On Friday 4 March 2022, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mrs Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, took part in the launch of the thematic relaunch of the daily newspaper “La Nation”.
On Friday 4 March 2022, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Mrs Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, took part in the launch of the thematic relaunch of the daily newspaper “La Nation”.
The result of an editorial transformation enabling journalists to carry out investigations on an annual theme so as to better fulfil the social role of the public service newspaper, the thematic relaunch marks the start of a series of innovations in the content of the daily “La Nation”.
For this first edition, the theme chosen is “Benin in the digital age”. Throughout 2022, the newspaper undertakes to develop and carry out investigations into every aspect of this theme through specialised articles and reports on the state of digital technology in each sub-sector of the Beninese economy and its impact on the life of every Beninese.
Minister Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU praised the efforts of the managers of the National Printing and Press Office (ONIP), who made sure not to abandon the ideal of the daily “La Nation”, and the decision to reposition the newspaper through salutary self-criticism. She welcomed the creation of new sections and the strengthening of existing ones through the recruitment of new journalists, and the creation of a web newsroom run by a team of journalists entirely dedicated to the newspaper’s digital platforms.
Several presentations marked this 2022 thematic relaunch of the daily “La Nation”: “The press and digital technology in Benin”, “The institutional landscape and governance of the sector”, “The momentum of digital infrastructure development in Benin”, etc.