Rome Daily American

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Rome Daily American
Type Daily
Format
Owner
Founded 1946[1][2]
Language English
Ceased publication 1984
Headquarters Rome, Italy

Rome Daily American was an English language daily newspaper published in Rome, Italy which ran from 1946 to 1984.[1] It was started by three GIs taking advantage of the discontinuation of the publication in Europe of Stars and Stripes, the American Military newspaper which had been published there during and just after World War II.[3] Its model and competitor for sales was the International Herald Tribune published in Paris, two days for copies to reach Rome.[4]

Forty percent of it was owned by the CIA as part of Operation Mockingbird until the early 1970s. The intent of this ownership was to provide cover for CIA operatives and to influence the Italian electorate which was threatening to vote Communist at that time.[5][6]

It went bankrupt in 1981. At that time, it was publishing 15,000 papers. Competition from The tabloid International Daily News, in 1977, appeared to hasten its demise.[7]

Contents

[edit] Namesakes

The American Magazine, published in Rome in English takes its name from the Rome Daily American.[1]

[edit] Editors

  1. Michael Keon ?[8]
  2. James McCartney 1971-1976[9]
  3. Christoper P. Winner 1981-1984[10]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Daily American retrieved April 23, 2008
  2. ^ Papers of John Martin Mecklin retrieved April 23, 2008
  3. ^ Time magazine retrieved April 23, 2008
  4. ^ Living Abroad in Italy retrieved April 23, 2008
  5. ^ Word Press.com retrieved April 23, 2008
  6. ^ Operation Mockingbird retrieved April 23, 2008
  7. ^ NY Times retrieved April 23, 2008
  8. ^ Manila standard Today retrieved April 23, 2008
  9. ^ The Practice of Newspaper Management retrieved April 23, 2008
  10. ^ The American Magazine.com retrieved April 23, 2008

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