Correio da Manhã (Portugal)

This article is about the current Portuguese newspaper. For the former Brazilian newspaper (1901–1974), see Correio da Manhã (Brazil).

Correio da Manhã
The 26 December 2007 front page of
Correio da Manhã
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Cofina
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
LanguagePortuguese
HeadquartersLisbon
Circulation105,519 (January–August 2015)
Sister newspapersJornal de Negócios
ISSN0870-192X
Websitewww.correiomanha.pt Edit this at Wikidata

Correio da Manhã (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈʁɐju ðɐ mɐˈɲɐ̃], lit. 'Morning Post') is a Portuguese daily newspaper from Portugal. Published in Lisbon, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal.[1]

History and profile

Correio da Manhã was established in 1979.[2][3] The paper is based in Lisbon.[3] It is owned by the Cofina group[4][5] and is published by its subsidiary.[6] The company acquired the paper in 2000.[7] Its sister newspaper is Jornal de Negócios.[6] Both papers are published in tabloid format.[8]

The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines.[citation needed] It has a populist stance.[9]

Circulation

Correio da Manhã is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country.[10] In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, making it the best-selling paper in the country.[11]

Between January and March 2003 the paper had a circulation of 118,000 copies.[12] In 2003 it was the best selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 107,000 copies.[8] Its 2004 circulation was more than 100,000 copies.[13] Next year its circulation was 119,431 copies.[14]

Correio da Manhã had a circulation of 111,585 copies in 2006.[14] In 2007 the daily was the best-selling newspaper in Portugal with a circulation of 115,000 copies.[15] Its 2008 circulation rose to 122,090 copies.[16] In 2009 it was also the best-selling newspaper in the country.[17]

Between September and October 2013 Correio da Manhã had a circulation of 116,821 copies.[5] It was 105,519 copies between January and August 2015.[18]

Sports club

In 1981 the employees of Correio da Manhã founded a sporting club whose futsal team won the Portuguese Futsal League twice.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portuguese newspapers and news sites". w3newspapers. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ Portugal and Spain. Britannicia Educational Publishing. 2013. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-61530-993-1.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Business Evolution for the Year 2006" (PDF). Cofina. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Portuguese Media". BPI Equity. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b Gustavo Cardoso (January 2007). The Media in the Network Society: Browsing, News, Filters and Citizenship. Lulu.com. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-84753-792-8.
  7. ^ "Institutional presentation" (PDF). Cofina. 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Press in Portugal - Historical Overview". GMCS. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. ^ Imprensa: Circulation Portugal 2011 Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 September 2012
  11. ^ Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce. SAGE Publications. 1998. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4462-6524-6.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Daily Newspapers in Portugal by Circulation". Top Ten.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ^ Lynda Lee Kaid; Christina Holtz-Bacha (2006). The SAGE Handbook of Political Advertising. SAGE Publications. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4522-6154-6.
  14. ^ a b Anabela Gradim. "Press and profitable news. A business model for online newspapers" (PDF). BOCC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  15. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  16. ^ Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  17. ^ Rui Alexandre Novais; Hugo Ferro (2013). "Media Stratups in a Creative Destructive Scenario" (PDF). II. International Conference on Communication, Media, Technology and Design. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  18. ^ Correio da Manhã consolida liderança, cmjornal.xl.pt, retrieved 30 October 2015