Abstract

SILVA, Elsa Costa. The future of the Portuguese press: is there room for the state?. OBS* [online]. 2019, vol.13, n.3, pp.95-112. ISSN 1646-5954.  https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS13320191401.

The newspapers are experiencing a sharp decline in Portugal, in terms of circulation and revenues. Lifestyle and technology explain this trend that may, in the short or medium term, lead to the disappearance of national information titles. Newspapers, however, perform unique functions in the media field, raising questions about the impact of this trend on democracies. Increasingly, it has been pointed out that the crisis in the written press cannot be solved only in the context of the liberal market and that there is room for a legitimate intervention of the States. Based on the identification and characterization of the performance of the main media groups in the print media sector, this article discusses the state support measures for the Portuguese press, highlighting other possible intervention scenarios.

Keywords : newspapers; circulation; revenues; sustainability; subsidies.

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