la Repubblica (meaning "the Republic") is, as of 2008, the second largest circulation
[2] Italian daily
general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso led by
Eugenio Scalfari and
Carlo Caracciolo and
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as
Radicalist/
Socialist newspaper
[3], It has since kept a centre-left political stance.
[4]It was one of the first Italian newspapers to use Bodoni serif typefaces.[3]
The newspaper was published for the first time January 14, 1976. It was presented to the public audience being the first italian Tabloid, with some sections, such as sports and business, intentionally left apart. When it was founded, it was intended to be a "second newspaper", with only major news at the national level, to an audience that has already read the facts of the day on another newspaper. It was composed of 20 pages and was published from Tuesday to Sunday.
During the first two years it creates its audience, swaying between the left and the |PCI. In 1977 Scalfari captures the novelty represented by the youth movement in universities, "Repubblica" hooks it and begins to grow. The strength of the newspaper are the comments, which are always incisive and deployed. In the meantime to the group of editors is added Giampaolo Pansa, from Corriere della Sera, alongside Rocca and Pirani in the role of Deputy Director.
