Rome’s Il Tempo Newspaper: Long-Time Editor and Political Advisor

That evening, in an old printing house in Piazza di Pietra, in the ancient heart of Rome just liberated from Nazi troops, Renato Angiolillo and seven editors were launching a new daily newspaper. The name was supposed to be L’Italia, but at the last moment Angiolillo reconsidered: “Let’s call it Il Tempo.”

Despite numerous setbacks, the newspaper established a good presence in the capital and the surrounding provinces, and took its headquarters in the Wedekind building in Piazza Colonna, a hub of Roman political life. It changed ownership multiple times (Eni, Montedison-Immobiliare, gruppo Pesenti, Poligrafici Editoriale), and in July 1996 was acquired by the builder Domenico Bonifaci.

Who was its long-time editor?

Do you know who was its long-time editor and also CEO? Gianni Letta, who later became one of Silvio Berlusconi’s main advisers during his political career.