Abstract
This paper is dedicated to analysing Albert Camus's journalistic thinking on the Algerian issue. It takes into account that during the Algerian War, Camus was imputed as a figure who defended the colonial policy (or accused of not having the capacity to assume a position), while, as discovered in this study, during the 1940s, to a certain extent, French journalists accused him of colluding in the face of attacks by nationalist groups. Supported by a methodology based, in particular, on the writings of Pocock (2013), it was observed that Camus's primary concern was the guarantee of a democratic state. The Algerian author warned about the rise of nationalism while demanding historical reparation from France and underlined the responsibility of the French regarding the status quo at the time in the northern region of the African continent.
Keywords
Albert Camus; Algeria; France; journalism history; history of the journalistic thinking