Il Foglio
Italian daily newspaper
Il Foglio ("The Paper"), or more formally Il Foglio quotidiano ("The daily Paper"), is an Italian daily newspaper with nationwide circulation. It was founded in 1996 by Giuliano Ferrara, an Italian journalist, television host, and politician. Since 2015, it has been edited by Claudio Cerasa.
Description
The newspaper takes its name from its broadsheet format wrapped around several pages of inserts; pages of the insert are indicated with Roman numerals, while those of the newspaper are printed with Arabic numerals. Since the 2010s, there have been occasional editions with an additional sheet featuring cartoons on the front and back and featured articles or advertisements on the inside pages. Saturday editions carry the words "Weekend Edition" next to the date; these issues can reach 16 pages, also containing regular columns and cultural reviews.
The Monday edition, mostly prepared several days prior, has a different layout and the articles are printed in a larger font. This issue contains mostly opinions and comment. An essay appears on the front page, which often continues inside the main sheet; page 3 is titled Un Foglio internazionale ("An international Paper") and contains reports from the foreign press.
History
Il Foglio was founded in Milan in 1996 by Ferrara after he left as editor of the magazine Panorama.
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