Giornale del Popolo
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano (51%) Publisher of Corriere del Ticino (49%) |
| Editor-in-chief | Claudio Mésoniat |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Political alignment | Catholic |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Lugano, Switzerland |
| Circulation | 10,000 (as of 2018[update])[needs update] |
| ISSN | 1660-9662 |
| OCLC number | 173873718 |
| Website | gdp.ch (in Italian) |
The Giornale del Popolo is a regional daily newspaper published in Lugano, Switzerland. The Italian-language newspaper had a distribution of 10,000 as of 2018[update].[needs update]
History and profile
Giornale del Popolo was established by the Bishopric in 1927.[1] It is a Catholic daily of the canton.[1] In the early 1990s the paper had a circulation of 23,000 copies.[1]
Since 2004 49 percent of the newspaper has been owned by the publisher of Corriere del Ticino, with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano retaining a majority share of 51 percent. The editor-in-chief of Giornale del Popolo is Alessandra Zumthor. On May 17, 2018 the bishop of Lugano interrupted the publication of the newspaper due to lack of money.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Pierre Musso; Philippe Souêtre; Lionel Levasseur (1995). The Printed Press and Television in the Regions of Europe. Council of Europe. p. 105. ISBN 978-92-871-2807-2. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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