''Il Venerdì'' (full name: ''Il Venerdì di Repubblica''), first published in October 1987, is a weekly supplement of ''

la Repubblica ''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo ...

'' which deals with

news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

and

current affairs Current affairs may refer to: News * Current Affairs (magazine), ''Current Affairs'' (magazine) a bimonthly magazine of culture and politics. * Current affairs (news format): a genre of broadcast journalism * Current Affairs, former name for Behi ...

. Its interior features services and dossier of various kinds along with regular columns by Curzio Maltese ("Contromano"),

Michele Serra Michele Serra (born 10 July 1954) is an Italian writer, journalist, and satirist. Biography Serra was born in Rome, but moved to Milan in 1959. In 1975 he started working for ''L'Unità'', then the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Par ...

("For mail"),

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("Matters of the heart"), Ascanio Celestine ("The Sheep black "), Diego Bianchi (" The dream of Zoro "),

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(" Vices & virtues "), Stefano Bartezzaghi (" Lexicon and clouds "),

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(" critical zone "),

Corrado Augias Corrado Augias (born 26 January 1935) is an Italian journalist, writer and TV host. He was also a member of the European Parliament in 1994–1999 for the Democratic Party of the Left. Biography Born in Rome, Augias became popular in Italy ...

(" My Babel "), Richard Iacona ("In 50 lines"),

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("Is there life on Earth?"), Federico Grappling ("Analysis") and other important journalists of the Republic. For several years

Eugenio Scalfari Eugenio Scalfari (; 6 April 1924 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian journalist. He was editor of the news magazine ''L'Espresso'' (1963–1968), a member of parliament in the Chamber of Deputies (1968–1972), and co-founder of the newspaper ''La ...

had its own space where responded to letters from readers. Since the autumn of 2007, the heading of the letter is held by

. Even

Giorgio Bocca Giorgio Valentino Bocca (28 August 1920 – 25 December 2011) was an Italian essayist and journalist, also known for his participation in the World War II partisan movement. Biography Bocca was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, the son of teachers, an ...

wrote for years under the heading "Facts ours" until 2011, the year of his death.

Circulation

From January to August 2003 ''Il Venerdì'' sold 602,000 copies. Its 2004 circulation was 618,000 copies. It was the best-selling news magazine in Italy in 2007 with a circulation of 566,270 copies. In 2010 the circulation of the magazine was 522,858 copies.

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Official website
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Circulation

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