L'Eco di Bergamo explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Berliner
Owners:Bergamo Dioceses
Founder:Sesa Company
Publisher:SESAAB
Political:Catholic faith
Language:Italian
Headquarters:Bergamo
Website:L'Eco di Bergamo

L'Eco di Bergamo is a daily newspaper published in Bergamo, Italy. The paper has been in circulation since 1880.

History and profile

L'Eco di Bergamo was established by the Sesa company in 1880.[1] [2] Its publisher is SESAAB, which is owned by the Bergamo Dioceses. SESAAB also publishes four editions of La Provincia newspaper, namely those of Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese.[3]

The headquarters of L'Eco di Bergamo is in Bergamo,[3] and the paper is published in the Berliner format.[4] It is the first Italian newspaper which introduced color.[4]

L'Eco di Bergamo has a Catholic-oriented leaning.[5] [6] An Italian priest Andrea Spada served as the editor-in-chief of the paper for 51 years.[7] [8] He was appointed to the post in 1938[9] and was in office until 1989.[10]

At the end of the 1990s L'Eco di Bergamo sold 68,000 copies.[7] Its circulation was 56,000 copies in 2007.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Articles. Remco Torenbosch. 22 December 2014.
  2. Book: Western Europe 2003. 2002. Europa Publications. 978-1-85743-152-0. 392. London; New York.
  3. News: SESAAB group consolidates with Méthode. EidosMedia. 22 December 2014. 29 October 2012. Milan. 22 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222181652/http://www.eidosmedia.com/2014/10/07/news/sesaab-methode-consolidates_NEuFEA0BB5OK9ErkSbTzHJ.html.
  4. Web site: L'Eco di Bergamo. Sol361. 22 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222173432/http://www.sol361.com/en/project/lecodi-bergamo. 22 December 2014.
  5. Book: John Pollard. Catholicism in Modern Italy: Religion, Society and Politics Since 1861. 2008. Routledge. 978-1-134-55675-5. 171. London; New York.
  6. Book: Gino Moliterno. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. 2005. Routledge. London; New York. 0-203-74849-2. 143.
  7. Web site: Dean Roper. SESAAB gives L'Eco di Bergamo power to diversify its activities. WAN IFRA. 22 December 2014. September 1999.
  8. Book: Adriana Trigiani. The Shoemaker's Wife. 2012. GGKEY:FZNQBU8Q13H. 479. Harper. 9780061257094.
  9. Book: Peter Hebblethwaite. John XXIII: Pope of the Century. 2005. Continuum. 978-0-86012-387-3. 184. London; New York.
  10. Web site: Newspapers. Ciao Italy. 22 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206083643/http://ciao-italy.com/categories/newspapers.htm. 6 February 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Anne Austin. etal. Western Europe Market and Media Fact. Zenith Optimedia. 10 April 2015. 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205131709/http://conan.lib.muohio.edu/ebooks/Western_Europe_Market_MediaFact_2008/Western%20Europe%20Market%20%26%20MediaFact%202008.pdf. 5 February 2015.

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