{{short description|Independent Italian online newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Linkiesta | logo = Linkiesta - logo 2021.png | editor = Christian Rocca | frequency = Online newspaper | category = | publisher = Editoriale Linkiesta.it S.r.l. | firstdate = 31 January 2011 | country = Italy | language = Italian | website = {{official URL}} }}
'''''Linkiesta''''' is an independent Italian online newspaper of investigative journalism, in-depth analysis, and commentary. It was launched on 31 January 2011, with the first editor-in-chief being Jacopo Tondelli. Since 24 September 2019, the editor-in-chief has been Christian Rocca.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adami |first=Marina |date=31 January 2023 |title=In a tough environment for digital news, this Italian news site is betting on a rebrand |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/tough-environment-digital-news-italian-news-site-betting-rebrand |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism}}</ref>
The Società Editoriale Linkiesta is a start-up comprising journalists and businessmen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2011 |title=Italy a new protagonist in the growing of |url=http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2011/01/italy_a_new_protagonist_in_the_growing_o.php |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Editor\'s Blog |archive-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227053534/http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2011/01/italy_a_new_protagonist_in_the_growing_o.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bruno |first=Nicola |last2=Nielsen |first2=Rasmus Kleis |date=April 2012 |title=Survival is Success: Journalistic Online Start-Ups in Western Europe |url=https://download.repubblica.it/pdf/2012/Survival.pdf |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |pages=84–87 |via=Repubblica.it |isbn=978-1-907384-08-0}}</ref> It is a public company with about 80 shareholders who have put in an investment between €10,000 and €50,000. The governance rules state that nobody can own more than 5% of the capital stock. Initially, a full list of shareholders was published on the website.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 February 2011 |title=La Società |url=http://www.linkiesta.it/societa |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203183424/http://www.linkiesta.it/societa |archivedate=3 February 2011 |accessdate=28 June 2023 |website=Linkiesta |language=it}}</ref> In a video interview published on ''Il Sole 24 Ore'', Tondelli said: "Many shareholders and no bosses. As we are a public company, nobody can exert individual influence on the editorial line."<ref>{{cite news |last=Lepido |first=Daniele |date=31 January 2011 |title=Linkiesta.it, il video 'segreto' della redazione |language=it |work=Il Sole 24 Ore |url=http://danielelepido.blog.ilsole24ore.com/i-bastioni-di-orione/2011/01/linkiesta.html |url-status=dead |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322090825/http://danielelepido.blog.ilsole24ore.com/i-bastioni-di-orione/2011/01/linkiesta.html<!--https://archive.today/20120707190524/http://danielelepido.blog.ilsole24ore.com/i-bastioni-di-orione/2011/01/linkiesta.html 7 July 2012-->|archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref>
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