il Resto del Carlino is an Italian newspaper based in Bologna, and is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. Its rather evocative name means "the change you get from a carlino", which the smallest part of the Papal baiocco (no longer legal tender in united Italy but a word still used in Bologna to refer to 10 cent coins): a sheet of local news was given out in shops to make up for the change owing after buying a cigar (which was worth 8 cents).
History and profile
il Resto del Carlino was established in 1885.[1][2] The founder was Amilcare Zamorani.[3] Between 1912 and 1914 its editor was Giovanni Amendola.[4] In 1988 the owner of the paper was Monrif.[5] In 2004 the owners were Monrif (59.2%) and the RCS MediaGroup (9.9%).[6] The publisher of the paper is Poligrafici Editoriali.[6]
The 1988 circulation of il Resto del Carlino was 310,000 copies.[5] Its circulation was 188,000 copies in 2000.[8] The circulation of the paper was 183,513 copies in 2001 and it was 180,098 copies in 2002.[6] The paper had a circulation of 179,000 copies in 2003[7] and 176,277 copies in 2004.[9] It was 168,000 copies in 2007[10] and 165,207 copies in 2008.[11]