Il Fischietto

Il Fischietto was established by Giuseppe Cassone and Lorenzo Pedrone in Turin in 1848.^[1][2][3] Its first issue appeared on 2 November that year.^[1] Picchetti Pietro served as its director,^[2] and Francesco Redenti was one of its editors.^[4] The magazine came out three times per week until 1905 when its frequency was switched to biweekly.^[2] It was redesigned as a weekly in 1914.^[2]

The magazine covered political satire^[2] and supported civil liberties, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.^[1] Casimiro Teja was among the notable contributors of Il Fischietto.^[4] It targeted different groups, including government ministers, and had a liberal and anti-clerical political stance.^[4][5] It generally supported the politicians Giuseppe Garibaldi, Bettino Ricasoli and Cavour.^[4]

Its circulation was about 3,000 copies in the 1850s, but the magazine enjoyed higher levels of readership in the 1860s.^[4]

Il Fischietto folded in 1916.^[1][2]