Pierre Mas

Pierre Mas (1891–1970 Tangier) was a French media mogul of the francophone press in Morocco under the French Protectorate.[1]

Pierre Mas
Born1891
Died8 December 1970(1970-12-08) (aged 78–79)
Tangier

Biography

With the fortune he inherited from his father, who in 1907 opened a branch of Banque lyonnaise in Morocco, Pierre Mas began his media empire in 1919 with the purchase of the major daily newspaper L'Echo Du Maroc.[1][2] On 1 January 1920 he founded le Petit Marocain in Casablanca. The following year, through a sale of shares, he came to control La Vigie Marocaine in Casablanca as well.[1] In 1929, he founded le Courrier du Maroc in Fes.[1] He then added to these la Dépêche marocaine in Tangier.[1] This media conglomerate came to be called Presse Mas.[3] He also founded l'Agence marocaine de publicité.[1]

He was put under house arrest in 1945 for his support of the Vichy regime.[1][4]

The year after the death of Pierre Mas, on 1 November 1971, the Moroccan authorities decided to suspend the publication of La Vigie Marocaine and le Petit Marocain.[4]

References
  1. "Mort de Pierre Mas magnat de la presse française sous le protectorat". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1970-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. "تاريخ الصحافة العربية - المغرب". الجزيرة الوثائقية (in Arabic). 11 May 2016.
  3. Lakhmari, Sami (2012-12-14). "La saga de la presse marocaine (3/4)". Zamane (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. Gravier, Louis (1972-01-01). "La disparition des quotidiens du groupe Mas répondait aux vœux de la population". Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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