Observador Explained

Observador is a Portuguese online newspaper started on May 19, 2014. It is the only Portuguese-language newspaper in Portugal with a defined political orientation (right-wing liberalism).^[4]

It is an online newspaper with no printed edition,^[5] with the exception of the Anniversary^[6] and Lifestyle editions.^[7] Observador commits itself to publish and update information on a 24/7 basis.^[8]

In the first month, it reported 630,000 visitors.^[9] By August 2015, it reported six million visitors and 35 million pageviews.^[10] In January 2020, it reported 6.79 million visitors and 51.34 million pageviews.^[11]

In its first year, the newspaper won the "Launch of the Year" award in the Meios & Publicidade Awards. It also elected as newspaper of the year in 2018^[12] by the same organization and it won the 2019 Edition of the Marktest award in "Press and Digital - Media".^[13]

Rádio Observador

See main article: Rádio Observador. On 27 June 2019, Rádio Observador launched on 98.7 MHz in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area with about 30 collaborators.^[14] In October 2019, it launched on 98.4 MHz in the Porto Metropolitan Area. The radio focuses on information but also airs music. Its many programs are also published in podcast format.^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fernandes. José Manuel. Tudo o que precisa de saber sobre o Observador. Observador. Observador On Time, S.A.. 19 May 2014. José Manuel Fernandes (journalist). https://archive.today/20151013134052/http://observador.pt/explicadores/tudo-o-que-precisa-de-saber-sobre-o-observador/01-o-que-e-o-observador/. 13 October 2015.
2. Web site: Comentário político nos media 2023 . pt . Political commentary in the media 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410061806/https://medialab.iscte-iul.pt/wp-content/uploads/Comentario_2023_Final_Pub_7Mar2024.pdf . 2024-04-10.
3. Web site: Estatuto Editorial. Observador.
4. Web site: Os intelectuais de direita estão a sair do armário. 15 June 2014. Público.
5. Web site: Observador chega ao papel. 17 June 2015. Marketeer. 19 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618211308/http://marketeer.pt/2015/06/17/observador-chega-ao-papel/. 18 June 2015. dead.
6. Web site: "Observador" em revista única em papel. Clube Português da Imprensa. 2020-03-19. 2019-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710004837/http://clubedeimprensa.pt/Artigo/1585/. dead.
7. Web site: Observador lança-se (em papel) no Lifestyle. 16 November 2017. Briefing. 19 March 2020. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710004836/https://www.briefing.pt/media-br/41512-observador-lan%25C3%25A7a-se-em-papel-no-lifestyle.html. dead.
8. Web site: Observador "online" a 19 de maio para ". Lusa. 10 May 2014. Diário de Notícias da Madeira. 13 October 2015. 19 March 2020. https://archive.today/20151013132755/http://www.dnoticias.pt/actualidade/economia/446656-observador-online-a-19-de-maio-para-informar-com-rigor-e-por-pessoas-a-p. dead.
9. Web site: Observador atinge 4 milhões de ‘page views’ um mês após lançamento. 23 June 2014. Espalha-Factos.
10. Web site: Ranking netScope de Agosto de 2015. Marktest. 2020-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200224211458/http://net.marktest.pt/netscope/rankings-netscope/rankings-netscope-2015/ranking-netscope-de-agosto-de-2015/. 2020-02-24. dead.
11. Web site: Observador - Audiências. January 2020. Observador. 2020-03-19.
12. Web site: Observador eleito jornal generalista de 2018. 20 September 2018. Observador.
13. Web site: Observador ganha prémio "Imprensa e Digital — Media" da Marketeer. 31 May 2019. Observador.
14. Web site: É agora: a Rádio Observador já está no ar. 26 June 2019. Observador.
15. Web site: Observador. Programas - o lugar do conteúdo multimédia. 2022-02-05. Observador. pt-PT.