linkiesta
{{short description|Independent Italian online newspaper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Linkiesta
| logo = Linkiesta - logo 2021.png
| editor = Christian Rocca
| frequency = Online newspaper
| category =
| publisher = Editoriale Linkiesta.it S.r.l.
| firstdate = 31 January 2011
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| website = {{official URL}}
}}
Linkiesta is an independent Italian online newspaper of investigative journalism, in-depth analysis, and commentary. It was launched on 31 January 2011, with the first editor-in-chief being Jacopo Tondelli. From 24 September 2019, the editor-in-chief is Christian Rocca.{{cite web |last=Adami |first=Marina |date=31 January 2023 |title=In a tough environment for digital news, this Italian news site is betting on a rebrand |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/tough-environment-digital-news-italian-news-site-betting-rebrand |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism}}
The Società Editoriale Linkiesta is a start-up comprising journalists and businessmen.{{Cite web |date=January 2011 |title=Italy a new protagonist in the growing of |url=http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2011/01/italy_a_new_protagonist_in_the_growing_o.php |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Editor\'s Blog}}{{dead url|date=June 2023}}{{cite web |last=Bruno |first=Nicola |last2=Nielsen |first2=Rasmus Kleis |date=April 2012 |title=Survival is Success: Journalistic Online Start-Ups in Western Europe |url=https://download.repubblica.it/pdf/2012/Survival.pdf |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |pages=84–87 |via=Repubblica.it |isbn=978-1-907384-08-0}} It is a public company with about 80 shareholders who have put in an investment between €10,000 and €50,000. The governance rules state that nobody can own more than 5% of the capital stock. Initially, a full list of shareholders was published on the website.{{cite web |date=3 February 2011 |title=La Società |url=http://www.linkiesta.it/societa |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203183424/http://www.linkiesta.it/societa |archivedate=3 February 2011 |accessdate=28 June 2023 |website=Linkiesta |language=it}} In a video interview published on Il Sole 24 Ore, Tondelli said: "Many shareholders and no bosses. As we are a public company, nobody can exert individual influence on the editorial line."{{cite news |last=Lepido |first=Daniele |date=31 January 2011 |title=Linkiesta.it, il video 'segreto' della redazione |language=it |work=Il Sole 24 Ore |url=http://danielelepido.blog.ilsole24ore.com/i-bastioni-di-orione/2011/01/linkiesta.html |url-status=dead |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322090825/http://danielelepido.blog.ilsole24ore.com/i-bastioni-di-orione/2011/01/linkiesta.html|archive-date=22 March 2012}}