La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno

Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy. It is one of the most important newspaper published in the Southern Italy; has the largest readership in Apulia and Basilicata.

History

The newspaper was founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy, by the magazine editor Martino Cassano, for the lack of a local newspaper in Bari, despite the high rate of illiteracy in Apulia, equal to 70% in 1905. Originally published as the Corriere delle Puglie, it assumed its current title in 1906.

Local editions

Currently publishes 5 different local editions, with different names:

• La Gazzetta di Bari, for the Province of Bari;
• La Gazzetta di Brindisi, for the Province of Brindisi;
• La Gazzetta di Capitanata, for the Province of Foggia;
• La Gazzetta di Lecce, for the Province of Lecce;
• La Gazzetta di Matera, for the Province of Matera;
• La Gazzetta del Nord Barese, for the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani and the municipality of Corato;
• La Gazzetta di Potenza, for the Province of Potenza;
• La Gazzetta di Taranto, for the Province of Taranto.

There are sever separate editiorial offices in Bari, Foggia, Lecce, Matera, Barletta, Potenza, Taranto.

References

External links

• Official Website (Italian)