Liberazione (newspaper) explained

Liberazione was an Italian left-wing newspaper that was in circulation between 1991 and 2012. It was published online in the period 2012–2014. The paper was based in Rome, Italy, and was the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Refoundation Party.

History and profile

The paper was founded in 1991^[1] as the official newspaper of the Communist Refoundation Party.^[2]

A satirical magazine, Frigidaire, became the supplement of the paper on 25 April 2009.^[3]

In 2011 the circulation of Liberazione was about 11,000 copies.^[1] In January 2012 the print edition folded, and the paper became online-only publication.^[4] The online edition of the newspaper was also closed on 19 March 2014.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Austerity threatens Europe's Left press. 1 July 2015. Revolting Europe. 12 January 2012.
2. Web site: Eugénie Saitta. The Transformations of Traditional Mass Media Involvement in the Political and Electoral Process. ECPR. 24 November 2014. Nicosia, Cyprus. Conference Paper. April 2006.
3. Web site: Frigidaire. Slumberland. 17 August 2015. Italian.
4. News: Liberazione, Rifondazione chiude il sito. Ferrero: "O il giornale o il partito". 25 November 2021. Il Fatto Quotidiano. 19 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014101608/https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/03/19/liberazione-rifondazione-chiude-il-sito-ferrero-o-il-giornale-o-il-partito/918873/. 14 October 2017. Italian.