La Notte (newspaper)
La Notte was an Italian afternoon newspaper published in Milan between 1952 and 1995.
History[edit]
The newspaper was financed by industrialist Carlo Pesenti, who wanted to curb the potential rise of communism in the country and support the majority electoral law, referred by the left-wing parties as a "swindle law".[1] The journalist Setefano “Nino” Nutrizio, the former chief editor of sport news of Il Popolo d'Italia, was appointed editor, a position he held until 1979.[1]
The newspaper got an unexpected success, with a print run of 250,000 copies per day during the 1960s.[2] Particular attention was given to crime news and sports.[1][2] The paper also introduced several structural and conceptual innovations: it was the first Italian newspaper to publish stock market listings, the first to publish a guide to film shows with timetables, theatre addresses, ticket prices, phone numbers and transports, and the first to review films with a rating system, irritating cinema-owners who even launched a campaign to boycott the newspaper.[1][2][3]
In 1984 the newspaper was bought by the publisher Rusconi, and in 1993 it was acquired by Paolo Berlusconi.[4] Following a significant drop in sales, the paper closed in January 1995.[4] An attempt to relaunch it in 1997 only lasted a few weeks.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Redazione (10 February 2008). "LA NOTTE". Il Giornale. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Pedrazzini, Marco (6 December 2012). "6 dicembre 1952: nasce La Notte l'altra «voce» del pomeriggio di Milano". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Tettamanti, Franco (February 2008). "1952, rivoluzione in sala: il cinema con le stellette". Corriere della Sera. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b ""La Notte" chiude a sorpresa". Corriere della Sera. 31 January 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 27 July 2015.