''Il Messaggero'' (English: "The Messenger") is an Italian

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based in

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, 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. On 1 January 1879, the first issue of ''Il Messaggero'' was published, under the management of Luigi Cesana. 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

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of ''Il Messaggero'' was

Alberto Cianca Alberto Cianca (1 January 1884 – 8 January 1966) was an Italian journalist and anti-fascist politician. He edited several significant publications, including '' Il Mondo'', and served in the Parliament and Senate. Early life and education Cian ...

,who resigned from the post due to political reasons. Since its inception, ''Il Messaggero'' has been owned by different companies. One of the former owners is

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through the Ferruzzi Group. In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone. He founded the

Caltagirone Editore Caltagirone Editore S.p.A. is an Italian publisher, based in Rome, Italy, founded in July 1999 (following the purchase of the newspapers '' Il Messaggero'' and '' Il Mattino'' in 1999). Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is the founder of the compan ...

in 1999. The company is the majority owner of the paper 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'' and ''

Il Mattino ''Il Mattino'' (English: "The Morning") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Naples, Italy. History and profile ''Il Mattino'' was first published on 16 March 1892 by the journalists Edoardo Scarfoglio and Matilde Serao. Since 1999, the ...

''. The publisher of the daily is Il Messaggero S.p.A. ''Il Messaggero'' is published in broadsheet format and is based in

. In addition to its national edition the paper has 12 local editions, including those for the regions of

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and

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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.

References

External links

Official website
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History and profile

Circulation

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