Jornal de Notícias
Encyclopedia
Jornal de Notícias is a Portuguese
daily national newspaper
. JN was founded in Porto
on 2 June 1888, and has since become one of the most popular newspapers, especially after the Carnation Revolution
.
Since the late 1990s, JN has provided several gifts as a way to retain and attract new readers. The newspaper could offer various gifts, such as collectible fascicles and cutlery
.
After the Carnation revolution, JN was nationalized
and later privatized in the early 1990s to the Lusomundo
group. JN, along with Diário de Notícias
, is nowadays owned by Controlinveste
.
It is currently published in four editions: National, Centre, Minho, and South.
Its current editor-in-chief is Manuel Tavares.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
daily national newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. JN was founded in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
on 2 June 1888, and has since become one of the most popular newspapers, especially after the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
.
Since the late 1990s, JN has provided several gifts as a way to retain and attract new readers. The newspaper could offer various gifts, such as collectible fascicles and cutlery
Cutlery
Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in the Western world. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the...
.
After the Carnation revolution, JN was nationalized
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
and later privatized in the early 1990s to the Lusomundo
Lusomundo
Lusomundo is a Portuguese integrated media corporation founded in 1953, which has major interests in movie distribution, cinema theaters and media assets....
group. JN, along with Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias is a Portuguese daily newspaper, founded in Lisbon, on December 29, 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. It gradually became one of the best known Portuguese newspapers...
, is nowadays owned by Controlinveste
Controlinveste
Controlinveste is a Portuguese media holding company founded and controlled by Portuguese sports mogul Joaquim Oliveira. Controlinveste was founded in 2005 after the amalgamation of Lusomundo Media and Olivedesportos.- Assets :*Diário de Notícias...
.
It is currently published in four editions: National, Centre, Minho, and South.
Its current editor-in-chief is Manuel Tavares.