فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers (Fédération Marocaine des Editeurs de Journaux) expressed deep shock and strong dissatisfaction in an official statement over the government’s scheduling of two draft laws concerning the reorganization of the National Press Council and the amendment of the professional journalists’ statute—without involving key stakeholders in the media sector or sharing the contents of the drafts with them.
The Federation described this unprecedented exclusion as a “serious setback for democratic and constitutional gains,” referring to Article 28 of the Moroccan Constitution, which guarantees freedom of the press, its independence, and promotes pluralism of opinion and expression.
As the primary representative body for publishers—comprising over 350 media enterprises across the kingdom—the Federation emphasized that it has historically held all publisher seats in the sole elections of the National Press Council. Thus, its exclusion from shaping laws directly affecting the core of the profession is unjustifiable.
The Federation criticized what it termed the “controlling and divisive approach” adopted by certain government entities in managing the media file. It highlighted non-participatory social agreements, the appointment of a provisional steering committee for the National Press Council, and a non-transparent method of public funding distribution that favors a single actor over participatory governance.
The statement warned that such groundwork will likely produce arbitrary, flawed, and regressive legislation, emphasizing that sidelining dialogue and consultation signals a dangerous attempt to control the media landscape and its representative institutions.
