''Le Nouvelliste'' () is a French-language daily

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Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

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, and distributed throughout the country, particularly the capital and 18 of the country's major cities. The paper was founded in 1898 by Guillaume Chéraquit originally under the name ''Le Matin'', to become ''Le Nouvelliste'' 15 months later. Printing was entrusted to Chéraquit's friend Henri Chauvet. Today, ''Le Nouvelliste'' is Haiti's oldest and largest daily newspaper. The first issue of ''Le Nouvelliste'' was published on August 1, 1899. It consisted of four pages and three columns. Its subtitle read: ''Journal Quotidien, Commercial, Agricole, Littéraire et d’Annonces'' (fr. ''Daily Newspaper, Commerce, Agriculture, Literature, and Advertisements''). In the opening article, the editorial team pledged to deliver information without adding commentary. By December 1899, illustrations began to appear in the paper. After its first decade, the newspaper had a circulation of 18,000 copies and approximately 50,000 readers. ''Le Nouvelliste'' gained a reputation as a reliable and independent source of information. It covers topics such as politics, economics, culture, education, and sports. In addition to providing news, the publication serves as a platform for public debate and intellectual exchange, fostering the country's development. Its commitment to editorial independence has often come at a cost, including persecution, censorship, and acts of violence against its journalists. In April 2024, Le Nouvelliste announced that unidentified individuals had vandalized its premises in downtown Port-au-Prince. Max Chauvet, the newspaper owner, announced that there would be no print publication for a while, and that Le Nouvelliste would only be available online.

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