Influencer: TVI and CNN Portugal had access to the entire case file
The influencer claims that the television networks TVI and CNN Portugal were granted access to the full legal proceedings.

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The influencer claims that the television networks TVI and CNN Portugal were granted access to the full legal proceedings.

The phrase was uttered at lunchtime on a high-rating television channel regarding a raped minor. It generated 4,200 complaints. But the real question is not whether the presenter should apologise. It is this: why is no one talking about the victim?

Cristina Ferreira addresses the backlash following her controversial comments on a morning show regarding a rape trial, where she questioned whether perpetrators can hear a victim's 'no' when caught up in the 'adrenaline' of sex. Despite her explanation on TVI's Jornal Nacional, critics argue she continues to trivialise sexual violence and victim-blame, highlighting a pattern of problematic commentary throughout her career.

The ERC now counts 4,400 complaints against the statements made by the TVI director regarding the trial of four influencers accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Loures.

An open letter challenged the Order of Psychologists to take action following a controversy involving Cristina Ferreira and a psychologist. The Order reminds members that there are recommendations for participating in television programmes.

The President of the Order of Psychologists, Sofia Ramalho, advocates for more concrete guidelines for the media. This is a reaction to the letter of repudiation regarding Cristina Ferreira's statements on gang rape.

Parents of the 16-year-old rape victim join the chorus of outrage against the presenter of 'Dois às 10'.

At issue are accusations made by Abrunhosa against a Lusa journalist, claiming he lied in a report about the Casa do Cinema, attributing to him a “serious ethical failure” and having a “political agenda.”

At issue are the accusations made by the mayor of Coimbra against journalist João Gaspar

The Mayor of Coimbra made accusations against a Lusa journalist.

Parents of the 16-year-old rape victim join the chorus of outrage against the presenter of 'Dois às 10'.

When active politicians appear simultaneously as paid commentators, the distinction between analysis and political agenda becomes more difficult
At issue is content broadcast this Wednesday on the programme 'Dois às 10', hosted by Cristina Ferreira and Cláudio Ramos, and the manner in which the case of a minor's rape was addressed.

“The question was asked, but the comment was not, and certainly not the expression of trivialising the crime,” says TVI, which will take legal action. A movement announced a complaint against content broadcast on the programme.

For the MDM, the statements relativise the legal and ethical centrality of consent and introduce ambiguity surrounding an express verbal refusal.

A news report from 'Público' that is just the tip of the iceberg. Many news stories are not based on facts, but merely on ideological prejudices and the pursuit of audiences and likes.

The mayor of Coimbra accused journalist João Gaspar of a serious ethical breach. The CCPJ and the Lusa administration have come to his defence.

The issue concerns the interview with Luís Montenegro broadcast on 'Jornal da Noite' in October 2024.

Do artificial intelligence chatbots cite media outlets when providing news information? The study 'AI News Audit — How AI Models Use and Distribute Canadian Journalism' reveals that, in the vast majority of cases, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok do not do so. In an initial phase, the study promoted by the Centre for Media...

Right of reply from the administration of ENSINUS – Estudos Técnicos e Profissionais, S.A., the entity that owns INETE, regarding the news article published on 1 March 2026 in the print and online editions of PÚBLICO.

How to make enemies and influence people in reverse?

The news outlet failed to cover the legal proceedings involving its owner.

A Cannes Gold Lion is all that is missing for the audacious streak of this journalist, a professional card holder, who does not feel the slightest tremor from trampling on the ethics that should guide her activity.

PÚBLICO's Style Guide dispenses with the obligation to be “neutral when fundamental values are at stake”, such as those related to human rights or to “tolerance and intolerance”. Opinion by João Garcia

The candidate for Belém accuses the media of echoing an allegation of sexual harassment, which he and the party he once led deny having known about.

The commentator on 'Tarde das Estrelas' says it was in poor taste.
