Metro (Italian newspaper)
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| Type | Free daily newspaper (Published from Monday to Friday) |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | New Media Enterprise[1] |
| Founded | July 2000[1] |
| Language | Italian |
| Ceased publication | 20 December 2024[2] |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Circulation | 1,463,000 (2012) |
Metro was an Italian free daily newspaper published in Italy.
History and profile
[edit]Metro was originally published by Metro International.[3] Ten separate editions would eventually be produced for the cities of Bergamo, Bologna, Genoa, Florence, Milan, Padua, Rome, Turin, Venice and Verona, with other special editions (Metro Mag, Metro Stadio, Metro Week).
It was the most read free daily newspaper in Rome and Milan and one of the most read nationally. It was also one of two major free newspapers in Italy, the other being Leggo. In the period of 2001-2002 Metro had a circulation of 414,000 copies.[3] In 2012 the circulation of the paper was 1,463,000 copies.[4] Multiple reductions in its staff had been made since; in its last years, it only published a national edition and a Milan edition.[1]
It also featured the Get Fuzzy comic strip, translated into Italian.
The Italian version of the newspaper was sold multiple times during its final years: it was acquired by New Media Enterprise, a company run by freelance journalist Salvatore Puzzo, in 2009;[1] shortly afterward, it was sold to printer Mario Farina, who had also published another free daily newspaper, DNews.[1] The company ceased publication for three months before being reacquired by Puzzo in May 2020.[1]
On 23 December 2024, the newspaper and its website were discontinued; its final issue was published three days earlier.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Metro dopo Metro" [Metro after Metro]. Il Post (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Chiude l'edizione italiana del giornale gratuito "Metro"" [The Italian edition of the free newspaper "Metro" closes]. Il Post (in Italian). Milan, Italy. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b Piet Bakker (2002). "Free daily newspapers - business models and strategies". International Journal on Media Management. 4 (3): 180–187. doi:10.1080/14241270209389998.
- ^ Audi Press Archived March 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- The website for Metro Italy at the Wayback Machine (archived December 20, 2024) (in Italian)