Gioia (magazine)

Gioia
Editor in ChiefMaria Elena Viola
Former editorsMarina Fausti
Categories
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherHearst Magazines Italia
Founded1937
First issue7 March 1937
Final issue2018
CompanyHearst Magazines
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian

Gioia (Italian: Joy) was a weekly fashion and women's magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 2018.

History and profile

Gioia was first published on 7 March 1937.[1][2] Its owner and publisher was Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[3] The owner of the company was Edilio Rusconi, an Italian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer.[4] The company acquired the magazine in 1954 and first published it under the name Rusconi A Polazzi Editore in December 1956.[3] The company was the founder and owner of news magazine Gente.[4][5]

In February 1999 Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a subsidiary of Lagardère SCA, bought majority stake (90%) of Rusconi Group, the owner of Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[5] Then Gioia began to be published by Hachette Rusconi.[6][7] In 2011 Hearst Magazines acquired it from Hachette Rusconi.[6][8] Following the acquisition Hachette Rusconi changed its name to Hearst Magazines Italia.[6]

Gioia was published weekly by Hearst Magazines Italia.[9][10] The headquarters of the weekly was in Milan.[10][11] The magazine covered articles about beauty, fashion and health.[12] Its target audience was middle-class women over 30.[12]

From 2002 to 2006 Marina Fausti served as the co-editor-in-chief of Gioia.[13] Maria Elena Viola also served in the post.[12]

The weekly was redesigned in June 2013.[12] The website was relaunched in July 2015.[14] In 2018 Gioia ceased publication.[15]

Circulation

Gioia sold 403,246 copies in 1984.[16] Its circulation was 197,000 copies in 2007.[17]

See also

References

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  12. ^ a b c d "New format for Gioia". Adnative. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Marina Faustina". Who's Who in Italy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Hearst Magazines Italia presenta "Gioia, l'evoluzione di un femminile autentico" e lancia il nuovo Gioia.it". mediakey.tv (in Italian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ Caterina Varpi (3 September 2018). "Hearst chiude Gioia! e trasforma Elle in settimanale". Engage (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. ^ Maria Teresa Crisci. "Relationships between numbers of readers per copy and the characteristics of magazines" (PDF). Print and Digital Research Forum. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  17. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.