Il Messaggero
Il Messaggero is a major Italian daily newspaper based in Rome, with a strong readership in the capital and central Italy. Aimed at a broad general audience, it covers national and international news, politics, economics, and culture, with a generally centrist orientation. It is one of the most established daily papers in the region.
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Is Il Messaggero left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists Il Messaggero as Center within Italy's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side. In Italy, Il Fatto Quotidiano is listed as Left-leaning, while Il Giornale is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Il Messaggero beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
Read Il Messaggero beside another title from Italy and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two Italy dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are Il Messaggero's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because Il Messaggero is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning Italy title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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