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"This Government has the rare and unique ability to give maximum dimension to bad news and minimum to good news"

CNN Portugal9 September 2026 at 19:06

José Bourbon-Ribeiro, a Political Communication specialist, analyzes the announcements made by the Government on a Tuesday. The analysis focuses on the way the Executive communicates, suggesting that there is a disparity between the treatment given to negative news and positive news. The article's title presents his central criticism, stating that the Government has the ability to maximize the impact of bad news and minimize that of good news.

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