Público (Portugal)

Público

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Sonae.com
Editor	David Pontes
Founded	5 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-05)
Political alignment	Centre [1]
Headquarters	Lisbon and Porto
Circulation	28,360 (September–October 2013)
ISSN	0872-1548
Website	www.publico.pt

Público (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpuβliku]; English: Public) is a Portuguese daily national newspaper of record published in Lisbon, Portugal.

History and profile

Público was first published on 5 March 1990.^[2][3][4] The paper was founded by Sonae^[5] and is owned by the Sonae group.^[6] In 1992 Italian media company Repubblica International Holding SA, a subsidiary of Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, acquired 16.75% of the paper.^[7]

Público is published in tabloid format^[8] and has its headquarters in Lisbon.^[9] The paper is known as a publication of the French school with extensive texts and few illustrations. Its first editor-in-chief was Vicente Jorge Silva, formerly sub-editor-in-chief at Expresso. José Manuel Fernandes also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. Since 2009 Bárbara Reis has served as the editor-in-chief.^[8]

Público is one of the first Portuguese mainstream newspapers to have an online edition which was started in 1995.^[10] Its online edition was free and included almost all the articles from the print edition, except for the pictures. In 2005 it changed from a fully free-access to a subscription model. In 2006, the HTML version of the current day's edition became free again, while the other contents, such as the PDF version (only for subscribers), enhanced HTML version and access to past editions, are still subject to registration and subscription. The online edition of Público was named as Europe's online-medium of the year in 2013.^[11]

The paper was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of nationwide newspapers by European Newspapers Congress in 2014.^[12] The current editorial line is outspokenly pro-europeanist.^[13]

The paper is considered as a newspaper of record for Portugal (along with Diário de Notícias).^[14][15][16]

Circulation

The circulation of the paper was 58,000 copies in 2003, making it the fourth best selling newspaper in the country.^[17]

In 2005 the paper had a circulation of 46,111 copies.^[18]

In 2006, the circulation was 41,706 copies.^[18]

In 2007 it was the fourth best-selling Portuguese newspaper with a circulation of 42,000 copies.^[19]

Its 2008 circulation was 42,527 copies.^[20]

The paper had a circulation of 38,229 copies in 2009 and 35,137 copies in 2010.^[21]

The circulation of the paper was 33,159 copies in 2011.^[22]

The circulation was 28,360 copies between September and October 2013.^[6]

Brands

• P2
• Ípsilon
• Fugas
• P3
• Ímpar
• Guia do Lazer
• Inimigo Público
• Cinecartaz

Discontinued supplements and sections

• Público Junior
• Economia
• Digital

See also

• List of newspapers in Portugal

References

1. https://medialab.iscte-iul.pt/wp-content/uploads/Comentario_2023_Final_Pub_7Mar2024.pdf
2. Rui Alexandre Novais; Hugo Ferro (2013). "Media Stratups in a Creative Destructive Scenario" (PDF). II. International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
3. Manuel Pinto; Helena Sousa (2004). "Portugal". In M. Kelly; et al. (eds.). The Euromedia Handbook (PDF). London: SAGE. pp. 180–190. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
4. "Overview of the Sector". GMCS. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
5. Helena Sousa (1994). "Portuguese Media: New Forms of Concentration" (Conference paper). University of Minho. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
6. "Portuguese Media". BPI Equity. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. "History. 1990s". Gruppo Espresso. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
8. "Case Study "Público": Perfect brand management on all platforms". European Newspaper Congress. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
9. Peter Karibe Mendy Lobban Jr. (17 October 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-8108-8027-6. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
10. João Canavilhas (2012). "From Remediation to Convergence: Looking at the Portuguese media". Brazilian Journalism Research. 8 (1). Retrieved 15 June 2015.
11. "Case Study "publico.pt": Storytelling for tablet & Co". European Newspaper Congress. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
12. "16th European Newspaper Award". Publicitas. 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
13. Carvalho, Manuel; Correia, Amílcar; Lopes, Ana Sá; Pontes, David; Pedro, Tiago Luz (16 August 2018). "Os compromissos da Direcção Editorial" [The commitments of the Editorial Board]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2019. A newspaper committed to fostering (...) support for the ideals of the European project and the certainty that as Portuguese we are part of a world that shapes us and in which we ought to participate.
14. Cavanagh, Allison; Steel, John (November 2019). Letters to the Editor: Comparative and Historical Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 17. ISBN 978-3030264796. Our case study of a Portuguese newspaper of record, Público, ....
15. Carter, Cynthia; Steiner, Linda; McLaughlin, Lisa (December 2013). The Routledge Companion to Media & Gender. Routledge. p. 435. ISBN 978-0415527699. The daily Público is Portugal's newspaper of record, with typical news and section divides.
16. Fishman, Robert M. (April 2019). Democratic Practice: Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion. Oxford University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0190912888. .... with Portuguese journalists included José Manuel Fernandes, at the time director of Portugal's newspaper of record, Publico, Lisbon.
17. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
18. Anabela Gradim. "Press and profitable news. A business model for online newspapers" (PDF). BOCC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
19. Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
20. Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
21. "National Newspapers". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
22. "Imprensa: Circulation Portugal 2011". Ligatea Media. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)