''Libero'' (English: "Free"), known also as ''Libero Quotidiano'', is an

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published in

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History and profile

''Libero'' was first published in July 2000. The founder is the journalist

Vittorio Feltri Vittorio Feltri ( Bergamo, born 25 June 1943) is an Italian journalist and editor in chief of daily ''Libero''. Biography Feltri was born in Bergamo, Italy. He graduated with a degree in Political Science and then started his career as journa ...

. The owner and publisher of the paper is Editoriale Libero S.r.l. ''Libero'' has a

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...

and

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

stance. In February 2007 some members of the New Red Brigades were arrested on a charge of wanting to fire-bomb the ''Libero'' editorial offices in Milan. The paper has been edited by

Maurizio Belpietro Maurizio Belpietro (born 10 May 1958) is an Italian journalist and television presenter. Biography Belpietro was born in Castenedolo, near Brescia, but he grew up in the town of Palazzolo sull'Oglio. He started his career as a journalist writ ...

since August 2009.

Circulation

''Libero'' has higher circulation in

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

. The 2008 circulation of the paper was 125,215 copies.Data for average newspaper circulation in 2008
. Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa. The paper had a circulation of 113,628 copies in 2009 and 105,123 copies in 2010.

References

External links

Official website
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