Chega: How Portugal's media gave populism a megaphone | The Listening Post

Portugal's far-right party, Chega, once sat on the fringes of the country's politics but are now very much part of the mainstream. The party's leader, André Ventura, has become one of the country’s most recognisable political figures. His rise has been fuelled by his television background and carefully crafted media persona. The onetime football pundit has become a political showman. And he’s been amplified by the country’s mainstream media, who have chasing ratings over accountability. Feature contributors: Miguel Carvalho - Journalist Inês Narciso - Disinformation researcher, Iscte-Iul Anabela Neves - Journalist, CNN Portugal Presenter - Ryan Kohls Producer - Iraklis Taxiarchis   / ajlisteningpost     / ajlisteningpost   https://bsky.app/profile/ajlisteningp... https://x.com/ajlisteningpost https://www.threads.net/@ajlisteningpost Subscribe to our Newsletter: http://aje.io/upic5 http://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-... #news #Aljazeeraenglish #news #portugal #chegada