sinalAberto

sinalAberto is based in Coimbra and was founded in 2020 by a team of 42 journalists and non-journalists who believe in the need for slow, long-form journalism.

It mainly covers local news but is also interested in a broad range of stories. From polar science to in-depth coverage of the Portuguese court system, the outlet claims time and space to produce long-form journalism that investigates beyond the surface. Its correspondents are spread across the Lusophone world, covering stories from Portuguese-speaking countries and the diaspora.

sinalAberto declares itself independent of political or economic groups and rejects advertising. The team doesn't currently have any sources of revenue, so it relies on their investment in the project, and all the team members work voluntarily.

A sinalAberto's project about Portugal's court system (carried out by its director, Vitalino José Santos) received a Gulbenkian grant for Investigative Journalism in 2020.

"It claims the right to subjectivity as one of the principles of responsible and serious journalism that seeks the truth, knowing that it will never be neutral," the organisation states on its website.

Last updated: January 2023

Last updated date: April 2023