الناصرية
Volume 17, Numéro 1, Pages 349-366
2026-06-15
The Events Of May 8, 1945, In The French Press: Colonial Coverage And Transformations Of Historical Memory
Authors : Bensoula Noureddine . Hafi Fatma .
Abstract
This study examines the role of the French media in covering the events of May 8, 1945, in Algeria and analyzes how this coverage was used to serve the objectives of the French government's public policy. The study relied on a content analysis approach by selecting temporal samples from Le Monde articles to cover three main periods: the immediate post-event period (1945), the post-independence period (late 1960s), and the contemporary digital era. The results showed that the French media framed the events in a way that reflected government positions and mitigated the impact of internal and external criticisms, consistent with the propaganda methods historically employed by France to shape public opinion and support its colonial interests. The study also revealed that the reframing of media narratives across different periods was influenced by historical and political contexts, while modern digital platforms contributed to the emergence of alternative voices seeking to expose colonial violations and challenge dominant discourses, indicating a shift in propaganda mechanisms and the diversification of influential media sources.
Keywords
French Media ; Content Analysis ; Historical Memory ; Propaganda ; May 8, 1945 Events
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