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''Chi'' (Italian for "''Who''") is an Italian weekly
gossip magazine A gossip magazine, also referred to as a tabloid magazine, is a magazine that features scandalous stories about the personal lives of celebrities and other well-known individuals. In North America, this genre of magazine flourished in the 1950s an ...
geared towards a female viewership published in Milan, Italy.


History and profile

''Chi'' was established in 1995. The magazine, published weekly, is based in
Segrate Segrate ( lmo, label=Milanese, Segraa ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) located in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. An eastern suburb of Milan, in its area lies the airport of Milan Linate, the lake ...
,
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
. The publisher of the weekly is
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1 ...
. The company is headed by
Marina Berlusconi Maria Elvira "Marina" Berlusconi (born 10 August 1966 in Milan) is an Italian businesswoman, chairwoman of Fininvest Holding and of the Arnoldo Mondadori Editore publishing group. She is the oldest daughter of Italian businessman and politician ...
,
Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...
’s older daughter.
Alfonso Signorini Alfonso Signorini (born 7 April 1964) is an Italian celebrity, television host and journalist. Biography Signorini was born in Milan. He was engaged to Paolo Galimberti. Television *''Chiambretti c'è'' (Rai 2, 2002) *''L'isola dei famosi'' (Rai ...
is the editor of the weekly. In 2004 the circulation of ''Chi'' was 524,482 copies. The magazine had a circulation of 503,984 copies in 2007. In 2010 its circulation was 403,599 copies.


Photo of Diana, Princess of Wales

The magazine came under criticism for publishing a picture of
Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her ac ...
, taken as she was dying. The photo, which is black-and-white, depicts Diana receiving oxygen in the wreckage of the vehicle in which she died on 31 August 1997. The picture was taken from the book ''Lady Diana : L'enquete criminelle'' by
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. Despite the criticism, the editor of the magazine defended their decision to publish it.


Duchess of Cambridge Photos

On 17 September 2012, the magazine published unauthorized photographs of the
Duchess of Cambridge Duke of Cambridge, one of several current royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom , is a hereditary title of specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. The title (named after the city of Cambridge in England) is heritable by male de ...
, wife of Britain's
Prince William William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educa ...
. The photos were said to have featured 26 photos of Kate Middleton "in and out of a bikini" while specifically featuring three topless photos of her. The nude photos were to be on the cover of Chi magazine for the week of 16 September 2012 featuring the caption "The Queen is Nude!". On 12 February 2013, it was widely reported that the magazine had obtained more unauthorized photographs of Kate Middleton, this time of her on a private holiday in
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whilst pregnant, and plans to publish them. St James's Palace condemned the magazine for infringing on the Duchess' privacy. Indeed, the magazine did publish the photographs the following day.


See also

*
List of magazines in Italy In Italy there are many magazines. Following the end of World War II the number of weekly magazines significantly expanded. From 1970 feminist magazines began to increase in number in the country. The number of consumer magazines was 975 in 1995 ...


References


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Chi: a completely new magazine hits newsstands
press release announcing the new publication * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chi 1995 establishments in Italy Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Celebrity magazines Italian-language magazines Magazines established in 1995 Magazines published in Milan Weekly magazines published in Italy Women's magazines published in Italy