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Il Giornale

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il Giornale(English:"The Newspaper"), known from its founding in1974until 1983 asil Giornale nuovo(English:"The New Newspaper"), is an Italian-languagedaily newspaperpublished inMilanwith an average circulation of 28,933 copies in May 2023.[1]In 2006, it was considered one of Italy's main national newspapers.[2][3][4]

il Giornale
Front page, 31 December 2023
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Antonio Angelucci(via investment vehicles)
Founder(s)Indro Montanelli
PublisherSocietà Europea di Edizioni
EditorVittorio Feltri
Alessandro Sallusti
Founded1974;50 years ago(1974)
Political alignmentLiberal conservatism
Pro-Centre-right(since 1994)
LanguageItalian
HeadquartersVia dell'Aprica 18,Milan,Italy
Circulation34,891 (November 2021)
ISSN1124-8831
Websitewww.ilgiornale.itEdit this at Wikidata

History and profile

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See also:Conservatism in Italy

The newspaper was founded in 1974 by the journalistIndro Montanelli,[5][6]together with the colleaguesEnzo Bettiza,Ferenc Fejtő,Raymond Aron,and others, after some disagreements with the new pro-left-wingeditorial line adopted by the newspaperCorriere della Sera,where Montanelli had been one of the most important contributors. Montanelli leftCorriere della Serain 1973.[5]The newspaper was first published on 25 June 1974 asil Giornale nuovo,[6][7]with Montanelli as editor and member of the publishing company board of directors, which included an editorial office composed of 59 journalists. The paper holdsconservativeandright-wingstances.[8][9]The paper's headquarters is in Milan.[10]

In 1977, Montanelli, who was in financial difficulties, accepted an offer bySilvio Berlusconi,who became the new owner.[11]In 1983, the paper was renamed asil Giornale.[6]When Berlusconi entered politics in December 1993, Montanelli left fearing for his own independence, and went on to found the short-lived daily newspaperLa Voce.[12]In 1992, Berlusconi left the role of the owner ofil Giornaleto his brother,Paolo Berlusconi.[11]Vittorio Feltrireplaced Montanelli as editor.[13]As of 2003,the publisher of the newspaper, Società Europea di Edizioni,[14]was owned by Paolo Berlusconi (58.3%) andArnoldo Mondadori Editore(41.7% directly and indirectly).[15]Until May 2005, the paper was published inbroadsheetformat,[16]when it switched totabloid format.[14]In May 2005,il Giornalealso started its online version.[17]In 2007, the monthly business magazineEspansionebecame asupplementof the paper.[18][19]As of 2016, Società Europea di Edizioni was still partially owned by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore directly for 36.90%,[20]which is a listed company that majority owned byFininvest.It was reported that byRoberto Amodei[it],the owner of several sports newspaper of Italy, had interested to subscribe the capital increase of Società Europea di Edizioni.[21]

TheBerlusconi familysoldil GiornaletoAntonio Angelucci(who also ownsLiberoandIl Tempo) in September 2023.[22]

Circulation

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In 1997,il Giornalewas the seventh best-selling Italian newspaper, with a circulation of 218,741 copies.[23]The paper had a circulation of 235,000 copies in 2000.[24]The circulation of the paper was 228,198 copies in 2001, and it was 219,363 copies in 2002.[15]The circulation of the paper was 216,000 copies in 2003,[16]and 208,407 copies in 2004.[25]In 2008, the paper had an average circulation of 192,667 copies.[26][27]The circulation of the paper was 184,882 copies in 2009 and 183,923 copies in 2010.[27]In 2012,il Giornalesold 79,125,210 copies.[28]By 2015, the circulation of the paper was about 68,000 copies.[9]

il Giornale della Libertà

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il Giornale della Libertàwas a free weekly political, headed byMichela Vittoria Brambilla,and attached toil Giornale.It was severely criticized by its editorial staff, who later went on strike, which was the second time after the departure of Montanelli.[29]The last issue was published in May 2008.[30]

Editors

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Directors

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  • Indro Montanelli(June 25, 1974 - January 11, 1994)
  • Enzo Bettiza(June 25, 1974 - 1983), co-director
  • Gian Galeazzo Biazzi Vergani (1983 - 1991), co-director
  • Federico Orlando(1991-1994), co-director
  • Paolo Granzotto (ad interim,January 12-19, 1994)
  • Vittorio Feltri(January 20, 1994 - November 30, 1997)
  • Mario Cervi(December 1, 1997 - November 19, 2000)
  • Maurizio Belpietro(November 20, 2000 - October 7, 2007)
  • Mario Giordano(October 8, 2007 - August 23, 2009)
  • Vittorio Feltri (2nd time), (August 24, 2009 - September 23, 2010)
  • Alessandro Sallusti (September 24, 2010 - September 26, 2012)
  • vacant office(September 27 - October 2, 2012)
  • Alessandro Sallusti (2nd time), (October 3, 2012 - May 16, 2021)
  • Livio Caputo(interim,17 May - 14 June 2021)
  • Augusto Minzolini[31](15 June 2021 - 6 September 2023)
  • Alessandro Sallusti (3rd time), editor-in-chief, (7 September 2023 -in office)
  • Vittorio Feltri(3rd time), editorial director, (7 September 2023 -in office)

Columns

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The weekly columns published inil Giornaleare as follows:

  • Monday:La lente sulla casa(by Corrado Sforza Fogliani),Radiogiornale(by Paolo Giordano),Il Gervaso di Pandora-Aforismi in Libertà(by Roberto Gervaso) andIl Punto Serie A(by Tony Damascelli);
  • Tuesday:I lapilli di Pompeo(by Pompeo Locatelli) andBox Office(by Cinzia Romani);
  • Wednesday:Teledico(by Laura Rio) andUna macchina chiamata corpo(by Corrado Bait, only in Salute specials);
  • Thursday:La mostra della Settimana(by Carlo Franza),Strisce pedonali(by Massimo Ghenzer),FuoriSerie(by Matteo Sacchi) andMalati e Malattie(by Gloria Saccani Jotti);
  • Friday:Retrobottega(by Andrea Cuomo),Mercati che fare(by Leopoldo Gasbarro),Teledico;
  • Saturday:Zuppa di Porro(by Nicola Porro),Qui e Ora(by Karen Rubin),Rosso Malpelo(by Paolo Guzzanti),Lo Spillo(unsigned),La vite è una cosa meravigliosa(by Andrea Cuomo, in the supplement),#lavitaèsoltantounaquestionedistile(by Marchesa d'Aragona, in the supplement),Un posto a teatro(by Stefania Vitulli);
  • Sunday:L'articolo della domenica(by Francesco Alberoni),Il consiglio utile(by Oscar Grazioli),Biblioteca Liberale(by Nicola Porro),Tagli di Piombo(by Massimo Piombo),Il quadro di Sgarbi(by Vittorio Sgarbi),La bacchettata(by Giovanni Gavezzeni),L'arte della Tv(by Luca Beatrice).

See also

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References

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