Morocco media guide

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Some criticism of government policies and the economic situation is permitted, but the monarchy and Morocco's policies in Western Sahara are editorial red lines.
53% : Media guides by BBC Monitoring, externalAlyaoum24, external - largely follows the establishment lineAkhbarona, external - Arabic-language website based in Tetouane, focuses on politics, economy and society with a pro-establishment lineHespress, external - Arabic version is Morocco's most-visited online news outlet by a significant marginLe 360, external - in Arabic and French, covering politics and economics with a particular focus on criticism of Morocco's international rivalsLe Desk, external - French-language site, Morocco's leading investigative outletMorocco World News, external - English-language site based in New YorkAl-Ayyam, external - Casablanca-based privately-owned Arabic weeklyAssabah, external - Casablanca-based newspaperLe Matin, external - (also known as Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb), a Casablanca-based French-language daily, its online version is among the most visited media outletsL'Economiste, external - Casablanca-based French-language business and financial dailyTelquel, external - influential and authoritative privately-owned French-language weekly, anti-Islamist and one of the few remaining publications critical of the political establishment, discusses socially sensitive topics such as homosexuality and anti-government protests2M, external - Casablanca-based, partly state-ownedAl Maghribia, external - satellite channel operated by RTM and 2M, aimed at Moroccans living abroadChouf TV, external - describes itself as Morocco's first "web TV", runs a livestream and YouTube channel, has largest social media following of all Moroccan outletsMedi 1 TV, external - Tangier-based satellite channel, privately-owned by Moroccan and French concernsSociete Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT), external - operates state-run Television Marocaine (TVM)Tele Maroc, external - launched by outspoken journalist Rached Niny after being denied a broadcasting licence, broadcasts from Madrid thus escaping compliance with Moroccan regulationsMedi 1, external - Tangier-based, privately-owned by Moroccan and French concerns, programmes in Arabic and FrenchSociete Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT), external - state-run, operates national networks in Arabic, French and regional servicesMaghreb Arab Presse (MAP), external - state-run, English-language pages

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