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

Correio da Manhã (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈʁɐju ðɐ mɐˈɲɐ̃]) 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. 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Portuguese Media". BPI Equity. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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
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