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il Fatto Quotidiano

il Fatto Quotidiano(English: "The Daily Fact" ) is an Italian daily newspaper owned by Editoriale Il Fatto S.p.A. and published in Rome. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited byAntonio Padellaro[it]until 2015, whenMarco Travagliobecame the editor.[2][3]The three deputy editors areMarco Lillo[it],Salvatore Cannavò[it](a former MP for theCommunist Refoundation PartyandCritical Left) and Maddalena Oliva.[4]

il Fatto Quotidiano
Non riceve alcun finanziamento pubblico
( "We do not receive any public funding" )
Front page of the first issue of the newspaper on 23 September 2009
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Editoriale Il Fatto S.p.A.
EditorMarco Travaglio
Founded23 September 2009
Political alignmentLeft-wing populism
Anti-establishment(close to theFive Star Movement)
LanguageItalian
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Circulation53,242 (September 2022)[1]
ISSN2037-089X
Websiteilfattoquotidiano.it

Born on the long wave ofMani puliteand subsequent corruption scandals, it was a point of reference for the most intransigent anti-Berlusconism.Described by the likes of philosopher and journalist Alberico Giostra as a party-newspaper created byPaolo Flores d'Arcaisand Travaglio, it has combined bothleft-wingandright-wingpositions,[5]but it is broadlyleft-wing populist[6][7]andanti-establishment.

The newspaper says it is independent and objective.[8][9][10]It has been accused by critics of holding both left-wing and right-wing biases.[11][12][13]It is widely held to be politically close to theFive Star Movement(M5S),[14][15][16]including byMichele Santoro,the paper's co-founder,[17][18]and former contributorLuca Telese[it].[19]It has sometimes published editorials critical of the M5S.[20][21][22]

History

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In late 2008,Marco Travagliowas asked by fellow journalistMassimo Fini[it]to advertise Fini's newly founded magazine,La voce del ribelle( "The Rebel's Voice" ), on his blogVoglioscendere.it,with the objective of gathering "a few hundred subscriptions". Thousands of people answered, allowing Fini's magazine to succeed.[23]Because of this success, Travaglio started considering the idea of using his blog to launch a new newspaper, independent of public funding.[23]Travaglio announced his intention on 1 June 2009.[24]

The titleil Fatto Quotidiano( "The Daily Fact" ) was chosen as a homage to journalistEnzo Biagi,[24]who at then Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi's request was removed fromRAI,the Italian state television, in what became known as theeditto bulgarocontroversy; Biagi's daily ten-minute prime-time news commentary onRai 1was titledIl Fatto[it].RAI refused to permit the newspaper to be called simplyIl Fatto,asserting rights to that name. In June 2009,l'Antefatto,[25]a promotional website, was set up containing information about subscription and the development of the project.[24]Travaglio stated that the publisher would not use Italian state advertising and funding to run the newspaper but instead use only money from sales and market advertisements.[24]

The first issue, printed in 100,000 copies in addition to 32,000 subscriptions, was already sold out before 8:00 AM on 23 September; distribution was limited to the largest cities. As a consequence, the newspaper announced it would immediately double the number of copies and make the first issue available online free of charge.[26][27]

It is considered close to theFive Star Movement(M5S).[28]The pro-M5S line of the paper has caused internal clashes in the editorial staff and contributed to the resignation of several journalists, includingLuca Telese[it],[19]Michele Santoro,[17][18]Davide Vecchi[it],[29]andStefano Feltri[it].[30]Following the start of the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,journalist and co-founderFurio Colombosaid the paper had taken a pro-Russian stance, and resigned from the paper due to its hiring ofAlessandro Orsini.He was also critical of the theories of Fini, a fellow columnist, on the German occupation of Italy during World War II.[31][32]Its reporting on the war has been seen as so pro-Russia and pro-Vladimir Putinthat theRussian embassyhas praised and retweeted it.[33][34][35]

Ownership

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il Fatto Quotidianois published by Editoriale Il FattoS.p.A.,an Italian company; themanaging directorisGiorgio Poidomani.The company regulation states that up to 70% of thesharescan be owned by entrepreneurs but that no one of them can own more than 16% of theshare capital,estimated at €600,000.[8]The remaining 30% of the shares is owned by the newspaper columnists.[8]As a result, no important choice can be made without the consent of the columnists, as a 70% majority + 1 is needed to carry out decisions about the newspaper policy or editor election.[8]

Format and circulation

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il Fatto Quotidianois printed in thecompactformat and full colour. It is distributed in Italy by post and through over 25,000newsagentsin the major Italian towns and regions.[36][37]A significant fraction of the readership, about one fifth,[38]is made out of subscriptions to thePDFversion of the newspaper. As of 25 December 2009,circulation ofil Fatto Quotidianowas 113,000.[38]The paper had a circulation of 78,669 copies in 2010.[39]

Editors

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Columnists

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References

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  9. ^"OSCE Media Representative condemns intimidation of journalists in Italy".OSCE.14 March 2011.Retrieved22 June2023.
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  11. ^"News Media and Political Attitudes in Italy".Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project.17 May 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 28 June 2023.Retrieved28 June2023.
  12. ^Rangeri, Norma (27 June 2018)."C'è vita a sinistra, il Fatto Quotidiano e il coniglio del manifesto".Il manifesto(in Italian).Retrieved22 June2023.
  13. ^"'Il Fatto' di Travaglio esalta il fascista D'Annunzio ".Mondonuovo News(in Italian). 23 September 2020.Retrieved22 June2023.
  14. ^Branca, Paolo (26 July 2018)."Il Fatto, organo di partito nell'Italia gialloverde".Strisciarossa(in Italian).Retrieved22 June2023.
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  17. ^ab"Michele Santoro contro Travaglio: 'Ridicolo che tutto il Fatto sia per il No'".Blitz Quotidiano(in Italian). 27 November 2016.Retrieved22 June2023.
  18. ^abMerlo, Salvatore (26 November 2016)."L'anno due di Michele Santoro".Il Foglio(in Italian).Retrieved22 June2023.
  19. ^abFrenda, Angela (7 June 2012)."Telese: addio «Fatto», fondo il mio giornale".Corriere della Sera(in Italian).Retrieved22 June2023.
  20. ^Travaglio, Marco (10 July 2021)."Aridatece il Caimano".Il Fatto Quotidiano(in Italian).Retrieved25 June2023.
  21. ^"Travaglio tramortito dall'accordo Draghi-Grillo sulla giustizia grida: Aridatece il Caimano!".Secolo d'Italia(in Italian). 10 July 2021.Retrieved24 June2023.
  22. ^Cantini, Oriana (10 July 2021)."Travaglio demolisce M5s sulla riforma della giustizia: 'A 90° al cospetto di Draghi'".UrbanPost(in Italian).Retrieved24 June2023.
  23. ^abLa Voce del Ribelle, a year laterArchived9 July 2015 at theWayback Machine,by Marco Travaglio on his blog.
  24. ^abcd"Abbonatevi a" Il Fatto "- Marco Travaglio - Voglio Scendere".31 May 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 31 May 2009.Retrieved5 March2024.
  25. ^"Presentazione de" L'Antefatto ""(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 30 August 2009.Retrieved24 September2009.
  26. ^The first issue of Il Fatto,Marco Travaglio.
  27. ^First issueof Il Fatto.
  28. ^"'Tired' Grillo overhauls leadership of Italy's 5-Star Movement ".Reuters.29 November 2014.Retrieved28 February2022.
  29. ^"Gli Angelucci strappano Davide Vecchi alFatto Quotidianoe lo mettono a dirigere iCorrierini ".Dagospia.4 November 2018.Retrieved22 June2023.
  30. ^Fattorini, Marco (5 May 2020)."Giovane e brillante, liberale e manettaro, ecco chi è Stefano Zelig Feltri".Linkiesta.Retrieved22 June2023.
  31. ^D'Arcais, Paolo Flores (17 May 2022)."Furio Colombo:" Ecco perché ho lasciato Il Fatto Quotidiano "".MicroMega(in Italian).Retrieved22 June2023.
  32. ^Furio Colombo(19 May 2022)."Putin il lupo e i porcellini".La Repubblica(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 22 June 2022.Retrieved10 September2022.
  33. ^"L'ambasciata russa elogia Il Fatto Quotidiano che svela le 'bugie' sul conflitto. Il voltafaccio di Travaglio".Il Tempo(in Italian). 1 March 2022.Retrieved20 June2023.
  34. ^"Ucraina, l'ambasciata russa elogia Marco Travaglio: 'Guerra nata dalla troppe bugie'".Libero(in Italian). 1 March 2022.Retrieved20 June2023.
  35. ^Roberts, Hannah (20 May 2022)."Infowars: Putin's propaganda permeates Italian media".Politico.Retrieved20 June2023.
  36. ^"il Fatto Quotidiano: distribuzione in citta' e pronvincie"(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2009.Retrieved24 September2009.
  37. ^"Dove arriva Il Fatto e perché".il Fatto Quotidiano(in Italian). 22 September 2009.Retrieved10 May2022.
  38. ^ab"I fatti del Fatto".Il Fatto Quotidiano.25 December 2009.Retrieved5 March2024.
  39. ^"National Newspapers".International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations.Archived fromthe originalon 25 May 2017.Retrieved5 March2015.
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