Gioia (magazine)

Gioia was first published on 7 March 1937.[1][2] Its owner and publisher was Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[3] The owner of the company was Edilio Rusconi, an Italian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer.[4] The company acquired the magazine in 1954 and first published it under the name Rusconi A Polazzi Editore in December 1956.[3] The company was the founder and owner of news magazine Gente.[4][5]

In February 1999 Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a subsidiary of Lagardère SCA, bought majority stake (90%) of Rusconi Group, the owner of Rusconi Editore S.p.A.[5] Then Gioia began to be published by Hachette Rusconi.[6][7] In 2011 Hearst Magazines acquired it from Hachette Rusconi.[6][8][9] Following the acquisition Hachette Rusconi changed its name to Hearst Magazines Italia.[6]

Gioia was published weekly by Hearst Magazines Italia.[10][11] The headquarters of the weekly was in Milan.[11][12] The magazine covers articles about beauty, fashion and health.[13] Its target audience was middle-class women over 30.[13]

From 2002 to 2006 Marina Fausti served as the co-editor-in-chief of Gioia.[14] Maria Elena Viola was one of the editors-in-chief of the magazine.[13]

The weekly was redesigned in June 2013.[13] The website was relaunched in July 2015.[15]

Gioia had a circulation of 403,246 copies in 1984.[16] Its circulation was 197,000 copies in 2007.[17]

In 2018 Gioia ceased publication.[18]

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