Le Potentiel is a Democratic Republic of the Congo daily newspaper published by award-winning journalist Modeste Mutinga.[1] The Committee to Protect Journalists described it as "the only independent daily newspaper in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo".[1] According to Mutinga, the paper has "an agenda" of promoting economic development and democracy.[2]
The paper criticized multiple DRC presidents, and Mutinga has been threatened, arrested, and jailed multiple times on charges related to his reporting.[1][3] In 1992, during the Mobutu Sese Seko era, the offices of the newspaper were bombed.[4] In 1998, Mutinga was arrested following an article covering the house arrest of opposition leader Étienne Tshisekedi.[5]
^ abc"IPF Awards 2000 - Announcement". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^"Modeste Motinga". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^"Kinshasa arrest of opposition newspaper editor". BBC News. 26 February 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^Trudy Rubin (22 November 2000). "Beacons Of Freedom Helping Journalists In Countries Where Basic Rights Are Denied". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^"Kinshasa arrest of opposition newspaper editor". BBC News. 26 February 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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potentiel, democratic, republic, congo, daily, newspaper, published, award, winning, journalist, modeste, mutinga, committee, protect, journalists, described, only, independent, daily, newspaper, torn, democratic, republic, congo, according, mutinga, paper, ag. Le Potentiel is a Democratic Republic of the Congo daily newspaper published by award winning journalist Modeste Mutinga 1 The Committee to Protect Journalists described it as the only independent daily newspaper in the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo 1 According to Mutinga the paper has an agenda of promoting economic development and democracy 2 The paper criticized multiple DRC presidents and Mutinga has been threatened arrested and jailed multiple times on charges related to his reporting 1 3 In 1992 during the Mobutu Sese Seko era the offices of the newspaper were bombed 4 In 1998 Mutinga was arrested following an article covering the house arrest of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi 5 See also editMedia of the Democratic Republic of the CongoReferences edit a b c IPF Awards 2000 Announcement Committee to Protect Journalists 2000 Retrieved 27 May 2011 Modeste Motinga PBS NewsHour Retrieved 27 May 2011 Kinshasa arrest of opposition newspaper editor BBC News 26 February 1998 Retrieved 27 May 2011 Trudy Rubin 22 November 2000 Beacons Of Freedom Helping Journalists In Countries Where Basic Rights Are Denied The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved 27 May 2011 Kinshasa arrest of opposition newspaper editor BBC News 26 February 1998 Retrieved 27 May 2011 External links editLe Potentiel website nbsp This African newspaper related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le Potentiel amp oldid 1216581695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
