La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Antonio Angelucci |
| Publisher | Edisud |
| Founded | November, 1887 |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Bari, Italy |
| Circulation | 48,275 [1] |
| Website | [2] |
Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy. It is one of the most important newspaper published in Southern Italy; has the largest readership in Apulia and Basilicata.
History
The newspaper was founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy, by the magazine editor Martino Cassano, for the lack of a local newspaper in Bari, despite the high rate of illiteracy in Apulia, equal to 70% in 1905. Originally published as the Corriere delle Puglie, it assumed its current title in 1906.
Local editions
Currently publishes 5 different local editions, with different names:
- La Gazzetta di Bari, for the Province of Bari;
- La Gazzetta di Brindisi, for the Province of Brindisi;
- La Gazzetta di Capitanata, for the Province of Foggia;
- La Gazzetta di Lecce, for the Province of Lecce;
- La Gazzetta di Matera, for the Province of Matera;
- La Gazzetta del Nord Barese, for the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani and the municipality of Corato;
- La Gazzetta di Potenza, for the Province of Potenza;
- La Gazzetta di Taranto, for the Province of Taranto.
There are separate editorial offices in Bari, Foggia, Lecce, Matera, Barletta, Potenza, Taranto.
References
- ^ Data for average Newspaper circulation (Diffusione media (Italia + Estero)) from the Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa (Ads) survey on 2008 in Italy [1]
External links
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