A Capital Explained

A Capital (meaning The Capital [City] in English) was a Portuguese afternoon newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal, between 1968 and 2005.

History and profile

A Capital was first published on 21 February 1968.^{[1] [2]} The paper was established as a result of the editorial conflicts in the daily newspaper Diário Popular.^[1]

A Capital had a populist stance. Before the Carnation revolution the paper was owned by different companies, including the Banco Espírito e Comercial de Lisboa, CUF, Tabaqueira and Sorel.^[3] The paper was nationalized following the revolution.^[1] A Capital was purchased by Prensa Ibérica in 2001.^[4]

A Capital ceased publication on 30 July 2005.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jorge Braga de Macedo. Kenneth Maxwell. The Press and the Rebirth of Iberian Democracy. 1983. Greenwood Press. Westport, CT. Newspapers and Democracy in Portugal: The Role of Market Structure. 9780313231001.
2. Web site: European News Resources. NYU Libraries. 24 January 2015. 28 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112921/http://guides.nyu.edu/content.php?pid=74313&sid=704214. dead.
3. Web site: Helena Sousa. Portuguese Media: New Forms of Concentration. University of Minho. 24 January 2015. Conference paper. 1994.
4. News: El Grupo Prensa Ibérica compra el periódico lisboeta 'A Capital'. El País. 28 September 2001.
5. Web site: Press in Portugal - Historical Overview. GMCS. 24 January 2015. 7 July 2014.