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🇵🇹 Público

Portugal · PT · https://www.publico.pt

About Público

Paper Of Record Center LeftHigh credibility

Público was founded in 1990 by Sonae and is primarily owned by the Sonae group, a Portuguese multinational corporation. Repubblica International Holding SA, a subsidiary of Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, acquired a 16.75% stake in 1992.

Media Bias/Fact Check rates Público as Left-Center biased, noting editorial positions and story selection that moderately favor the left, sometimes utilizing loaded language. However, it is also rated as High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record, earning a 'HIGH CREDIBILITY' rating. Público is considered a Portuguese daily national newspaper of record, known for its extensive texts and a 'publication of the French school' style, with an outspokenly pro-Europeanist editorial line. Portugal generally enjoys robust press freedom, with Reporters Without Borders ranking it 7th in 2024, and Freedom House rating it 'Free'.