Il Progresso Italo-Americano
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Il Progresso Italo-Americano was an Italian-language daily newspaper in the United States, published from 1880 to 1988, when it was shut down due to a union dispute. In 1989, most journalists of Il Progresso reunited to create a new daily, America Oggi
. In the early 20th century it was the most popular of New York's Italian newspapers, selling anywhere from 90,000 to 100,000 copies every day.
Founded in 1879 by Carlo Barsotti, who was also the first director, the newspaper was a bully pulpit to raise funds for monuments by public subscription in the city of New York. From 1888 to 1921 Il Progresso Italo-Americano was promoting monuments to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Christopher Columbus, Giuseppe Verdi, Giovanni da Verrazano and Dante.
Generoso Pope
assumed the direction of the newspaper in 1928, after buying it for $2,050,000 and retained control until he died in 1950.
He doubled its circulation to 200,000 in New York City, making it the largest Italian daily newspaper in the country.
America Oggi
America Oggi, or "America Today," is an Italian-language daily newspaper published in Westwood, New Jersey for Italian immigrants in the U.S.-External links:**...
. In the early 20th century it was the most popular of New York's Italian newspapers, selling anywhere from 90,000 to 100,000 copies every day.
Founded in 1879 by Carlo Barsotti, who was also the first director, the newspaper was a bully pulpit to raise funds for monuments by public subscription in the city of New York. From 1888 to 1921 Il Progresso Italo-Americano was promoting monuments to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Christopher Columbus, Giuseppe Verdi, Giovanni da Verrazano and Dante.
Generoso Pope
Generoso Pope
Generoso Pope , born with the name of Generoso Antonio Pompilio Carlo Papa, the owner of a chain of Italian-language newspapers in major cities, stands out as the epitome of the Italian American ethnic political broker....
assumed the direction of the newspaper in 1928, after buying it for $2,050,000 and retained control until he died in 1950.
He doubled its circulation to 200,000 in New York City, making it the largest Italian daily newspaper in the country.