Expresso

Expresso is a Portuguese weekly newspaper based in Lisbon and one of the country's most influential publications. Generally regarded as centrist in orientation, it provides extensive coverage and analysis of national and international politics, economics, and society for a broad readership. The publication is widely regarded as a reference weekly in Portuguese journalism.

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Expresso at a glance

Country: Portugal
Region: Southern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1973
Owner: Impresa
Published from: Lisbon
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How Crosswire groups Expresso

Crosswire groups Expresso as Centrist for comparisons within Portugal's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Portugal, Público is listed as Left-leaning, while Observador and Correio da Manhã are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Expresso beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Expresso sits in Portugal's press

Expresso was founded in 1973, is published from Lisbon and is owned by Impresa. It is one of 7 outlets tracked in Portugal, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Público, Diário de Notícias and Jornal de Notícias. By outlets tracked, Portugal ranks eighth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Expresso outside Portugal, starting with Southern Europe, are El País (Spain), Kathimerini (Greece), Times of Malta (Malta) and Cyprus Mail (Cyprus). Opening one of them beside Expresso is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.