A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
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CATEGORY: Portugal
Index on Censorship condemns lawsuit against journalist and author Oliver Bullough
Council of Europe media alert filed condemning legal action against the author of Moneyland
The free speech Euros: Group F
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In celebration of one of football’s biggest international tournaments, here is Index’s guide to the free speech Euros. Who comes out on top as the nation with the worst record on free speech? It’s simple, the...
The media “can’t afford thinking”: Why Portuguese journalists are leaving newsrooms for government roles
While the Portuguese media goes through a crisis, the government has taken to hiring unmotivated and underpaid journalists, accelerating the hollowing out of newsrooms.
In Portugal’s media crisis, photojournalists often pull the shortest straw
“Green receipts” are a way for independent or freelance workers in Portugal to charge companies for their services on an occasional basis, but the system is often abused
Portugal: Low wages and job insecurity threaten media freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Although not exposed to the perils that press freedom encounters in places such as Turkey or Hungary, experts in Portugal tell Mapping Media Freedom that journalists in the country live under a “subliminal” type...
Portugal: Waves of layoffs hollow out press
The closing months of 2015 were enough to prove that Portuguese journalism is facing a serious challenge from which it probably won’t emerge the same
Mapping Media Freedom: 2015 was “tumultuous” for media workers
To highlight the most pressing concerns for press freedom in Europe, Index’s Mapping Media Freedom correspondents discuss the violations the stood out most
Portugal’s journalists under pressure from Angolan money
In their search to invest oil and diamond money in Europe, the Angolan oligarchy has bought strategic positions in the Portuguese media in recent years