L'Unione Sarda is an Italian regional daily newspaper for the island of Sardinia. It is the oldest newspaper in Sardinia still publishing.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | L'Unione Editoriale |
| Publisher | L'Unione Sarda |
| Founded | 13 October 1889 |
| Political alignment | Centrism Conservatism |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Cagliari, Italy |
| Circulation | 68,332 (2008) |
| OCLC number | 751755237 |
| Website | L'Unione Sarda |
History and profile edit
L'Unione Sarda was first published on 13 October 1889.[1] In its initial phase Raffa Gazia was the publisher of the paper.[2] It was a radical publication and Antonio Gramsci was among the contributors.[2] He published his first article in the paper.[3]
L'Unione Sarda is based in Cagliari[4] and owned by the Italian businessman Sergio Zuncheddu. Its publisher is L'Unione Sarda SPA.[4] The paper has four editions.[5] It has been the first European newspapers with its own website, launched in 1994.[6]
On its 120th anniversary of the establishment a commemorative stamp was published by the post of Italy on 13 October 2009.[1]
In 2004 the circulation of L'Unione Sarda was 66,700 copies.[7] The paper had a circulation of 68,332 copies in 2008.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "IT051.09". WNS Stamps. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b Roger A. Salerno (2004). Beyond the Enlightenment: Lives and Thoughts of Social Theorists. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-275-97724-5.
- ^ James Martin (2002). Antonio Gramsci: Intellectual and political context. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-415-21748-4.
- ^ a b "L'Unione Sarda". Publicitas. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "L'Unione Sarda". Prime Media. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Martin Clark (6 June 2014). Modern Italy, 1871 to the Present. Routledge. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-317-86603-9.
- ^ "European Publishing Monitor. Italy" (PDF). Turku School of Economics and KEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Data for average newspaper circulation in 2008 in Italy Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa.
External links edit
- L'Unione Sarda Official website (in Italian)
- L'Unione Sarda historical front pages (in Italian)