Il Messaggero
 Front page (Rome edition), 3 October 2008 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Caltagirone Editore |
| Publisher | Il Messaggero S.p.A. |
| Editor | Virman Cusenza |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Political alignment | Centrism Conservative liberalism |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Circulation | 91,012 (2012) |
| Sister newspapers | Corriere Adriatico Il Mattino |
| ISSN | 1126-8352 |
| Website | Il Messaggero |
Il Messaggero is an Italian newspaper based in Rome, Italy.
History and profile
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Il Messaggero was founded in December 1878.[1][2][3] On 1 January 1879 the first issue of Il Messaggero was published[1] under the management of Luigi Cesana.[4] The paper aimed at being the newspaper of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events.[1] The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper, Il Fanfulla.[1]
Since its inception Il Messaggero has been owned by different companies.[4] One of the former owners is Montedison through the Ferruzzi Group.[5][6] In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.[4] He founded the Caltagirone Editore in 1999.[4] The company is the majority owner of the paper[7] which has its 90%.[8] Its leaders include Azzurra Caltagirone, the partner of the political leader Pierferdinando Casini, on its board. The company also owns Corriere Adriatico[9] and Il Mattino.[7] The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A.[10]
Il Messaggero is published in broadsheet format[11][12] and is based in Rome.[5][13] In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Tuscany.[4] The daily has a center left political leaning.[14]
Circulation
The 1988 circulation of Il Messaggero was 370,000 copies.[5] It was the sixth best-selling Italian newspaper in 1997 with a circulation of 256,400 copies.[15] The paper had a circulation of 288,000 copies in 1999.[16]
In 2000 the circulation of the paper was 292,000 copies.[17] Its circulation was 293,000 copies in 2001[18] and 258,538 copies in 2002.[8] The circulation of the paper was 252,000 copies in 2003[10] and 240,778 copies in 2004.[19] The paper had a circulation of 230,697 copies in 2005.[20] Its circulation was 216,000 copies in 2007.[21]
In 2012 Il Messaggero sold 91,012,767 copies.[22]
References
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- ^ a b c Peter Humphreys (1996). Mass Media and Media Policy in Western Europe. Manchester University Press. p. 90. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Clyde Haberman (24 April 1989). "Newspaper Deal in Italy Stirs Debate over Press Freedom". The New York Times. Rome. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b Donatella della Porta; Manuela Caiani (2 June 2004). "The Transformation of Political Mobilisation and Communication in European Public Spheres" (Report). Europub. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b David Ward (2004). "A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries" (PDF). Dutch Media Authority. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "2006 Annual Results". Caltagirone Editore S.p.A. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ a b "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Jostein Gripsrud; Lennart Weibull, eds. (2010). Media, Markets & Public Spheres: European Media at the Crossroads. Intellect Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84150-305-9. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Matthew Hibberd (1 December 2007). The Media in Italy: Press, Cinema and Broadcasting from Unification to Digital. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). p. 96. ISBN 978-0-335-23516-2. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Tariq Modood; Anna Triandafyllidou; Ricard Zapata-Barrero, eds. (18 April 2006). Multiculturalism, Muslims and Citizenship: A European Approach. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-134-25561-0. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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- ^ "Top 100 dailies 2000". campaign. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "European Publishing Monitor. Italy" (PDF). Turku School of Economics and KEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Data for average number of paid-for copies. Survey on 2005 newspapers sales in Italy. Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Excel file). Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Daily newspapers: national circulation (2012)". Agcom. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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