Copyright
Nacer-Eddine LayadiPublished On
2021-03-03Page Range
pp. 285-302Print Length
17 pages
17. Algeria
The Costs of Clientelism
Chapter of: Arab Media Systems(pp. 285–302)
This chapter highlights Algeria’s media development, which is shaped by trajectories of French colonialism and a socialist-clientelist regime of governance since the 1960s. The rich history of media is contrasted by major challenges to the media on the political, economic, and professional level.