| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | Benito Mussolini |
| President | Telesio Interlandi |
| Founded | 27 December 1924 |
| Political alignment | Fascist |
| Language | Italian |
| Ceased publication | 25 July 1943 |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Country | Italy |
Il Tevere (Italian:The Tiber) was a Fascist newspaper which was published in Rome,Kingdom of Italy, between 1924 and 1943. It is known for its founder,Benito Mussolini.
Il Tevere was launched by Benito Mussolini in 1924, and the first issue appeared on 27 December that year.[1]Telesio Interlandi was named as the director of the paper which was headquartered in Rome.[1][2]Corrado Pavolini worked as the literary editor ofIl Tevere.[3] Until the early 1930 many significant figures contributed toIl Tevere:Luigi Pirandello,Emilio Cecchi,Giuseppe Ungaretti,[4]Vincenzo Cardarelli,Vitaliano Brancati,Antonio Baldini,Marino Mazzacurati,Amerigo Bartoli,Elio Vittorini,Corrado Alvaro,Ardengo Soffici andAlberto Moravia.[1] Although Telesio Interlandi called Alberto Moravia as "half-Jew" in the pages ofIl Tevere, Moravia did not end his occasional contributions to the paper.[5]
However, in the next periodIl Tevere became much moreantisemitic supportingNordicAryanism.[6] In October 1932 it published an interview withAdolf Hitler before theReichstag elections.[7] From 1934 it began to feature articles onbiological racism,[8] and its antisemitic propaganda intensified.[9] In 1938Il Tevere suggested that the movies featuringCharlie Chaplin, theRitz Brothers and theMarx Brothers should not be watched by the Italians in that their humor was not Aryan.[10]
The last issue of the paper was published on 25 July 1943 when Mussolini resigned from his post.[1]