Chi (magazine)

Chi (Italian for "Who") is an Italian weekly gossip magazine geared towards a female viewership published in Milan, Italy.

Chi
The 21 February 2018 cover of Chi
EditorAlfonso Signorini
CategoriesGossip magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation403,599 (2010)
First issue3 March 1995 (1995-03-03)
CompanyArnoldo Mondadori Editore
CountryItaly
Based inSegrate, Milan, Italy
LanguageItalian

History

Chi was established in 1995.[1][2] The magazine, published weekly,[3] is based in Segrate, Milan.[4] The publisher of the weekly is Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.[5][6] The company is headed by Marina Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi’s older daughter.[3] Alfonso Signorini is the editor of the weekly.[5]

In 2004 Chi sold 524,482 copies.[7] The magazine had a circulation of 503,984 copies in 2007.[8][9] In 2010 its circulation was 403,599 copies.[10]

Photo of Diana, Princess of Wales

The magazine came under criticism for publishing a picture of Diana, Princess of Wales, taken as she was dying.[11][12] The photo, which is black-and-white, depicts Diana receiving oxygen in the wreckage of the vehicle in which she died on 31 August 1997. The picture was taken from the book Lady Diana : L'enquete criminelle by Jean-Michel Caradec'h.[13][14] Despite the criticism, the editor of the magazine defended their decision to publish it.[11]

Duchess of Cambridge Photos

On 17 September 2012, the magazine published unauthorized photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Britain's Prince William. The photos were said to have featured 26 photos of Kate Middleton "in and out of a bikini" while specifically featuring three topless photos of her. The nude photos were to be on the cover of Chi magazine for the week of 16 September 2012 featuring the caption "The Queen is Nude!".[15][16]

On 12 February 2013, it was widely reported that the magazine had obtained more unauthorized photographs of Kate Middleton, this time of her on a private holiday in the Caribbean whilst pregnant, and plans to publish them. St James's Palace condemned the magazine for infringing on the Duchess' privacy.[17] Indeed, the magazine did publish the photographs the following day.

See also

References
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  2. "Chi. Italy". Mondadori. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. Antonio Ciaglia; Marco Mazzoni (2014). "The politicization of entertainment media: A study of the Italian tabloid Chi during the 2013 electoral campaign". Journalism. 16 (6): 812–829. doi:10.1177/1464884914543169. S2CID 145433116.
  4. "The Best Italian Fashion, Beauty and Style Magazines". Made in Italy. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "The Best Italian Fashion, Beauty and Style Magazines". Made in Italy. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. Eric Lyman (5 March 2014). "Italian publisher unveils magazine dedicated to Pope Francis". National Catholic Reporter. Rome. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. "European Publishing Monitor. Italy" (PDF). Turku School of Economics and KEA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. "Dati ADS (tirature e vendite)". Fotografi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  10. "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  11. "Photos of dying Diana outrage Britain". CBS. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  12. Andrew Whittaker (2010). Italy: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture. Thorogood Publishing. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-85418-628-7.
  13. Jean-Michel Caradec'h (2006). Lady Diana: L'enquete criminelle. Neuilly-sur-Seine: Lafon. ISBN 9782749904795. OCLC 70874672.
  14. "Outrage: Italian magazine 'Chi' Princess Diana photos now online". The National Ledger. 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  15. "Chi Magazine Kate Middleton Topless Photos". Gossip Cop. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  16. Kate and William take legal action as Italian magazine 'Chi' defends publication of 'natural' photographs. The Independent.
  17. "Kate bikini photos published by Chi magazine in Italy". BBC. 13 February 2013.
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