Panorama is a weekly Italian-language news magazine published in Italy and based in Milan.[1]

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Panorama
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October 1962 edition
Former editorsEzio Mauro
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation80,318 (May 2021)
PublisherArnoldo Mondadori Editore
First issue27 April 1939; 85 years ago (1939-04-27)
CompanyPanorama S.r.l (La Verità Group)
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian
Websitepanorama.it
ISSN0553-1098
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History and overview

Panorama was founded in Milan in 1939.[2] The magazine was temporarily closed by the Fascist rule in December 1940 due to the publication of the translated texts by Ada Prospero.[3] It was relaunched by Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori in cooperation with the American Time Inc. group in Milan in October 1962.[4][5][6]

The magazine came out biweekly in the initial period.[3]

Ownership

The magazine is owned and published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore,[5][7][8] the largest Italian publishing house.[9] The company is controlled by Fininvest, a financial holding company controlled by the family of Silvio Berlusconi,[2][5] a former Prime Minister of Italy. Although American group Time-Life company also owned the magazine, later it left the magazine due to low circulation levels.[6]

Circulation

Panorama had a circulation of 350,429 copies in 1984.[10] The circulation of the magazine was 530,031 copies between September 1993 and August 1994.[11] In 2000 it rose to 566,000 copies.[12] The 2003 circulation of the weekly was 525,000 copies.[4] Its circulation was 514,000 copies in 2004.[13] It was the third best-selling news magazine in Italy in 2007[14] with a circulation of 479,297 copies.[15] The circulation of the magazine was 511,349 copies in 2010.[8] The magazine had a circulation of 303,422 copies in June 2013.[16] The magazine had a circulation of 80,318 copies and sold 47,425 copies in May 2021.[17]

Management and staff

Maurizio Belpietro is the magazine's director, succeeding Giorgio Mulè and Pietro Calabrese. A former director of the magazine, Carlo Rossella, became a director of Medusa Film.

Contributors

Adolfo Battaglia, a veteran journalist and politician, is among the former contributors of Panorama.[18]

The current contributors of Panorama include:

  • Maurizio Belpietro
  • Mario Giordano
  • Marcello Veneziani
  • Giacomo Amadori
  • Fausto Biloslavo
  • Vittorio Sgarbi
  • Lorenzo del Boca
  • Fabio Amendolara
  • 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

See also

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January 2018 Panorama cover, Mondadori
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2004 Panorama cover, Mondadori

References

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