Il Sole 24 Ore

{{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} was first published on 9 November 1965 as a merger between Il Sole ("The Sun"), founded in 1865,{{cite book|editor=Robert G. Picard|title=Media Firms: Structures, Operations, and Performance|date=2002

|publisher=Lawrence Erlbaum Associates|location=Mahwah, NJ|page=60|isbn=9780415516297}} and 24 Ore ("24 Hours"), founded in 1933.{{cite web|title=Communicating Europe: Italy Manual

|url=http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/enlargement_debates_manual_italy.pdf|work=European Stability Initiative|access-date=23 November 2014|date=19 May 2008}} The latter was established by young economists, including Ferdinando di Fenizio, Libero Lenti and Roberto Tremelloni, on 15 February 1933.{{cite web|title=About Us

|url=http://www.gruppo24ore.ilsole24ore.com/en-us/chi-siamo/storia/la-pazienza-e-il-coraggio|work=24 Ore Group

|access-date=5 June 2013|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000508/http://www.gruppo24ore.ilsole24ore.com/en-us/chi-siamo/storia/la-pazienza-e-il-coraggio}} The owner of {{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} is Confindustria.{{cite journal|author=Alessandro Carretta |display-authors=etal|title=The Impact of Corporate Governance Press News on Stock Market Returns|journal=European Financial Management|date=2011|volume=17|issue=1|pages=100–119

|doi=10.1111/j.1468-036X.2010.00548.x|s2cid=153656358 }}

In 2006, it was reported that {{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} had Europe's highest circulation for a financial daily.{{cite news |date=31 October 2006 |title=The press in Italy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4373775.stm |url-status=live |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231231105953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4373775.stm |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=31 December 2023}}

{{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} has its headquarters in Milan,{{cite book|editor=Carlos Dora|title=Health Hazards and Public Debate: Lessons for Risk Communication from the BSE/CJD Saga|location=Copenhagen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxUIEewOPHQC&pg=PA134|year=2006|publisher=World Health Organization|isbn=978-92-890-1070-2|page=134}} more precisely in Sarca Avenue 223, and is published in broadsheet format. The paper reports on business, politics, developments in commercial and labour law, corporate news and features. Extensive share and financial product listings are provided in its daily supplement, Finanza e Mercati.

Weekly supplements include:

• Domenica (Sunday): art, literature, philosophy, theatre, cinema, book reviews, and related news;
• Plus24 (Saturday): family savings, market analysis, real estate market news, and other private investment topics;
• Nòva 24 (Sunday): science and technology.

Irregular supplements are also produced with a focus on a specific issue such as a particular business sector.

The 1988 circulation of {{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} was 320,000 copies.{{cite book|author=Peter Humphreys

|title=Mass Media and Media Policy in Western Europe|date=1996|publisher=Manchester University Press|page=90

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vlTzbOGhdIC|isbn=9780719031977|location=Manchester; New York}} In 1997 it was the fifth best-selling Italian newspaper with a circulation of 368,652 copies.{{cite web|author1=Jose L. Alvarez|author2=Carmelo Mazza|author3=Jordi Mur|title=The management publishing industry in Europe|issue=99/4 |url=https://media.iese.edu/research/pdfs/OP-99-04.pdf|work=University of Navarra|access-date=27 April 2015

|format=Occasional Paper|date=October 1999}}

The paper sold 520,000 copies in 2000{{cite journal|title=Financial Newspapers|journal=SFN Flash|date=7 January 2004|volume=7|issue=1|url=http://www.wan-press.org/IMG/pdf/04Q_03_SFN_Flash_FullText-2.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824141157/http://www.wan-press.org/IMG/pdf/04Q_03_SFN_Flash_FullText-2.pdf|archive-date=24 August 2017|url-status=dead}} and 414,000 copies in 2001.{{cite news

|author=Adam Smith|title=Europe's Top Papers|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/164161/|access-date=5 February 2015|work=campaign|date=15 November 2002}} In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 373,723 copies, making it the fourth best-selling newspaper in Italy.{{cite web|title=European Publishing Monitor. Italy

|url=http://edz.bib.uni-mannheim.de/daten/edz-du/gda/07/med-ind-italy_en.pdf|work=Turku School of Economics and KEA|access-date=5 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411085843/http://edz.bib.uni-mannheim.de/daten/edz-du/gda/07/med-ind-italy_en.pdf|archive-date=11 April 2015|url-status=dead}} Its circulation was 334,076 copies in 2008.[http://www.adsnotizie.it/certif/certificati_2008.xls Data for average newspaper circulation. Survey on 2008 in Italy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722023523/http://www.adsnotizie.it/certif/certificati_2008.xls |date=22 July 2011}} Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa. The print and digital circulation in 2017 was nearly 177,000 copies. In the course of 2017, its circulation increased again in the ranking of national newspapers with the highest diffusion from fourth to third place. (Source Budget 2017)

File:Il sole 24 ore frontpage 2001-09-11.jpg

The printed newspaper is presented as part of an integrated information system which includes:

• Radio 24: a news/talk FM/online radio channel;
• Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor: business and financial news agency;
• 24 Minuti: a defunct free daily newspaper;
• ilsole24ore.com: the online newspaper;
• 24ore.tv: a defunct financial all-news TV channel.

{{lang|it|Il Sole 24 Ore}} is published by 24 ORE Group. The group has been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 6 December 2007.

• Mauro Masone (9 November 1965 - 2 January 1969)
• Alberto Mucci (3 January 1969 - 5 June 1978)
• Fabio Luca Cavazza Rossi (6 June 1978 - 30 September 1980)
• Mario Deaglio (1 October 1980 - 14 May 1983)
• Gianni Locatelli (15 May 1983 - 31 July 1993)
• Salvatore Carrubba (1 August 1993 - 31 December 1996)
• Ernesto Auci (1 January 1997 - 8 July 2001)
• Guido Gentili (9 July 2001 - 10 January 2005)
• Ferruccio de Bortoli (11 January 2005 - 8 April 2009)
• Gianni Riotta (9 April 2009 - 15 March 2011){{cite news|access-date=15 March 2011 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102154452/http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-03-15/comunicati-direttori-222434.shtml |author=Redazionale |title=Sole 24 Ore: Riotta lascia la direzione, Napoletano nuovo direttore - Gruppo 24 Ore: cda approva i conti |url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-03-15/comunicati-direttori-222434.shtml |url-status=live}}
• Roberto Napoletano (23 March 2011 - 13 March 2017)
• Guido Gentili, interim (from 14 March to 9 August 2017)
• Guido Gentili, 2nd time (from 10 August 2017 to 11 September 2018)
• Fabio Tamburini (from 12 September 2018){{cite web|access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912120202/https://www.lettera43.it/it/articoli/media/2018/09/11/fabio-tamburini-sole24ore/223454/ |title=Fabio Tamburini nuovo direttore del Sole24Ore |url=https://www.lettera43.it/it/articoli/media/2018/09/11/fabio-tamburini-sole24ore/223454 |url-status=live}}

Every year it publishes the Urban Ecosystem report, edited by Legambiente and Ambiente Italia. The report evaluates 105 Italian provinces in 5 macro areas: air, water, waste, mobility and environment.{{cite web|title=Urban Ecosystem|url=https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/economia-urbano/}} More specifically, it also publishes a list of the 107 Italian province with the best quality of life (which is evaluated through a panel of 90 indicators).{{cite web|url=https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/qualita-della-vita/|title=List of the Italian cities with the best quality of life}}

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