La Nazione
Front page, 30 May 2009
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Monrif RCS MediaGroup |
| Publisher | Poligrafici Editoriale |
| Editor | Pierfrancesco De Robertis |
| Founded | 8 July 1859 |
| Political alignment |
Centrism Conservatism |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Florence, Italy |
| Circulation | 52,653 (2012) |
| ISSN | 0391-6863 |
| Website | La Nazione |
La Nazione is one of the oldest regional newspapers in Italy being established on 8 July 1859. The paper is based in Florence.
La Nazione was founded by Bettino Ricasoli, interim head of the Tuscan government. The first issue appeared on 8 July 1859. Its title reflects the hope of Ricasoli for a unified Italy.
La Nazione merged with Cavour's famous political newspaper, Il_Risorgimento_(newspaper). Based in Florence, Italy, it is published in fourteen editions including those for the regions of Tuscany, Umbria and for the Province of La Spezia in Liguria. The early contributors include Edmondo de Amicis, Carlo Lorenzini, Giovanni Spadolini, Giuseppe Prezzolini and Mario Luzi.
In 2004 the owners were Monrif (59.2%) and the RCS MediaGroup (9.9%). The publisher of La Nazione is Poligrafici Editoriali. The paper is published in tabloid format.
The 1988 circulation of La Nazione was 288,000 copies. Between 1998 and 2001 the paper had a 30% share of the Italian language newspaper market in Tuscany.
The circulation of the paper was 149,997 copies in 2001 and it was 143,554 copies in 2002. Its circulation was 145,000 copies in 2003 and 144,463 copies in 2004. The paper had a circulation of 138,000 copies in 2007 and 136,993 copies in 2008.
In 2012 La Nazione sold 52,653,953 copies.
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