Mass media in Portugal

Mass media in Portugal
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Mass media in Portugal includes a variety of online, print, and broadcast formats, such as radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. In the 20th century the Portuguese government censored the media, until the "1976 constitution guaranteed freedom of the press."[1]

Newspapers

As of 2017 major newspapers in Portugal include Correio da Manhã, Expresso, Jornal de Notícias, Observador and Público.[1] The 5 most read newspapers in Portugal, by the fourth quarter of 2023:[2]

5 most read newspapers
Position Station Group (Owner) Circulation[a]
1 Expresso Impresa 87,685
2 Público Sonae 58,537
3 Correio da Manhã Medialivre 38,970
4 Jornal de Notícias Global Media Group 22,481
5 Record Medialivre 17,581

Magazines

The 5 most read magazines in Portugal, by the fourth quarter of 2023:[2]

5 most read magazines
Position Station Group (Owner) Circulation[b]
1 Maria Impala 28,056
2 TV Guia Medialivre 27,883
3 TV 7 Dias Impala 27,263
4 Nova Gente Impala 26,762
5 Visão Trust in News 23,216

Radio

Monthly radio audience shares in February 2024 of the 5 main radio stations in Portugal:[3]

5 most heard radio stations
Position Station Group (Owner) Share of
audience (%)
1 Rádio Comercial Media Capital 26.3%
2 RFM Grupo Renascença 23.5%
3 M80 Radio Media Capital 8.8%
4 Antena 1 RTP 6.3%
5 Rádio Renascença Grupo Renascença 5.4%

Television

Monthly viewing shares in March 2024 of the 5 main TV channels in Portugal:[4]

5 most viewed TV channels
Position Channel Group (Owner) Share of
viewing (%)
1 TVI Media Capital 14.9%
2 SIC Impresa 14.7%
3 RTP1 RTP 10.5%
4 CMTV Medialivre 5.7%
5 CNN Portugal Media Capital 2.6%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Portugal: Media and Publishing". Britannica.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Circulação e Tiragens - APCT
  3. ^ Bareme Rádio - 5ª vaga de 2023
  4. ^ "Audiências: TVI mantém liderança nos canais abertos". 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ Digital+Printed
  2. ^ Digital+Printed

Bibliography

in English

  • Traquina, Nelson (1990) Media Concentration in Portugal, European Institute for the Media files, Manchester.
  • Helena Sousa (1994), Portuguese media: new forms of concentration, University of Minho, hdl:1822/1620 Open access icon
  • Manuel Pinto; Helena Sousa (2004). "Portugal". In Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al. (eds.). Media in Europe (PDF) (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. pp. 180–190. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3. Free access icon
  • Paulo Faustino. "Media Concentration, Market Dynamics and Pluralism of Information: the Portuguese case" (PDF). International Political Science Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-31. Free access icon 2009?
  • Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). International Encyclopedia of Communication. Wiley-Blackwell. Free access icon
  • Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello Jr. (2010). "Media". Historical Dictionary of Portugal (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7075-8.

in Portuguese

  • Artur Anselmo [in Portuguese] (1981). Origens da imprensa em Portugal (in Portuguese). Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda. ISBN 9789729101090. OCLC 927856821.
  • Agee, Warren K. and Nelson Traquina (1984) O Quarto Poder Frustrado: Os Meios de Comunicação Social no Portugal Pós-Revolucionário [Media in Post-Revolutionary Portugal], Lisboa, Vega.

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