Il Riformista

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Il Riformista

| image = Il Riformista logo.svg

| caption =

| type = Daily newspaper

| format = Berliner

| foundation = 23 October 2002

| owners = Romeo Editore srl

| political = Liberalism
Reformism
Formerly
Left-libertarianism
Social democracy

| ceased publication = 30 March 2012

| circulation = 15.000 (2019)

| headquarters = Rome, Italy

| language = Italian

| ISSN = 1723-8080

| oclc = 464785916

| website = {{URL|ilriformista.it}}

| founder = Claudio Velardi

| editor = Claudio Velardi

| assoceditor =

| relaunched = 29 October 2019

}}

Il Riformista (English: "The Reformist") is an Italian political and financial newspaper based in Rome, Italy.

History and profile

Launched on 23 October 2002,{{cite web|author=Eugénie Saitta|title=The Transformations of Traditional Mass Media Involvement in the Political and Electoral Process|url=http://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/a12f18f7-d877-4828-bcb0-8a213edb38b4.pdf|publisher=ECPR|accessdate=24 November 2014|location=Nicosia, Cyprus|format=Conference Paper|date=April 2006}} Il Riformista was formed of about four pages with orange as main colour used. The paper closed on 30 March 2012 because of financial problems. It was later relaunched on 29 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/video/invista/bergamini_fi_29_ottobre_torna_edicola_la_nuova_edizione_de_riformista-4816323.html|title=Bergamini (FI): "Il 29 ottobre torna in edicola la nuova edizione de 'Il Riformista' "|website=Il Messaggero|language=it|access-date=23 October 2019}} In 2023, former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was appointed as editor.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-05 |title=Matteo Renzi è il nuovo direttore del Riformista - Politica - Ansa.it |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2023/04/05/matteo-renzi-e-il-nuovo-direttore-del-riformista_11ef0726-ca39-4f59-b28d-3929ce7b7e85.html |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}} Renzi resigned as editor in 2024 and was replaced by Alessandro Barbano and then Claudio Velardi.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Il Riformista è una giostra: il nuovo direttore è Claudio Velardi. Alessandro Barbano chiamato da Caltagirone per guidare il Messaggero |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/04/15/il-riformista-e-una-giostra-il-nuovo-direttore-e-claudio-velardi-alessandro-barbano-chiamato-da-caltagirone-per-guidare-il-messaggero/7514165/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT}}