Eugenio Scalfari
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The Honourable Eugenio Scalfari OMRI, LH |
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| Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 5 June 1968 – 24 May 1972 |
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| Constituency | Turin |
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| Born |
6 April 1924 Civitavecchia, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
National Fascist Party (1942-1943) Italian Liberal Party (1946-1956) Radical Party (1956-1968) Italian Socialist Party (1968-1976) |
| Spouse(s) |
Simonetta De Benedetti (m. 1950–2006); her death Giuliana Rossetti (m. 2008) |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Residence | Velletri, Lazio, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Genoa |
| Profession | Journalist |
Eugenio Scalfari (Italian: [euˈdʒɛnjo ˈskalfari]; born 6 April 1924 in Civitavecchia) is an Italian journalist, editor of the news magazine L'espresso (1963–1968), former member of parliament in the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1968–1972), co-founder of the newspaper La Repubblica and its editor from 1976 to 1996.
A law graduate with an interest in journalism and politics, Scalfari worked for on the influential postwar magazines Il Mondo and L'Europeo. In 1955 he was among the founders of the Radical Party.
In October 1955, jointly with Arrigo Benedetti he co-founded one of Italy's foremost newsmagazines L'Espresso with capital from the progressive industrialist Adriano Olivetti, manufacturer of Olivetti typewriters. The experienced Benedetti, who had directed the newsmagazine L'Europeo (1945–54), was the first editor-in-chief until 1963, when he handed over to Scalfari.
In January 1976 the Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso also launched the centre-left daily newspaper La Repubblica in a joint venture with Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Scalfari became the editor-in-chief and remained so until 1996. Few believed such a venture could succeed in the already crowded Italian newspaper market, but under Scalfari’s skilful editorship La Repubblica prospered to the point of rivaling the prestigious Corriere della Sera in both sales and status as a national daily.
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