La Stampa
Encyclopedia
La Stampa is one of the best-known, most influential and most widely sold Italian
daily newspaper
s. Published in Turin
, it is distributed in Italy and other Europe
an nations. The current owner is the Fiat Group.
), who gave it its current name and a national perspective. For criticising the 1924 murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti
, he was forced to resign and sell the newspaper to Giovanni Agnelli
.
It launched a website
in 1999.
Since May 26, 2006, it has published a monthly magazine: "Specchio+". Until January 26, 1999, to April 7, 2006, it was called "Specchio" and was published as weekly magazine.
On February 1, 2006, it published the controversial Muhammad Drawings
.
In the last years, many rumors were defused about the buyout of La Stampa by Italian publishers such as Caltagirone Editore
, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
and De Agostini
.
Columnist & Journalists
Former journalists
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s. Published in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, it is distributed in Italy and other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an nations. The current owner is the Fiat Group.
History
It was founded in 1867 with the name Gazzetta Piemontese. In 1895 the newspaper was bought (and by then edited) by Alfredo Frassati (father of Pier Giorgio FrassatiPier Giorgio Frassati
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, T.O.S.D., was an Italian Catholic activist, who was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic. He has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church....
), who gave it its current name and a national perspective. For criticising the 1924 murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging the Fascists committed fraud in the recently held elections, and denounced the violence they used to gain votes...
, he was forced to resign and sell the newspaper to Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli was an Italian entrepreneur, who founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899.-Early life:The son of Edoardo Agnelli and Aniceta Frisetti, he was born in Villar Perosa, a small town near Pinerolo, Piedmont, still the main home and burial place of the Agnelli family...
.
It launched a website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
in 1999.
Since May 26, 2006, it has published a monthly magazine: "Specchio+". Until January 26, 1999, to April 7, 2006, it was called "Specchio" and was published as weekly magazine.
On February 1, 2006, it published the controversial Muhammad Drawings
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
.
In the last years, many rumors were defused about the buyout of La Stampa by Italian publishers such as Caltagirone Editore
Caltagirone Editore
Caltagirone Editore S.p.A. is an Fourth Italian Publishing House, based in Rome, Italy, founded in July 1999 and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since December 2000....
, Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A. is an Italian Media conglomerate, founded in 1955 and based in Rome, Italy and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.- Shareholding :* CIR Group - 50,852%* Carlo Caracciolo - 10,008%...
and De Agostini
De Agostini
De Agostini S.p.A. is a publishing house in Italy. It was founded in 1901 by the geographer Giovanni De Agostini in Rome, Italy, and later moved to Novara, Italy.- Overview :*De Agostini Editore S.p.A.**Istituto Geografico De Agostini S.p.A....
.
People
Editors- Mario Calabresi (Editor)
- Massimo Gramellini (Vice-Editor)
- Roberto Bellato (Vice-Editor)
- Umberto La Rocca (Vice-Editor)
- Federico Geremicca (Vice-Editor, Rome)
Columnist & Journalists
- Massimo Gramellini (Columnist)
- Barbara Spinelli (Columnist)
- Mario Deaglio (Columnist)
- Lucia AnnunziataLucia AnnunziataLucia Annunziata is an Italian journalist.-Career:Born in Sarno , at the age of 13 she moved to Salerno, where she attended high school and university, obtaining a degree in History and Philosophy...
(Columnist) - Guido Ceronetti (Columnist)
- Anna Mina Mazzini aka MinaMina (singer)Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...
(Columnist) - Maurizio MolinariMaurizio MolinariMaurizio Molinari is a journalist in the employ of the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa, for which he serves as United States correspondent and for which he previously worked as European Union correspondent in Brussels and as diplomatic correspondent in Rome.Before arriving at La Stampa in 1997,...
(Journalist) - Stefania Miretti (Columnist)
- Roberto Beccantini (Columnist)
- Altiero Scicchitano (Columnist)
- Fiamma NirensteinFiamma NirensteinFiamma Nirenstein is an Italian politician, journalist and author. She is a member of Silvio Berlusconi's conservative coalition government and is Vice-president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Italian Chamber of Deputies...
(Columnist) - A. B. YehoshuaA. B. YehoshuaAbraham B. Yehoshua is an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. His pen name is A. B. Yehoshua.-Biography:...
(Columnist)
Former journalists
- Norberto BobbioNorberto BobbioNorberto Bobbio was an Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought. He also wrote regularly for the Turin-based daily La Stampa....
- Giovanni ArpinoGiovanni ArpinoGiovanni Arpino was an Italian writer and journalist.- Life :Born in Pula to Piedmontese parents, Arpino moved to Bra in the Province of Cuneo...
- Carlo FrutteroCarlo FrutteroCarlo Fruttero is an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. He is mostly known for his joint work with Franco Lucentini, especially as authors of crime novels...
- Franco LucentiniFranco LucentiniFranco Lucentini was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies. His novel The Sunday Woman, which was also made into a film, 1976, with Marcello Mastroianni and Jacqueline Bisset.- Biography :...
- Enzo BettizaEnzo BettizaEnzo Bettiza is a Dalmatian-born Italian novelist, journalist and politician.-Biography:Bettiza was born in Dalmatia, in a rich family of the Italian minority. His mother stemmed from a family of the Croatian isle of Brač...