Press Releases
La Stampa to publish Breakingviews column
22 Apr 2008
London/Turin, April 22nd 2008 
On April 22nd, Italy’s influential daily newspaper, La Stampa, will begin publishing the breakingviews.com column, expanding the reach of the agenda-setting editorial voice of breakingviews.com into one of the world’s most important economies.
The columns will contain a selection of breakingviews.com's agenda-setting commentary on the top financial events around the globe, selected by La Stampa's editorial staff for their relevance and originality to its Italian readership.
Created in 1999, breakingviews.com has established a presence in Europe, the US and Asia. Its website provides members of the global financial elite with valuable insights. It also has partnerships with newspapers worldwide including The Wall Street Journal, Germany's Handelsblatt, France's Le Monde, Spain's El Pais and India’s Mint. Through these, it reaches more than four million readers daily.
"Our partnership with La Stampa is a great step forward in the continued global expansion of the breakingviews.com brand," said Hugo Dixon, breakingviews.com's chairman and editor-in-chief. "La Stampa’s unique focus on Italy’s decision-makers and movers and shakers makes the newspaper a perfect fit for our commentary.”
La Stampa has been publishing for over 100 years. Based in Turin and owned by Fiat Spa, the newspaper combines a strong emphasis on local coverage with national authority and prestige.
"Our new partnership with Breakingviews – said John Elkann, chairman of La Stampa - provides La Stampa's readers with daily access to a unique window on the world of international business and finance. We're delighted to join the family of distinguished publications from around the globe that benefit from the best of breakingviews.com's insights, a step that also highlights our continuing commitment to making La Stampa synonymous with journalism of the very highest quality."
For further information, please contact:
Breakingviews.com
Hugo Dixon
Editor-in-chief and chairman
+44 (0)20 7496 1857
Hugo.dixon@breakingviews.com