''Il Tevere'' (

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: ''The Tiber'') was a Fascist newspaper which was published in Rome,

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, between 1924 and 1943. It is known for its founder,

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History and profile

''Il Tevere'' was launched by Benito Mussolini in 1924, and the first issue appeared on 27 December that year.

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was named as the director of the paper which was headquartered in Rome.

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worked as the literary editor of ''Il Tevere''. Until the early 1930 many significant figures contributed to ''Il Tevere'':

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, Antonio Baldini,

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, Amerigo Bartoli,

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and

Alberto Moravia Alberto Moravia ( , ; born Alberto Pincherle ; 28 November 1907 – 26 September 1990) was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his d ...

. Although Telesio Interlandi called Alberto Moravia as "

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" in the pages of ''Il Tevere'', Moravia did not end his occasional contributions to the paper. However, in the next period ''Il Tevere'' became much more

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supporting Nordic

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. In October 1932 it published an interview with

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before the Reichstag elections. From 1934 it began to feature articles on

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, and its antisemitic propaganda intensified. In 1938 ''Il Tevere'' suggested that the movies featuring

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, the

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and the

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should not be watched by the Italians in that their humor was not Aryan. The last issue of the paper was published on 25 July 1943 when Mussolini resigned from his post.

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