Grazia

Grazia
Editor Chantelle Horton
Categories Women's magazine
Frequency Weekly
First issue 1 October 1938 (1938-10-01)
Company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Country Italy
Based in Milan
Language Italian
Website Grazia
ISSN 1120-5113

Grazia (pronounced [ˈɡrattsja]; Italian for Grace) is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Bahrain, Bulgaria,[1] China, Croatia, France, Germany.[2] Greece, Indonesia, India, Japan, Macedonia,[3] Mexico, the Netherlands,[4] Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

History and profile

The Italian edition of Grazia was first published Mondadori in November 1938.[5][6] The magazine was modelled on the American magazine Harper's Bazaar.[7] The start of Grazia was a return in Italy to traditionalist values such as cooking and child-rearing.[8] During the fascist rule in the country the magazine followed the Fascist policies and propaganda.[8] Following World War II the magazine was renewed, but its conservative stance remained.[8]

From its beginning in 1938 to September 1943, Bruno Munari served as the art director for the magazine and for another Mondadori title, Tempo.[9]

In Italy, it is owned by the Mondadori[5][10] which later became one of Silvio Berlusconi's companies,[11]

Grazia published an article in July 2015 which promoted the breeding of family pets to make money to buy better furniture. This brought international condemnation from animal lovers owing to the number of unwanted pets which are killed in overcrowded shelters each week. A press statement from the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was critical of Grazia.[12]

International editions

Grazia has international editions in several countries.[13] Its first international edition was published in Bulgaria in March 2004.[14] The British edition of the magazine began publication in February 2005[13] and is owned in the UK under licence by Bauer Consumer Media. The Greek version was launched in April 2005.[13] In November of the same year its edition in the United Arab Emirates was first issued.[13]

The magazine had an edition in Croatia from February 2006 and in Serbia from June 2006.[13] The Russian edition began publication in March 2007,[13] while the Netherlands followed in August 2007.[13] Grazia India was launched in May 2008.[13] Its Australian edition began publication in July 2008.[13] In February 2009 the Chinese version of Grazia was started, being its twelfth international edition.[15] The French version of the magazine was first published in August 2009.[16]

The inaugural issue of Grazia Korea was launched on 20 February 2013. It features a photospread of actors Lee Byung-hun, Bae Soo-bin and Kim Do-hyun for the play based on the film Masquerade (2012).[17] The Australian edition was discontinued in February 2013.[18]

Circulation

Grazia had a circulation of 374,213 copies in 1984.[19] The Italian version of the magazine had a circulation of 240,000 copies from January to August 2003.[20] The 2007 circulation of the Italian edition was 218,083 copies.[21][22] In Italy, the circulation of the magazine rose to 382,000 copies in the first half of 2011.[23] During the same period the British edition of the magazine had a circulation of 219,741 copies.[24] The circulation in the UK for the second half of 2013 was 160,019 copies.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Media landscapes. Bulgaria". European Journalism Center. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Grazia Germany". Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Paula Brito (10 November 2005). "Revista 'Grazia' chega a Portugal em Janeiro". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Partners". Fashion Week. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 David Forgacs; Stephen Gundle (2007). Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War. Indiana University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-253-21948-5. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. - Company Profile". Reference for Business. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Adam Arvidsson (2003). Marketing Modernity: Italian Advertising from Fascism to Postmodernity. New York: Routledge. p. 23. Retrieved 25 April 2015. – via Questia (subscription required)
  8. 1 2 3 Penelope Morris (2007). "A window on the private sphere: Advice columns, marriage, and the evolving family in 1950s Italy" (PDF). The Italianist. 27. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bruno Munari: art director, 1943-1944". Domus. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Time Inc in Joint Venture to Publish talian Fortune". Associated Press. 7 November 1988. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Eric Lyman (5 March 2014). "Italian publisher unveils magazine dedicated to Pope Francis". National Catholic Reporter. Rome. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Grazia article sparks criticism from pet lovers Pet Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2015
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "10 Pure Italian Fashion Magazines You can't Miss". Studying It. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bulgaria". Grazia International. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Chen Duo Icy; Chen Jiaxi Viola; Liu Wenman Nicole; Wu Ge Mavis (May 2013). ""Grazia China" Study Report" (PDF). Hong Kong Baptist University. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "France". Mondadori. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ↑ So Hyoun An (23 February 2013). "The Three Gwanghaes Lee Byung Hun, Bae Soo Bin and Kim Do Hyun Pose for Grazia". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Grazia gone as magazines slump", The Australian
  19. ↑ Maria Teresa Crisci. "Relationships between numbers of readers per copy and the characteristics of magazines" (PDF). The Print and Digital Research Forum. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "News magazines" (PDF). Lombard Media. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  21. ↑ Anne Austin et. al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). Zenith Optimedia. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Dati ADS (tirature e vendite)". Fotografi (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Top 10 Italian Fashion Magazines". Cision. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  24. ↑ Mayer Nissim (18 August 2011). "FHM, Heat, Zoo sales slump in Bauer Media magazine ABCs". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "ABC Certificates and Reports: Grazia". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 7 March 2014. July to December 2013, combined print and digital editions.

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