L'Eco di Bergamo is a daily newspaper published in Bergamo, Italy. The paper has been in circulation since 1880.

L'Eco di Bergamo
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Bergamo Dioceses
Founder(s)Sesa Company
PublisherSESAAB
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Political alignmentCatholic faith
LanguageItalian
HeadquartersBergamo
CountryItaly
WebsiteL'Eco di Bergamo

History and profile

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A newspaper stand in Lombardy for L'Eco di Bergamo and Orobie

L'Eco di Bergamo was established by the Sesa company in 1880.[1][2][3] Its publisher is SESAAB, which is owned by the Bergamo Dioceses.[1] SESAAB also publishes four editions of La Provincia newspaper, namely those of Como, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese.[4]

The headquarters of L'Eco di Bergamo is in Bergamo,[4] and the paper is published in the Berliner format.[5] It is the first Italian newspaper which introduced color.[5]

L'Eco di Bergamo has a Catholic-oriented leaning.[6][7][8] An Italian priest Andrea Spada served as the editor-in-chief of the paper for 51 years.[1][9] He was appointed to the post in 1938[10] and was in office until 1989.[6]

At the end of the 1990s L'Eco di Bergamo sold 68,000 copies.[1] Its circulation was 56,000 copies in 2007.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dean Roper (September 1999). "SESAAB gives L'Eco di Bergamo power to diversify its activities" (PDF). WAN IFRA. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Articles". Remco Torenbosch. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ Western Europe 2003. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2002. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
  4. ^ a b "SESAAB group consolidates with Méthode". EidosMedia. Milan. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b "L'Eco di Bergamo". Sol361. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Newspapers". Ciao Italy. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ John Pollard (2008). Catholicism in Modern Italy: Religion, Society and Politics Since 1861. London; New York: Routledge. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-134-55675-5.
  8. ^ Gino Moliterno, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. London; New York: Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 0-203-74849-2.
  9. ^ Adriana Trigiani (2012). The Shoemaker's Wife. Harper. p. 479. ISBN 9780061257094. GGKEY:FZNQBU8Q13H.
  10. ^ Peter Hebblethwaite (2005). John XXIII: Pope of the Century. London; New York: Continuum. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-86012-387-3.
  11. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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