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''Chi'' (Italian for "''Who''") is an Italian weekly
gossip magazine A gossip magazine, also referred to as a tabloid magazine, is a magazine that features scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. In North America, this genre of magazine flourished in the 1950s ...
geared towards a female viewership published in
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, Italy.


History

''Chi'' was established in 1995. The magazine, published weekly, is based in Segrate,
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
. The publisher of the weekly is Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. The company is headed by Marina Berlusconi,
Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...
’s older daughter. Alfonso Signorini is the editor of the weekly. In 2004 ''Chi'' sold 524,482 copies. The magazine had a circulation of 503,984 copies in 2007. In 2010 its circulation was down to 403,599 copies.


Photo of Diana, Princess of Wales

The magazine came under criticism for publishing a picture of Diana, Princess of Wales, taken as she was dying. The photo, which is black-and-white, depicts Diana receiving oxygen in the wreckage of the vehicle in which she died on 31 August 1997. The picture was taken from the book ''Lady Diana : L'enquete criminelle'' by Jean-Michel Caradec'h. Despite the criticism, the editor of the magazine defended their decision to publish it.


Duchess of Cambridge Photos

On 17 September 2012, the magazine published unauthorized photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Britain's Prince William. The photos were said to have featured 26 photos of Kate Middleton "in and out of a bikini" while specifically featuring three topless photos of her. The nude photos were to be on the cover of Chi magazine for the week of 16 September 2012 featuring the caption "The Queen is Nude!". On 12 February 2013, it was widely reported that the magazine had obtained more unauthorized photographs of Kate Middleton, this time of her on a private holiday in the Caribbean whilst pregnant, and plans to publish them. St James's Palace condemned the magazine for infringing on the Duchess' privacy. Indeed, the magazine did publish the photographs the following day.


See also

* List of magazines in Italy


References


External links


"Chi: a completely new magazine hits newsstands"
press release, 20 March 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chi 1995 establishments in Italy Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Celebrity magazines Italian-language magazines Magazines established in 1995 Magazines published in Milan Weekly magazines published in Italy Women's magazines published in Italy