Why Is the Government Funding Private Press Salaries?
Since the COVID-19 crisis, the Moroccan government has been covering the expenses of private press companies. Over four years, the subsidies have amounted to more than 1.5 billion dirhams, a practice that harms independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression in the country Introduction Employees of private press companies have received public financial support amounting to 1.5 billion dirhams,including about 325 million dirhams at the end of the previous government’s term (2016-2021) and more than 1...