History and profile
''Diário da Manhã'' was first published on 4 April 1931 as an official organ of the National Union, ruling party of Portugal from 1932. The paper was published by the Companhia Nacional Editora and was headquartered in Lisbon. Major editors and directors of the paper included Domingos Garcia Pulido, António da Fonseca and Barradas de Oliveira. José María Costa Júnior also worked for ''Diário da Manhã''. In the early 1971 ''Diário da Manhã'' merged with another newspaper entitled ''A Voz'' to create ''Época'' which was launched on 1 February 1971. The issues of ''Diário da Manhã'' were archived at the National Photography Archive, Portugal.Political ideology and content
Throughout its run ''Diário da Manhã'' acted as a mouthpiece of the Salazar regime and was one of its propaganda outlets. The paper adopted an anti-Communist political stance. In terms of journalism, ''Diário da Manhã'' was not impressive. ''Diário da Manhã''s editorials in 1934 attacked the university teachers and other educators serving at different levels arguing that they were left-wing activists, school demagogues and political party agents. It was one of the supporters of the future Spanish rulerReferences
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