Type Daily newspaper Editor Alessandro Sallusti | Format Tabloid | |
Owner(s) Fininvest
Mondadori Editori Publisher Società Europea di Edizioni Founded 1974; 43 years ago (1974) | ||
il Giornale is an Italian language daily newspaper published in Milan, Italy.
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History and profile
The newspaper was founded in 1974 by the journalist Indro Montanelli, together with the colleagues Enzo Bettiza, Ferenc Fejtő, Raymond Aron and others, after some disagreements with the new pro-left editorial line adopted by the newspaper Corriere della Sera, where Montanelli had been one of the most important contributors. Montanelli left Corriere della Sera in 1973.
The newspaper was first published on 25 June 1974 as Il Giornale Nuovo, with Indro Montanelli as editor and member of the publishing company board of directors and an editorial office composed of 59 journalists. The paper has a conservative stance. The paper's headquarters is in Milan.
In 1977 Montanelli, in financial difficulties, accepted an offer by Silvio Berlusconi, who thus became the publisher. In 1983 the paper was renamed as Il Giornale. When Berlusconi entered politics in December 1993, however, Montanelli left fearing for his own independence, and went on to found the short-lived daily newspaper La Voce.
In 1994, Berlusconi left the role of publisher of il Giornale to his brother Paolo. Vittorio Feltri replaced Indro Montanelli as editor. In 2004 the paper was owned by Fininvest (58.3%) and Mondadori Editori (41.7 %). The publisher is the Società Europea di Edizioni. The paper was published in broadsheet format until May 2005 when it switched to tabloid format.
In May 2005 Il Giornale started its online version. In 2007 the monthly business magazine Espansione became a supplement of the paper.
Circulation
Il Giornale was the seventh best-selling Italian newspaper in 1997 with a circulation of 218,741 copies. The paper had a circulation of 235,000 copies in 2000. The circulation of the paper was 228,198 copies in 2001 and it was 219,363 copies in 2002. The circulation of the paper was 216,000 copies in 2003 and 208,407 copies in 2004. In 2008 the paper had an average circulation of 192,667 copies. The circulation of the paper was 184,882 copies in 2009 and 183,923 copies in 2010.
In 2012 Il Giornale sold 79,125,210 copies.
Il Giornale della Libertà
Il Giornale della Libertà was a free weekly political, headed by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, and attached with Il Giornale, but was strictly criticized by the editorial staff and later went on strike (for the second time after the leaving of Indro Montanelli).
The last issue is still available for downloading.