Giovanni Maria Vian
{{Short description|Italian journalist}}
Giovanni Maria Vian (born March 10, 1952) is an Italian professor of patristic philology and a journalist. Vian was born in Rome. He was the editor-in-chief of L'Osservatore Romano from 2007 to 2018.{{cite news | work = National Catholic Reporter | url = https://www.ncronline.org/news/media/pope-names-italian-journalists-key-posts-vatican-communications | accessdate = December 27, 2018 | date = December 18, 2018 | title = Pope names Italian journalists to key posts in Vatican communications | first = Carol | last = Glatz | agency = Catholic News Service | archive-date = July 20, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190720171117/https://www.ncronline.org/news/media/pope-names-italian-journalists-key-posts-vatican-communications | url-status = dead }}
Editorial positions
As director of L'Osservatore, he had to face controversy over whether the paper was giving unwarranted support to the Barack Obama administration.{{Cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/16067/editor-of-vatican-newspaper-says-obama-is-not-pro-abortion |title=Editor of Vatican newspaper says ‘Obama is not pro-abortion’ |access-date=2009-05-20 |archive-date=2009-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625164937/http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=16067 |url-status=live }}
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Category:Italian male journalists
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:L'Osservatore Romano editors
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