Il Messaggero

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Il Messaggero is an Italian newspaper based in Rome, Italy,

History and profile

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Il Messaggero headquarters in Rome

Il Messaggero was founded in December 1878.[1][2][3] On 1 January 1879 the first issue of Il Messaggero was published[1] under the management of Luigi Cesana.[4] The paper aimed at being the newspapers of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events.[1] The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper, Il Fanfulla.[1]

Since its inception Il Messaggero has been owned by different companies.[4] One of the former owners is Montedison through the Ferruzzi Group.[5][6] In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.[4] He founded the Caltagirone Editore in 1999.[4] The company is the majority owner of the paper[7] which has its 90%.[8] 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.[7] The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A.[10]

Il Messaggero is published in broadsheet format[11][12] and is based in Rome.[5][13] In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions of Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Tuscany.[4] The daily has a center left political leaning.[14]

Circulation

The 1988 circulation of Il Messaggero was 370,000 copies.[5] It was the sixth best-selling Italian newspaper in 1997 with a circulation of 256,400 copies.[15] The paper had a circulation of 288,000 copies in 1999.[16]

In 2000 the circulation of the paper was 292,000 copies.[17] Its circulation was 293,000 copies in 2001[18] and 258,538 copies in 2002.[8] The circulation of the paper was 252,000 copies in 2003[10] and 240,778 copies in 2004.[19] The paper had a circulation of 230,697 copies in 2005.[20] Its circulation was 216,000 copies in 2007.[21]

References

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External links

Official website

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