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Il Giorno (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
Il Giorno is an Italian national newspaper based in Milan, Italy, with numerous local editions in Lombardy
.
in 1956, with the journalist Gaetano Baldacci, to challenge the newspaper Corriere della Sera
. But later, due to the financial crisis, Enrico Mattei
with the state-owned oil company Eni
buys part of the publishing company.
In 1959, Cino Del Duca
sold his stake to Eni
and Italo Pietra became the new editor of the newspaper.
Due to the 1973 oil crisis
and the competition of the new newspaper la Repubblica
, Il Giorno has dropped many readers.
In 1997 Eni
sold the newspaper to the Italian publishing company Poligrafici Editoriale, which also own two others Italian newspapers (il Resto del Carlino
and La Nazione
) under the Quotidiano Nazionale network.
In 2000 switched to Tabloid format and in 2009 publish a new sports supplement.
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
.
History
Founded by the Italian businessman Cino Del DucaCino Del Duca
Cino Del Duca was an Italian-born businessman film producer and philanthropist who moved to France in 1923 where he made a fortune in the French publishing business.-Biography:...
in 1956, with the journalist Gaetano Baldacci, to challenge the newspaper Corriere della Sera
Corriere della Sera
The Corriere della Sera is an Italian daily newspaper, published in Milan.It is among the oldest and most reputable Italian newspapers. Its main rivals are Rome's La Repubblica and Turin's La Stampa.- History :...
. But later, due to the financial crisis, Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian Petroleum Agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. Instead Mattei enlarged and reorganized it into the National Fuel Trust Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi...
with the state-owned oil company Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
buys part of the publishing company.
In 1959, Cino Del Duca
Cino Del Duca
Cino Del Duca was an Italian-born businessman film producer and philanthropist who moved to France in 1923 where he made a fortune in the French publishing business.-Biography:...
sold his stake to Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
and Italo Pietra became the new editor of the newspaper.
Due to the 1973 oil crisis
1973 oil crisis
The 1973 oil crisis started in October 1973, when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries or the OAPEC proclaimed an oil embargo. This was "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur war. It lasted until March 1974. With the...
and the competition of the new newspaper la Repubblica
La Repubblica
la Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
, Il Giorno has dropped many readers.
In 1997 Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
sold the newspaper to the Italian publishing company Poligrafici Editoriale, which also own two others Italian newspapers (il Resto del Carlino
Il Resto del Carlino
il Resto del Carlino is an Italian local newspaper based in Bologna, and is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy.Its rather evocative name means "the change you get from a Carlino," the smallest part of the Papal bajocco, which was legal tender at the time, when a sheet of local news was given out...
and La Nazione
La Nazione
La Nazione is one of the oldest regional newspapers in Italy. It merged with Cavour's famous political newspaper, Il Risorgimento, in 1849. Based in Florence, Italy, it is published in numerous local editions for the regions of Tuscany, Umbria and for the Province of La Spezia in Liguria.-...
) under the Quotidiano Nazionale network.
In 2000 switched to Tabloid format and in 2009 publish a new sports supplement.
External links
- Official Website (in Italian)
- October, November and December 1969 Historical front pages.