Massimo Franco (6 November 1954) is an Italian journalist, author, and member of the editorial board for the Italian newspaper ''

Corriere della Sera (; ) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average circulation of 246,278 copies in May 2023. First published on 5 March 1876, is one of Italy's oldest newspapers and is Italy's most read newspaper. Its masthead has remain ...

''.

Biography

Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Franco is a journalist for ''

''. He previously worked as a columnist for ''

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'', '' Il Giorno'', and ''

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''. He is a member of the

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(IISS) in London. He writes regularly for ''

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,'' the French magazine '' Études'', and bimonthly in the ''

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''. Until 2011, he was a

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commentator at ''

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''.

Personal life

Franco is married to Ilaria Angeli. His wife is the co-owner with his brother Stefano of the publishing house Franco Angeli. They have three children and live in Rome.

References

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