Informare - Magazine di Libera Informazione

What Informare - Magazine di Libera Informazione does

Informare is an independent nonprofit media outlet and free monthly cultural promotion magazine founded in 2002 in Castel Volturno, Campania, Italy by Tommaso Morlando, and registered as a testata giornalistica at the Tribunal of Santa Maria Capua Vetere in 2007. It publishes local news, environmental reporting, cultural coverage, politics, sports, and entertainment focused on Castel Volturno, the Domizio coastline, and the wider Campania region. The editorial scope includes specialized judicial commentary (the Voci di Giustizia column written by magistrates), scientific publications on environmental topics produced in collaboration with ARPA Campania and SNPA, and documentary-style video reportage distributed via a dedicated YouTube channel.

The product portfolio comprises a digital news magazine (informareonline.com), a printed monthly periodical distributed for free at physical locations across Campania, a video/multimedia line, a scientific publications section, and the Officina Volturno cultural initiative that bundles a comic-book history of Naples, the Premio Città di Castel Volturno award, art journalism, and PCTO school programs. The publication is structurally coupled with the Associazione Centro Studi Officina Volturno, sharing its editorial office and operational resources. The office also functions as a training hub offering journalism, graphic design, photography, and environmental archiving workshops, supported by a library of approximately 1,000 books.

The business model is donation- and sponsor-supported: the magazine is distributed free of charge to readers and is funded through a visible roster of small local sponsors and supporters (law studios, pizzerias, hotels, pharmacies, boutiques, and other Campanian SMEs) displayed on the website and in print issues. There is no subscription revenue, no programmatic advertising scale disclosed, no institutional funding, and no venture capital, private equity, or parent-company involvement. The publication operates within a strict geographic perimeter (Campania/Naples metropolitan area) and serves general-public readers with secondary reach into local schools and environmental researchers.

Name

Informare - Magazine di Libera Informazione

Legal name

Informareonline.com

Website

https://informareonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Informare is a free, nonprofit monthly magazine and digital news outlet founded in 2002 in Castel Volturno, Italy, covering local news, environment, culture, and judicial affairs for readers across the Campania region, funded by small local sponsors and operated alongside the Centro Studi Officina Volturno association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH), Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Local news magazine
• Independent journalism
• Environmental reporting
• Free monthly periodical
• Community media

Headquarters

HQ city

Castel Volturno, Campania

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsor/Supporter Funding: The magazine operates as a free publication supported financially by sponsors and supporters. The homepage states 'Un'informazione libera grazie ai nostri sostenitori' (Free information thanks to our supporters) and features a 'Sostienici' (Support Us) section. Various local businesses and organizations are listed as sponsors who fund the publication.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Informare publishes a free monthly cultural and news magazine covering local politics, environment, culture, current events, sports, and entertainment in the Campania region, with particular emphasis on Castel Volturno. The publication operates in both print (distributed free at physical locations) and digital formats through informareonline.com, supplemented by video content, scientific publications on environmental topics, and the magistrate-authored Voci di Giustizia legal column.

Product overview

Informare is an Italian cultural news magazine combining a free monthly print periodical (founded in 2002) with a digital news platform covering the Campania region, particularly Castel Volturno. The product portfolio consists of the core Informare Magazine (both digital and print formats), Video Services for documentary and reportage content, Scientific Publications section featuring environmental research, the Officina Volturno initiative for cultural education and community programs, and the Voci di Giustizia section featuring judicial commentary. The publication focuses on local news, environment, culture, politics, and social issues, operating as a free magazine supported by sponsors and reader contributions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Informare Magazine (Print and Digital) Free monthly cultural promotion periodical distributed physically at locations across Campania and online through informareonline.com, covering local news, environment, politics, culture, and social issues with a focus on Castel Volturno and the Domizio coastline.
• Informare Video Services Video reporting and journalistic content including reportage series, interviews, and documentary-style coverage distributed through the Informare YouTube channel and the website video section.
• Officina Volturno Cultural and Educational Services Educational and cultural programs including PCTO school programs, journalism and media workshops, graphic design and photography training, environmental research materials, library access (approximately 1,000 books), the Premio Città di Castel Volturno award, and cultural initiatives such as the comic book history of Naples series.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centro Studi Officina VolturnocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe magazine was founded in conjunction with Centro Studi Officina Volturno which conducts environmental protection activities and testimony against organized crime on the territory. The editorial office is shared with this association.
• ARPA CampaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformare maintains a close relationship with ARPA Campania (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection), featuring articles by their staff and publishing scientific content sourced from the agency including environmental monitoring reports and drone usage studies.
• TME GroupminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Studio SiriominorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Data FelixminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• La PinetinaminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• PetroneminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Emilio il PasticciereminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Plaza CasertaminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Ortopedia UccierominorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Masseria FalcominorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Quinta Essenza PizzeriaminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Millemiglia AgencyminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Studio Legale GattominorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Studio GravinominorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.
• Banner - Aversano&PartnersminorOthersSponsor of Informare magazine, appearing on the supporters list.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Corriere della Sera: Italy's leading national newspaper with a long print + digital heritage. Comparable as an incumbent periodical publisher with environmental, judicial, and cultural coverage, though operating nationally with a much broader audience and paid model.
• Internazionale: Italian weekly news magazine that curates and translates international journalism. Comparable as a print + digital periodical publisher with a strong editorial brand, though operating nationally and in a translated-news niche rather than hyper-local.
• La Repubblica: One of Italy's two largest national newspapers with a Naples edition (Repubblica Napoli). Comparable as a multi-format news brand covering politics, culture and environment, though with vastly greater scale and a paid digital subscription model.

Others

• Avvenire: Italian national daily newspaper of the Italian Bishops' Conference. Comparable as a multi-format periodical publisher with strong cultural, environmental, and social coverage, though operating nationally with an institutional (rather than commercial-sponsor) funding model.

Emerging players

• Il Riformista: Italian independent newspaper and digital outlet with opinion-led politics and judicial coverage. Comparable to Informare in its independent, founder-driven editorial positioning and emphasis on political/legal commentary.
• Fanpage.it: Italian digital-native news outlet with strong local and investigative coverage including Naples/Campania. Comparable as a digital-first news publisher competing for the same regional online audience with similar free, ad-supported economics.

Direct peers

• City (Citynews): Network of free local Italian online newspapers organized by city/region. Closely comparable to Informare as a free, sponsor-supported hyper-local news publisher covering Italian regions including Campania, with the same digital-first, free-access model.
• Leggo: Italian free national newspaper with strong local-city coverage and digital edition. Comparable as a free-distribution print + digital news publisher targeting general-interest readers in Italian cities, with similar advertiser-supported economics.
• Il Fatto Quotidiano: Independent Italian national newspaper with a strong emphasis on judicial/anti-mafia reporting and opinion-led journalism. Closely comparable to Informare's editorial positioning around testimony against organized crime and the 'Voci di Giustizia' magistrate columns.
• Il Mattino: Leading regional newspaper of Naples and Campania. It is the most direct peer because it covers the same geography (Campania/Naples metropolitan area) and the same core content verticals (local news, politics, culture, environment), competing for the same reader and advertiser pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/InformareOfficinaVolturnoOnline
• Facebookfacebook.com/MagazineInformare
• Instagraminstagram.com/magazine_informare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/informare-magazine-di-promozione-culturale

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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