Secolo d'Italia

Secolo d'Italia
Type Daily newspaper
Editor Luciano Lanna
Founded 1952
Political alignment Conservatism
Right-wing
Language Italian
Headquarters Rome
Website secoloditalia.it

Secolo d'Italia is a daily conservative newspaper in Italy.

History and profile

Founded in Rome in 1952 by Franz Turchi, Secolo d'Italia is close to the centre-right political party the People of Freedom.

Between 1963 and 1995, it was the official organ of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI). Later, it followed the MSI's transition to the national conservative National Alliance (AN).[1] It had a circulation of about 10,000, but increased to 30,000 with the creation of the AN.[2]

The newspaper was affiliated to AN from 1995 to 2009, when AN merged into The People of Freedom. It bore the banner "Newspaper of The People of Freedom" until 2010 when former MSI/AN leader Gianfranco Fini broke away and set up his new party, Future and Freedom (FLI). The newspaper has since supported FLI, but it may soon change political orientation as the new editorial board, appointed by the Fondazione Alleanza Nazionale (which administers the assets and properties of the former MSI/AN), is inclined to choose an editor representing all the factions of the formerly post-fascist movement.[3]

Flavia Perina was the first female editor of Secolo d'Italia who appointed to the post in 2000.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kamali, Masoud (2009). Racial Discrimination: Institutional Patterns and Politics. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-415-98987-9.
  2. ↑ Ruzza, Carlo; Fella, Stefano (2009). Re-inventing the Italian Right. London: Routledge. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-415-34461-6.
  3. ↑ Cambia il cda: il «Secolo» vuole tornare a destra Il Giornale. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Anna Momigliano (16 September 2008). "In Italy, Female Editor Signals Women's Rise". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 24 November 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)

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