The Portugal News

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The Portugal News
TypeNational weekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founded1977;45 years ago (1977)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Lagoa, Portugal
ISSN 0873-7746
Website www.theportugalnews.com

The Portugal News is a national weekly newspaper in English published in Portugal. [1]

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History and profile

Established in 1977, The Portugal News is published weekly. [2] The paper is the longest established English-language newspaper in publication in Portugal. It is politically neutral and carries current comment on the latest political developments each week. News on a local and national level is carried from throughout Portugal, with the aim of keeping expatriate residents and visitors fully informed about Portugal in the English language. In addition the website allows searching several years of editorials, which is useful for researching the country. The Portugal News publishes every Friday and has an audited circulation of over 20,000 copies each week, and the website has over 155,000 page views per week (September 2019). A fully featured ePaper is also available with every article, photo and advert and editions from the last 12 months. On Facebook (September 2019) 62,000 followers

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References

  1. Douglas L. Wheeler; Walter C. Opello (10 May 2010). Historical Dictionary of Portugal. Scarecrow Press. p. 189. ISBN   978-0-8108-7075-8 . Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. Portugal and Spain. Britanncia Educational Publishing. 1 June 2013. p. 44. ISBN   978-1-61530-993-1.