| Image Alt: | Cover page of the first issue dated November 1848 |
| Category: | Satirical magazine |
| Founded: | 1848 |
| Firstdate: | 2 November 1848 |
| Finaldate: | 1916 |
| Country: | Kingdom of Italy |
| Based: | Turin |
| Language: | Italian |
Il Fischietto (Italian: The Whistle) was a political satire magazine published in Turin between 1848 and 1916. It was among the most important Italian satirical magazines of its time. Its subtitle was Bizzarrie d'attuale - Rivista illustrata con disegni originali.[1]
Il Fischietto was established by Giuseppe Cassone and Lorenzo Pedrone in Turin in 1848.[1] [2] [3] Its first issue appeared on 2 November that year.[1] Picchetti Pietro served as its director,[2] and Francesco Redenti was one of its editors. The magazine came out three times per week until 1905 when its frequency was switched to biweekly.[2] It was redesigned as a weekly in 1914.[2]
The magazine covered political satire[2] and supported civil liberties, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.[1] Casimiro Teja was among the notable contributors of Il Fischietto. It targeted different groups, including government ministers, and had a liberal and anti-clerical political stance.[4] It generally supported the politicians Giuseppe Garibaldi, Bettino Ricasoli and Cavour.[5]
Its circulation was about 3,000 copies in the 1850s, but the magazine enjoyed higher levels of readership in the 1860s.[5]
Il Fischietto folded in 1916.[1] [2]