"Development of the press, its purpose, problems, influence in the field of political reforms — Decline up to 1908, as a result of severe censorship — Since the formation of the Republic, official support and the new alphabet have favoured its development." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1119, topic code 110.1)