Il Messaggero
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 Front page (Romeedition), 3 October 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Caltagirone Editore |
| Publisher | Il Messaggero S.p.A. |
| Editor | Massimo Martinelli |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Political alignment | Liberal conservatism Formerly: Fascism(1925–1944) Anti-communism |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Rome,Italy |
| Country | Kingdom of Italy(1878–1946) Italy(since 1946) |
| Circulation | 91,012 (2012) |
| Sister newspapers | Corriere Adriatico Il Mattino |
| ISSN | 1126-8352 |
| Website | Il Messaggero |
Il Messaggero(English: "The Messenger" ) is an Italiandaily newspaperbased inRome,Italy. It has been in circulation since 1878. It is one of the main national newspapers in Italy.[1]
History and profile
[edit]Il Messaggerowas founded in December 1878.[2][3][4]On 1 January 1879, the first issue ofIl Messaggerowas published,[2]under the management of Luigi Cesana.[5]The paper aimed at being the newspaper of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events.[2]The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper,Il Fanfulla.[2]One of the earlyeditors-in-chiefofIl MessaggerowasAlberto Cianca,who resigned from the post due to political reasons.[6]
Since its inception,Il Messaggerohas been owned by different companies.[5]One of the former owners isMontedisonthrough the Ferruzzi Group.[7][8]In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.[5]He founded theCaltagirone Editorein 1999.[5]The company is the majority owner of the paper[9]which has its 90%.[10]Its leaders includeAzzurra Caltagirone,the partner of the political leaderPierferdinando Casini,on its board. The company also ownsCorriere Adriatico[11]andIl Mattino.[9]The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A.[12]
Il Messaggerois published in broadsheet format[13][14]and is based inRome.[7][15]In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions ofLazio,Umbria,Marche,AbruzzoandTuscany.[5]
Circulation
[edit]The 1988 circulation ofIl Messaggerowas 370,000 copies.[7]It was the sixth best-selling Italian newspaper in 1997 with a circulation of 256,400 copies.[16]The paper had a circulation of 288,000 copies in 1999.[17]
In 2000 the circulation of the paper was 292,000 copies.[18]Its circulation was 293,000 copies in 2001[19]and 258,538 copies in 2002.[10]The circulation of the paper was 252,000 copies in 2003[12]and 240,778 copies in 2004.[20]The paper had a circulation of 230,697 copies in 2005.[21]Its circulation was 216,000 copies in 2007.[22]
In 2012Il Messaggerosold 91,012,767 copies.[23]
See also
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References
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- ^"Alberto Cianca"(in Italian). ANPI.Retrieved23 January2022.
- ^abcPeter Humphreys (1996).Mass Media and Media Policy in Western Europe.Manchester University Press. p. 90.Retrieved29 October2014.
- ^Clyde Haberman (24 April 1989)."Newspaper Deal in Italy Stirs Debate over Press Freedom".The New York Times.Rome.Retrieved7 June2015.
- ^abDonatella della Porta;Manuela Caiani (2 June 2004)."The Transformation of Political Mobilisation and Communication in European Public Spheres".Europub.Archived fromthe original(Report)on 3 January 2019.Retrieved22 March2015.
- ^abDavid Ward (2004)."A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries"(PDF).Dutch Media Authority.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 August 2014.Retrieved11 February2015.
- ^"2006 Annual Results".Caltagirone Editore S.p.A.Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2015.Retrieved4 March2015.
- ^ab"World Press Trends"(PDF).World Association of Newspapers.Paris. 2004.Retrieved8 February2015.
- ^Jostein Gripsrud; Lennart Weibull, eds. (2010).Media, Markets & Public Spheres: European Media at the Crossroads.Intellect Books. p. 53.ISBN978-1-84150-305-9.
- ^Adam Smith (15 November 2002)."Europe's Top Papers".campaign.Retrieved5 February2015.
- ^Matthew Hibberd (1 December 2007).The Media in Italy: Press, Cinema and Broadcasting from Unification to Digital.McGraw-Hill Education (UK). p. 96.ISBN978-0-335-23516-2.
- ^Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999)."The management publishing industry in Europe"(PDF).University of Navarra.Archived fromthe original(Occasional Paper No:99/4)on 30 June 2010.Retrieved27 April2015.
- ^"Top 100 Dailies 1999".campaign.24 November 2000.Retrieved12 February2015.
- ^"Top 100 dailies 2000".campaign.16 November 2001.Retrieved2 March2015.
- ^Adam Smith (15 November 2002)."Europe's Top Papers".campaign.Retrieved18 April2015.
- ^"European Publishing Monitor. Italy"(PDF).Turku School of Economics and KEA.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 April 2015.Retrieved5 April2015.
- ^Data for average number of paid-for copies. Survey on 2005 newspapers sales in Italy.Archived10 March 2007 at theWayback Machine(Excel file). Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa.
- ^Anne Austin; et al. (2008)."Western Europe Market and Media Fact"(PDF).ZenithOptimedia.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 February 2015.Retrieved10 April2015.
- ^"Daily newspapers: national circulation (2012)".Agcom.Retrieved12 June2016.
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