Il Messaggero Explained

Il Messaggero
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Caltagirone Editore
Publisher:Il Messaggero S.p.A.
Political:Liberal conservatism
Formerly:
Fascism (1925–1944)
Anti-communism
Publishing Country:Kingdom of Italy (1878–1946)
Italy (since 1946)
Circulation:91,012 (2012)
Headquarters:Rome, Italy
Editor:Massimo Martinelli
Sister Newspapers:Corriere Adriatico
Il Mattino
Language:Italian
Issn:1126-8352
Website:Il Messaggero

Il Messaggero (English: "The Messenger") is an Italian daily newspaper based in Rome, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1878. It is one of the main national newspapers in Italy.[1]

History and profile

Il Messaggero was founded in December 1878.[2] [3] [4] On 1 January 1879, the first issue of Il Messaggero was published,[2] under the management of Luigi Cesana.[5] The paper aimed at being the newspaper of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events.[2] The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper, Il Fanfulla.[2] One of the early editors-in-chief of Il Messaggero was Alberto Cianca,who resigned from the post due to political reasons.[6]

Since its inception, Il Messaggero has been owned by different companies.[5] One of the former owners is Montedison through the Ferruzzi Group.[7] In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.[5] He founded the Caltagirone Editore in 1999.[5] The company is the majority owner of the paper[8] which has its 90%. 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.[8] The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A.

Il Messaggero is published in broadsheet format[10] [11] and is based in Rome.[12] In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Tuscany.[5]

Circulation

The 1988 circulation of Il Messaggero was 370,000 copies.[13] It was the sixth best-selling Italian newspaper in 1997 with a circulation of 256,400 copies.[14] The paper had a circulation of 288,000 copies in 1999.[15]

In 2000 the circulation of the paper was 292,000 copies.[16] Its circulation was 293,000 copies in 2001[17] and 258,538 copies in 2002.[18] The circulation of the paper was 252,000 copies in 2003[19] and 240,778 copies in 2004.[20] The paper had a circulation of 230,697 copies in 2005.[21] Its circulation was 216,000 copies in 2007.[22]

In 2012 Il Messaggero sold 91,012,767 copies.[23]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: Thomas Simpson. Murder and Media in the New Rome: The Fadda Affair. 27 February 2015. 15 November 2010. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-0-230-11653-5. 31.
  3. Web site: Il Messaggero. Prime Media. 4 March 2015. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820105142/http://www.prime-int.co.uk/media-search/media-item/59/. dead.
  4. Francesco Fattorello. A Short Historical Survey of the Italian Press. International Communication Gazette. February 1965. 11. 1. 1–11. 10.1177/001654926501100101. 144185837.
  5. Web site: Kodak's reliability serving daily newspapers. Kodak. 24 March 2015. Amsterdam. 27 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115412/http://www.adcomms.co.uk/resources/6885/Il%20Messaggero_English.pdf. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Alberto Cianca. ANPI. 23 January 2022. Italian.
  7. News: Clyde Haberman. Newspaper Deal in Italy Stirs Debate over Press Freedom. 7 June 2015. The New York Times. 24 April 1989. Rome.
  8. Web site: Donatella della Porta. Donatella della Porta. Manuela Caiani. The Transformation of Political Mobilisation and Communication in European Public Spheres. Europub. 22 March 2015. Report. 2 June 2004. 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103110130/https://europub.wzb.eu/Data/reports/WP6/WP6%20CR/D6-2%20WP6%20CR%20IT.doc. dead.
  9. Web site: 2006 Annual Results. Caltagirone Editore S.p.A.. 4 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195935/http://www.caltagironeeditore.com/english/download.php?file_id=114. 23 September 2015. dead.
  10. Book: Jostein Gripsrud. Lennart Weibull. Media, Markets & Public Spheres: European Media at the Crossroads. 2010. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-305-9. 53.
  11. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 5 February 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002.
  12. Book: Matthew Hibberd. The Media in Italy: Press, Cinema and Broadcasting from Unification to Digital . 1 December 2007. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). 978-0-335-23516-2. 96.
  13. Book: Peter Humphreys. Mass Media and Media Policy in Western Europe. 1996. Manchester University Press. 90. 29 October 2014.
  14. 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 . dmy-all .
  15. News: Top 100 Dailies 1999. 12 February 2015. campaign. 24 November 2000.
  16. News: Top 100 dailies 2000. 2 March 2015. campaign. 16 November 2001.
  17. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 18 April 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002.
  18. Web site: David Ward. A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries. Dutch Media Authority. 11 February 2015. 2004. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203318/http://77.87.161.246/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/A-Mapping-Study-of-Media-Concentration-and-Ownership-in-Ten-European-Countries.pdf. dead.
  19. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 8 February 2015. Paris. 2004.
  20. 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.
  21. http://cmt.primaonline.it/allegati/file122710229698874.xls Data for average number of paid-for copies. Survey on 2005 newspapers sales in Italy.
  22. Web site: Anne Austin . etal . Western Europe Market and Media Fact . ZenithOptimedia . 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 . dmy-all .
  23. Web site: Daily newspapers: national circulation (2012). Agcom. 12 June 2016.

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