Il Messaggero

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Italian daily newspaper

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FieldValue
nameIl Messaggero
logoIl Messaggero.svg
imageIlmessaggero rome.jpg
image_size200px
captionFront page (Rome edition), 3 October 2008
typeDaily newspaper
formatBroadsheet
founded
ownersCaltagirone Editore
publisherIl Messaggero S.p.A.
political_positionLiberal conservatism
Formerly:
Fascism (1925–1944)
Anti-communism
publishing_countryKingdom of Italy (1878–1946)
Italy (since 1946)
circulation91,012 (2012)
headquartersRome, Italy
editorMassimo Martinelli
sister_newspapersCorriere Adriatico
Il Mattino
languageItalian
ISSN1126-8352
website
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| name = Il Messaggero | logo = Il Messaggero.svg | image = Ilmessaggero rome.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Front page (Rome edition), 3 October 2008 | type = Daily newspaper | format = Broadsheet | founded = | owners = Caltagirone Editore | publisher = Il Messaggero S.p.A. | political_position = 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 (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.

History and profile

Il Messaggero was founded in December 1878.{{cite journal|author=Francesco Fattorello|title=A Short Historical Survey of the Italian Press |journal=International Communication Gazette|date=February 1965|volume=11|issue=1|pages=1–11 |doi=10.1177/001654926501100101 |s2cid=144185837 |url=https://doi.org/10.1177/001654926501100101|url-access=subscription}} On 1 January 1879, the first issue of Il Messaggero was published, The paper aimed at being the newspaper of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events. The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper, Il Fanfulla. One of the early editors-in-chief of Il Messaggero was Alberto Cianca,who resigned from the post due to political reasons.{{cite web|title=Alberto Cianca|url=https://www.anpi.it/donne-e-uomini/1548/alberto-cianca |publisher=ANPI|access-date=23 January 2022|language=Italian}}

Since its inception, Il Messaggero has been owned by different companies. In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone. which has its 90%. and Il Mattino. The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A.

Il Messaggero is published in broadsheet format and is based in Rome.{{cite book |author=Matthew Hibberd|title=The Media in Italy: Press, Cinema and Broadcasting from Unification to Digital |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_9JEBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA96|date=1 December 2007|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education (UK)|isbn=978-0-335-23516-2|page=96}} In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Tuscany.

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Circulation

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

In 2000 the circulation of the paper was 292,000 copies. Its circulation was 293,000 copies in 2001 and 258,538 copies in 2002. The circulation of the paper was 252,000 copies in 2003 and 240,778 copies in 2004. The paper had a circulation of 230,697 copies in 2005. Its circulation was 216,000 copies in 2007.

In 2012 Il Messaggero sold 91,012,767 copies. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Il_Messaggero,_Rome.JPG" caption="The ''Messaggero'' building in via del [[Tritone]]."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Il_Messaggero,_Select_Hotel,Roma-_entrance.jpg" caption="The main entrance, which overlooks Via del Tritone."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Francesco-Gaetano-Caltagirone,-Alberto-Nagel-(Mediobanca-S.p.A.),-Gabriele-Galateri-(Generali)-e-Federico-Ghizzoni-(Unicredit).jpg" caption="Gabriele Galateri]] and [[Federico Ghizzoni]] at the newspaper's "restyling" event."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Il_Messaggiero_1878.jpg" caption="Numero di prova del quotidiano "''Il Messaggiero''", uscito a Roma il dicembre 16 1878."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Il_Messaggero_1902.jpg" caption="Prima pagina del "Messaggero" del 18 agosto 1902."] ::

References

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