''Panorama'' is a weekly Italian-language

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published in

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and based in

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History and overview

''Panorama'' was founded in

in 1939. The magazine was temporarily closed by the Fascist rule in December 1940 due to the publication of the translated texts by Ada Prospero. It was relaunched by Italian publisher

Arnoldo Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori (2 November 1889 – 8 June 1971) was a noted Italian publisher. Mondadori was born at Poggio Rusco, Mantua and died in Milan. His publishing house (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publi ...

in cooperation with the

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Time Inc. group in Milan in October 1962. The magazine came out biweekly in the initial period.

Ownership

The magazine is owned and published by

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 largest Italian

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. The company is controlled by

Fininvest Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest S.p.A., known as Fininvest S.p.A., is an Italian holding company controlled by the Berlusconi family and managed by Silvio Berlusconi's eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi. Structure The Fininvest group is c ...

, a financial

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controlled by the family of

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 f ...

, Italian prime minister until November 2011. Although American group Time-Life company also owned the magazine, later it left the magazine due to low circulation levels.

Circulation

''Panorama'' had a circulation of 350,429 copies in 1984. The circulation of the magazine was 530,031 copies between September 1993 and August 1994. In 2000 it rose to 566,000 copies. The 2003 circulation of the weekly was 525,000 copies. Its circulation was 514,000 copies in 2004. It was the third best-selling news magazine in Italy in 2007 with a circulation of 479,297 copies. The circulation of the magazine was 511,349 copies in 2010. The magazine had a circulation of 303,422 copies in June 2013. The magazine had a circulation of 80,318 copies and sold 47,425 copies in May 2021.

Management and staff

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 writin ...

is the magazine's director, succeeding Giorgio Mulè and

Pietro Calabrese Pietro Calabrese (8 May 1944, Rome – 12 September 2010, Rome) was an Italian journalist who worked for l'ANSA, the ''Gazzetta dello Sport'', ''Panorama'' and ''Il Messaggero''. Biography Calabrese was born to Palermitano parents, Giovanna Vol ...

. A former director of the magazine, Carlo Rossella, became a director of

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Contributors

Adolfo Battaglia, a veteran journalist and politician, is among the former contributors of ''Panorama''. The current contributors of ''Panorama'' include: *

Mario Giordano Mario Giordano (born 19 June 1966) is an Italian journalist and writer. He is known to be one of the most contentious journalists in the Italian right-wing politics sector, and for various disciplinary sanctions against him in the context of hi ...

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Fausto Biloslavo Fausto Biloslavo (born in Trieste, 13 November 1961) is an Italian journalist. As a correspondent and freelance journalist, he witnessed conflicts from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to the Balkans and Africa. Most recently he reported from ...

Vittorio Sgarbi Vittorio Umberto Antonio Maria Sgarbi (born 8 May 1952 in Ferrara) is an Italian art critic, art historian, writer, politician, cultural commentator and television personality. He is President of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Tren ...

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* Daniela Mattalia * Francesco Borgonovo * Giorgio Sturlese Tosi * Luca Sciortino * Carlo Puca * Luca Telese * Antonio Rossitto * Marco Morello * Marianna Baroli * Guido Castellano * Francesco Canino * Guido Fontanelli

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Panorama 1939 establishments in Italy Italian-language magazines News magazines published in Italy Political magazines published in Italy Weekly magazines published in Italy Magazines established in 1939 Magazines published in Milan Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Biweekly magazines published in Italy