Público
Público is a Portuguese daily newspaper based in Lisbon, known for its in-depth reporting and analysis. Generally regarded as centre-left in orientation, it covers national and international politics, economics, and culture for an educated readership in Portugal. The paper combines its print edition with a widely read online news platform.
Público at a glance
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Southern Europe · Europe
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Left-leaning
- Founded
- 1990
- Owner
- Sonae
- Published from
- Lisbon
- Website
- publico.pt ↗
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How Crosswire groups Público
Crosswire groups Público as Left-leaning for comparisons within Portugal's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Portugal, Expresso and Diário de Notícias are listed as Centrist, while Observador and Correio da Manhã are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Público beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
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Where Público sits in Portugal's press
Público was founded in 1990, is published from Lisbon and is owned by Sonae. It is one of 7 outlets tracked in Portugal, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being Expresso, 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 Público outside Portugal, starting with Southern Europe, are Corriere della Sera (Italy), El País (Spain), Kathimerini (Greece) and Times of Malta (Malta). Opening one of them beside Público is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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