Media | Plataforma Macau and Portuguese newspaper launch bilingual supplement

Local newspaper Plataforma Macau and Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias (JN) have signed a protocol to launch a bilingual supplement, according to a report by Hoje Macau this week.
Plataforma Macau has now confirmed that it has signed a protocol with the Portuguese media outlet. The team will be disclosing further details on the project soon, including its style and launch date. For now, the team is looking to publish the supplement on a monthly basis, though their ultimate goal is to publish weekly.
Meanwhile, weekly newspaper Plataforma Macau has announced it will be changing its broadsheet format into a tabloid, Radio Macau reported. Other changes were underway with Luís Andrade de Sá, executive  editor, replacing Paulo Rego who now serves as publisher.
Luís Andrade de Sá clarified that changing the newspaper’s format is a decision that was made according to market reactions and feedback received from advertisers. The decision was also motivated by projects with “two international partners,” which the newspaper will be developing in March.
Meanwhile, the first Luso-
Chinese newspaper was launched this month in Portugal. Titled “Diario de Todos,” the newspaper is now published in both online and print versions. “The project took shape with an online version published only in Chinese, focusing on economic topics and addressing entrepreneurs, tourists and students interested in Portugal,” Helena da Cruz Mouro, managing editor, told Lusa news agency.
She added that the market lacks a bilingual media outlet for both Portuguese and Chinese residents. Hoping to properly address both communities, the two versions will not be a mere translation of the other. Instead, the Chinese version provides news about Portugal while the Portuguese one includes news and reports on China, mainly focusing on the economic, cultural and tourism sectors.
Its newsroom is located in Lisbon and comprises “a young team of ten people used to Macau’s environment,” the managing editor said. The publication also has correspondents in China and was recruiting human and economic sciences professionals, as well as Chinese and Portuguese translators. CP