L'Unione Sarda
Italian regional newspaper
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L'Unione Sarda (lit. 'The Sardinian Union') is a daily newspaper for the island of Sardinia. It is the oldest newspaper in Sardinia still publishing.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Owner | L'Unione Editoriale |
| Publisher | L'Unione Sarda |
| Founded | 13 October 1889 |
Political alignment | Centrism Conservatism |
| Language | Italian |
| Headquarters | Cagliari, Italy |
| Circulation | 68,332 (2008) |
| OCLC number | 751755237 |
| Website | www |
History and profile
L'Unione Sarda was first published on 13 October 1889.[1] In its initial phase Raffa Gazia was the publisher of the paper.[2] It was a radical publication and Antonio Gramsci was among the contributors.[2] He published his first article in the paper.[3]
L'Unione Sarda is based in Cagliari[4] and owned by the Italian businessman Sergio Zuncheddu. Its publisher is L'Unione Sarda SPA.[4] The paper has four editions.[5] It has been the first European newspapers with its own website, launched in 1994.[6]
On its 120th anniversary of the establishment a commemorative stamp was published by the post of Italy on 13 October 2009.[1]
In 2004 the circulation of L'Unione Sarda was 66,700 copies.[7] The paper had a circulation of 68,332 copies in 2008.[8]
