The Portuguese Press in California. Some Historical Notes on the Jornal Português of Oakland (1932-1997)
Abstract
The history of the Portuguese press in the United States brings together dozens of newspapers based on different States that were published since the end of the 19th century, with greater or lesser success. Most were ephemeral and had a little media impact. However, other ambitious projects developed and managed to achieve high levels of popularity in the Portuguese immigrant community, spreading news related to the colony of immigrants, Portugal and the United States. One of the most paradigmatic cases was the weekly Jornal Português, founded in the city of Oakland in 1932 and published continuously until 1997. Using essencially a qualitative methodology, this paper describes and analyzes some of the most interesting historical episodes to understand its relevance in the Portuguese diaspora in California.
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