Chi (magazine)
Editor | Alfonso Signorini |
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Categories | Gossip magazine |
Frequency | Weekly |
Circulation | 403,599 (2010) |
First issue | 3 March 1995 |
Company | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
Country | Italy |
Based in | Segrate, Milan, Italy |
Language | Italian |
Chi (Italian for "Who") is an Italian weekly gossip magazine geared towards a female viewership published in Milan, Italy.
History
Chi was established in 1995.[1][2] The magazine, published weekly,[3] is based in Segrate, Milan.[4] The publisher of the weekly is Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.[5][6] The company is headed by Marina Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi’s older daughter.[3] Alfonso Signorini is the editor of the weekly.[5]
In 2004 Chi sold 524,482 copies.[7] The magazine had a circulation of 503,984 copies in 2007.[8][9] In 2010 its circulation was down to 403,599 copies.[10]
Photo of Diana, Princess of Wales
The magazine came under criticism for publishing a picture of Diana, Princess of Wales, taken as she was dying.[11][12] The photo, which is black-and-white, depicts Diana receiving oxygen in the wreckage of the vehicle in which she died on 31 August 1997. The picture was taken from the book Lady Diana : L'enquete criminelle by Jean-Michel Caradec'h.[13][14] Despite the criticism, the editor of the magazine defended their decision to publish it.[11]
Duchess of Cambridge Photos
On 17 September 2012, the magazine published unauthorized photographs of the
On 12 February 2013, it was widely reported that the magazine had obtained more unauthorized photographs of Kate Middleton, this time of her on a private holiday in
See also
References
- S2CID 144183208.
- ^ "Chi. Italy". Mondadori. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ S2CID 145433116.
- ^ "The Best Italian Fashion, Beauty and Style Magazines". Made in Italy. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "The Best Italian Fashion, Beauty and Style Magazines". Made in Italy. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Eric Lyman (5 March 2014). "Italian publisher unveils magazine dedicated to Pope Francis". National Catholic Reporter. Rome. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "European Publishing Monitor. Italy" (PDF). Turku School of Economics and KEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Dati ADS (tirature e vendite)". Fotografi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Photos of dying Diana outrage Britain". CBS. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ISBN 978-1-85418-628-7.
- OCLC 70874672.
- ^ "Outrage: Italian magazine 'Chi' Princess Diana photos now online". The National Ledger. 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ^ "Chi Magazine Kate Middleton Topless Photos". Gossip Cop. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Kate and William take legal action as Italian magazine 'Chi' defends publication of 'natural' photographs. The Independent.
- ^ "Kate bikini photos published by Chi magazine in Italy". BBC. 13 February 2013.
External links
- "Chi: a completely new magazine hits newsstands", press release, 20 March 2012