“Martyrs of Duty”. Pioneers of Portuguese journalism in the United States
Pioneiros do jornalismo português nos EUA
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify and highlight the work of immigrants who have made the history of Portuguese journalism in the United States, a history of self-taught editors who managed to fulfil their American dream. To this end, existing newspaper archives have been reviewed to collect biographical and professional data on a selection of pioneering editors of Portuguese journalism in the United States based on a representative sample of archetypal character. Among the conclusions, it shows how, in their beginnings, some editors were typographers who edited humble newspapers, but others managed to develop ambitious projects that served to create a public opinion with its own voice in the face of the dominant Anglo-Saxon discourse.
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