i (Portuguese newspaper)

i (abbreviation for “informação”, meaning information in English)[1] is a Portuguese language compact daily newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal.

i
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Lena Group
Founded7 May 2009 (2009-05-07)
LanguagePortuguese
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Circulation6,044 (2012)
Websitei

History and profile

i was first published on 7 May 2009.[2][3] The founding company of the paper was Sojormedia group.[4] The paper is part of Lena Group.[5] It has its headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal.[6]

Martim Avillez Figueiredo was the editor-in-chief of the daily[7] and Mónica Bello served as the editor-in-chief of the online version.[8]

i is published in compact format.[9][10] The paper covers in-depth news analyses, reportages and news stories[3] and is composed of four main sections: Opinion, Radar, Zoom and More.[8]

In 2009 i won the European Newspaper Award in the category of nationwide newspapers.[11][12] The paper was also awarded the World’s Best-Designed™ newspaper by the Society for News Design in 2011.[9]

In May 2009 i had a circulation of 11,000 copies and it was 16,000 copies in August 2009.[8] The circulation of the daily was 10,494 copies in 2010 and 8,939 copies in 2011.[13] It was 6,044 copies in 2012.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Award goes to innovative, stapled newspaper in Portugal". Tolerans. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "Overview of the Sector". GMCS. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. Giles Tremlett (25 October 2010). "What lessons could the Independent learn from Portugal's i?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. Anabela Carvalho (2010). "Portugal: Media System" (PDF). The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. Ana Machado (28 October 2009). "Revista "Grande Reportagem" pode voltar às bancas pelas mãos do grupo Lena". Publico. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. Matthew French. "Style profile: keeping an eye on i". News Designs. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. Martim Avillez Figueiredo (8 November 2010). "The winding story of Europe's most innovative newspaper". Inma. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. Emma Goodman (5 November 2011). "A Portuguese success story: could i be the future of newspapers?". WAN IFRA. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. "SND32: "i" of Portugal named World's Best-Designed™". SND. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  10. "References". Tolerans. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. "Case study: i, Portugal" (PDF). Tolerans. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. "Eleventh European Newspaper Award:Main prize winners from Sweden, Germany, Portugal and Croatia". Publicitas. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  13. "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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