Omnibus (magazine)

Omnibus
Editor-in-chiefLeo Longanesi
CategoriesIllustrated magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherRizzoli
FounderLeo Longanesi
Founded1937
First issue3 April 1937
Final issueJanuary 1939
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian

Omnibus was a weekly illustrated general cultural magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 1939.[1] Its subtitle was settimanale di attualità politica e letteraria.[2][3] It is described as the "father of Italian magazines", especially in regard to the use of photographs and images.[4] The magazine was closed by the fascist authorities.[5]

  1. ^ David Forgacs; Stephen Gundle (2007). Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-253-21948-0.
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  3. ^ Giorgia Alù (2021). Literature and Photography in Italy. Oxford Research Encyclopedias. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1201.
  4. ^ Stefano Poma (22 November 2017). "Omnibus, il settimanale che cambiò il giornalismo italiano". l'Universale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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