Messages in the Media - University of Toronto

Newspaper readership figures are low compared to other
European countries. Reporters Without Borders
ranked Italy as 61 on its press freedom index for
2011/2012, as the country failed to address issues of
media freedom violations. 9
Corierre della Sera
www.corriere.it
Founded in 1876, Corriere della Sera is Italy’s bestselling
daily newspaper. Corriere has maintained its independence
throughout periods of political turmoil in
Italy. 10 Headquartered in Milan, the Corriere is owned by
the RCS Group (Rizzoli Corriere della Sera), and has several
shareholders, including Fiat and Mediobanca, two of
the biggest industrial firms in Italy. From the outset, Corriere
established itself amongst its peers as an authority,
“voicing the opinions of the industrial bourgeoisie from
the North.” 11
La Repubblica
www.repubblica.it
La Repubblica is an Italian daily newspaper founded in
1976 by the Roman journalist Eugenio Scalfari. The paper
is the second most widely read and circulated paper
in Italy, with an average daily circulation in 2010 of
448,544 copies. 12 The paper is owned by L’Espresso
Group, headed by Carlo de Benedetti, and has both a
common national edition, as well as regional editions in
Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Genoa, Florence, Naples,
Palermo and Bari. 13 The paper has been known for its
moderate left wing tendencies; however it is impartial in
its criticism of Italian politics.
Il Messaggero
www.ilmessaggero.it
Founded in 1878, Roman daily Il Messagero is the largest
selling newspaper in Rome and provides different local
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