HAITI Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide - Infoasaid

121NewspapersLe Nouvelliste www.lenouvelliste.comLe Nouvelliste is Haiti’s only daily newspaper.It is published in French, but carries a daily humorous sketch in Creole.Le Nouvelliste normally has 32 pages and a daily print run of 15,000.It is also widely read online, both within Haiti and abroad amongst the diaspora.The newspaper has separate sections on business and culture and incorporates acolour supplement, Ticket Magazine.This sports, culture and show business entertainment magazine used to bepublished weekly, but since early 2012 it has appeared almost daily.Ticket Magazine is distributed as a free insert with Le Nouvelliste.The newspaper was founded in 1898 and has been owned for several generationsby the Chauvet family.During the Duvalier dictatorship, Le Nouvelliste was very cautious in its editorialpolicy and refrained from publishing anything that might annoy the regime.Today, it is more outspoken and politically independent. The newspaper has a goodreputation for reliability, balance and fairness.Le Nouvelliste employs 20 journalists and five photographers.Ticket Magazine is produced by three full-time journalists and about 15 free-lancecontributorsOwner - Max Chauvet (father)Owner- Pierre Chauvet (son)Mob: +509 3454-0066Email: maxchauvet@lenouvelliste.comManaging Director - Frantz DuvalMob: +509 3458-8080Tel: +509 2940-4848Email: duvalfrantz@yahoo.comredaction@lenouvelliste.com121