioned a pair of seasoned specialists in the field, Djamel Ikhloufi and Yacine Zidane, to lead this press title. This Berber-speaking title comes from a bi-weekly and then weekly notebook inserted in the daily ''La Cité'' since 2015 for 550 issues.

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External links

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Le Matin newspaper website

References

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