Observador is a Portuguese online newspaper started on May 19, 2014. It is the only Portuguese-language newspaper in Portugal with a defined political orientation (right-wing liberalism).[4]
It is an online newspaper with no printed edition,[5] with the exception of the Anniversary[6] and Lifestyle editions.[7] Observador commits itself to publish and update information on a 24/7 basis.[8]
In the first month, it reported 630,000 visitors.[9] By August 2015, it reported six million visitors and 35 million pageviews.[10] In January 2020, it reported 6.79 million visitors and 51.34 million pageviews.[11]
In its first year, the newspaper won the "Launch of the Year" award in the Meios & Publicidade Awards. It also elected as newspaper of the year in 2018[12] by the same organization and it won the 2019 Edition of the Marktest award in "Press and Digital - Media".[13]
On 27 June 2019, Rádio Observador launched on 98.7 MHz in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area with about 30 collaborators.[14] In October 2019, it launched on 98.4 MHz in the Porto Metropolitan Area. The radio focuses on Information but also airs music. Its many programs are also published in podcast format.[15]
