La Stampa Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Berliner
Owners:GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Publisher:GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Editor:Andrea Malaguti
Language:Italian
Political:Social liberalism
Progressivism
Formerly:
Fascism (1925–1945)
Anti-communism
Circulation:256,203 (2012)
Headquarters:Via Marenco 32, Turin, Italy
Sister Newspapers: (since 2017)
Issn:1122-1763

(English: "The Press") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin with an average circulation of 87,143 copies in May 2023.[1] Distributed in Italy and other European nations, it is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. Until the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the country underwent a nationalization process, and Italian: [[Corriere della Sera]] were not real national daily newspapers, as their geographical area of circulation was mostly limited to Piedmont for and Lombardy for Italian: Corriere della Sera; thus, both papers shared a readership that was linked to its place of residence and its social class, mostly from the industrialist class and financial circles.[2] Italian: La Stampa has "historically" been Turin's newspaper of record.[3] It is considered one of Italy's leading national newspapers alongside, Italian: [[la Repubblica]], Italian: [[Il Sole 24 Ore]], and Italian: [[Il Messaggero]].[4]

History and profile

The paper was founded by Vittorio Bersezio, a journalist and novelist, in February 1867,[5] [6] with the name Gazzetta Piemontese.[7] In 1895, the newspaper was bought and by then edited by Alfredo Frassati (father of Pier Giorgio Frassati), who gave it its current name and a national perspective.[7] For criticizing the 1924 murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti, he was forced to resign and sell the newspaper to Giovanni Agnelli.[7] The financier Riccardo Gualino also took a share.[8] The paper is now owned by GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, and has a centrist stance. The former contributors of include Italian novelist Alberto Moravia.[9] In 2004, categorized Italian: La Stampa as an institution daily, alongside, in contrast to the agenda daily like, and the activist daily like,, and .[10]

, based in Turin,[11] was published in broadsheet format, until November 2006, when the paper began to be published in the Berliner format.[12] [13] [14] It launched a website in 1999. also launched a project, called Vatican Insider, run by the daily newspaper and has among its staff several Vatican affairs analysts.[15] Since 26 May 2006, it has published the monthly magazine Specchio+. From 26 January 1996 to 7 April 2006, it was called Specchio, which was published as a weekly supplement, a general interest magazine.[16] In September 2012, moved to its new headquarters in Turin, leaving its historical editorial building. Mario Calabresi was the editor-in-chief of the daily.[17] [18] [19]

On 9 April 2013, an explosive device was sent by an insurrectionary anarchist group, the Informal Anarchist Federation, to the offices of ;[20] it did not detonate. In June 2017, during the celebration for its 150 years of activity, hosted the international conference "The Future of Newspaper", where many great actors of the news industry discussed about the future prospects for the news agencies. Among them John Elkann (editor of), Jeff Bezos from The Washington Post, Louis Dreyfus CEO of Le Monde, and Mark Thompson CEO of The New York Times.[21] In April 2020, Maurizio Molinari was appointed as new editor of and was replaced by Massimo Giannini (former journalist of and Radio Capital). Under his guide, moved to a more marked centre-left position.[22]

Circulation

The 1988 circulation of was 560,000 copies.[23] In 1997, the paper had a circulation of 376,493 copies.[11] Its circulation was 399,000 copies in 2000,[24] and 409,000 copies in 2001.[25] The circulation of the paper was 330,000 copies in 2003,[26] and 345,060 copies in 2004.[27] Its 2007 circulation was 314,000 copies.[28] In 2012, the circulation of the paper was 256,203 copies.[29]

Contributors

Editors

Columnists and journalists

Former journalists

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa, May 2023.
  2. Web site: Saitta. Eugénie. April 2006. The Transformations of Traditional Mass Media Involvement in the Political and Electoral Process. dead. Conference Paper. Nicosia, Cyprus. European Consortium for Political Research. 6–7. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623112724/http://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/a12f18f7-d877-4828-bcb0-8a213edb38b4.pdf. 23 June 2015. 27 June 2023.
  3. News: Politi . James . Massoudi . Arash . 2 March 2016 . Fiat Chrysler to fold La Stampa into group behind La Repubblica . live . . https://archive.today/20220428102558/https://www.ft.com/content/e739b472-e090-11e5-96b7-9f778349aba2 . 28 April 2022 . 30 December 2023 . limited.
  4. News: 3 July 2023 . Italy media guide . live . . https://archive.today/20231230212709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17433146 . 30 December 2023 . 30 December 2023.
  5. Lapo Filistrucchi. The Impact of Internet on the Market for Daily Newspapers in Italy. EUI Working Paper. February 2006. 9 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213092334/http://www.eea-esem.com/files/papers/EEA-ESEM/2007/1932/Paper1EUI-WPmod.pdf. 13 December 2013. dead.
  6. News: Sabiana inside the La Stampa newsroom in Turin. 5 February 2015. Sabiana. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205210739/http://www.sabiana.it/en/references_details.php?id_reference=119. 5 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Communicating Europe: Italy Manual. European Stability Initiative. 23 November 2014. 19 May 2008.
  8. Web site: Riccardo Gualino. Storia e Cultura dell'Industria. 2015-07-24.
  9. Book: Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Fascist Modernities: Italy, 1922-1945. 2001. University of California Press. Berkeley. 29 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141229212413/http://documenta_pdf.jmir.dyndns.org/R.Ben_Ghiat.FascistModernities_2001.pdf. 29 December 2014.
  10. Web site: Saitta. Eugénie. April 2006. The Transformations of Traditional Mass Media Involvement in the Political and Electoral Process. dead. Conference Paper. Nicosia, Cyprus. European Consortium for Political Research. 5–6. https://web.archive.org/web/20150623112724/http://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/a12f18f7-d877-4828-bcb0-8a213edb38b4.pdf. 23 June 2015. 27 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Jose L. Alvarez . Carmelo Mazza . Jordi Mur . The management publishing industry in Europe . University of Navarra . 27 April 2015 . Occasional Paper No:99/4 . October 1999 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100630042406/http://www.iese.edu/research/pdfs/OP-99-04-E.pdf . 30 June 2010 .
  12. News: Roy Greenslade. Italy's La Stampa adopts Berliner format. 5 February 2015. The Guardian. 20 November 2006.
  13. News: The Berliner format. 24 November 2014. The Guardian.
  14. Book: Tony Harcup. A Dictionary of Journalism. 24 November 2014. May 2014. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-964624-1. 35.
  15. http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/about-us/ About Us
  16. Elena Argentesi. Demand Estimation for Italian Newspapers: the Impact of Weekly Supplements. Workshop on Media Economics. February 2004. 18 April 2015. Bergen. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418111159/http://www.eea-esem.com/papers/eea-esem/2004/1360/newspapersFeb2004.pdf. 18 April 2015. dead.
  17. News: New Turmoil for Italy Amid Resignation of 5 in Berlusconi's Party. 29 September 2013. The New York Times. 29 September 2013. Elisabetta Povoledo. Rome.
  18. News: Anne Penketh. Philip Oltermann. Stephen Burgen. European newspapers search for ways to survive digital revolution. 7 January 2015. The Guardian. 12 June 2014. Paris, Berlin, Barcelona.
  19. News: Alastair Reid. Inside digital innovation at La Stampa. 30 November 2014. Journalism. 12 August 2014.
  20. News: Nataliya Rovenskaya. Anarchists and suspected mafia target Italian media. 2 December 2014. Committee to Protect Journalists. April 2013.
  21. News: LaStampa - The Future of Newspapers.
  22. News: 2020-04-23. Massimo Giannini nuovo direttore de La Stampa, il comunicato del comitato di redazione. it-IT. lastampa.it. 2020-08-27.
  23. Book: Peter Humphreys. Mass Media and Media Policy in Western Europe. 1996. Manchester University Press. 90. 9780719031977 . 29 October 2014.
  24. News: Top 100 dailies 2000. 2 March 2015. campaign. 16 November 2001.
  25. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 5 February 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002.
  26. News: The press in Italy. 30 November 2014. BBC. 31 October 2006.
  27. Web site: European Publishing Monitor. Italy. Turku School of Economics and KEA. 5 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150411085843/http://edz.bib.uni-mannheim.de/daten/edz-du/gda/07/med-ind-italy_en.pdf. 11 April 2015. dead.
  28. 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 .
  29. Web site: Borghi. Roberto. 7 September 2012. Dati Ads Quotidiani – Luglio 2012. Prima Online. it. 29 June 2023.