New Jersey

Noteworthy Italian American periodicals from the state of New Jersey are highlighted in this section of the guide. The image gallery on this page features images of America Oggi, a weekly newspaper published in Westwood, New Jersey; and, the Italian Tribune, a weekly newspaper published in Newark. The image at the bottom of the page features the Italian Quarterly, an academic journal published by the Department of Italian at Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey. These images are photographs of the periodicals taken by the editor of the guide that are not available in the Library of Congress's digital collections. The periodical titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.

America Oggi. (Westwood, New Jersey). Current issues of the widely popular Italian American daily newspaper. Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.

Italian Tribune. (Newark, New Jersey). Various front pages of the weekly directed by Angelo Joseph "Buddy" Fortunato. Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.

Select the title of any periodical listed below to view fuller bibliographic information for that item in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to electronic versions are provided when available. Links to full-text articles available through the subscription databases in the Library of Congress E-Resources Online Catalog are only accessible onsite. Also, see the "Databases & External Websites" section of this guide.

Periodicals 1921-1950
Periodicals 1951-2010

Italian Tribune (Newark, New Jersey) by John J. Sileo (editor); Fred J. Matullo (president); David Cavaliere; Ace Alagna; Joan Alagna; Angelo Joseph Fortunato
Call Number: Np 2101; Newspaper Microfilm 1287 / Np 2101 FT MEADE / Np 2101
Published/Created: July 29, 1931-Present
Publisher: Published by the Tribune Pub. Co., <1934>-1968; Ace Alagna Publications, -1969; Angelo Joseph Fortunato.
Languages: English and Italian. LC Holdings: Microfilm: 1941: Jan. 17-1945: Dec.28.
LC Location: Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.
Notes: The Italian Tribune was founded in 1931 and is considered one of the largest and most influential Italian American weekly newspapers for the past 89 years. Angelo Joseph Fortunato (born March 19, 1946), known as Buddy Fortunato, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, is currently the newspaper's publisher. Fortunato took over after the retirement of former White House Press Corps photographer Ace Alagna. This weekly publication is read by the Italian American communities primarily in the northeast but it is widely distributed across the whole country. As a main objective, it serves as a link for its audience to their history and heritage. It is a hybrid between a hometown weekly and a magazine. It features political pieces, human interest stories, book and food reviews as well as obituaries and fashion columns. Additionally, it includes photographs and stories featuring notable Italian Americans.
Bibliographic Sources: Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ). A Survey of the Italian Language Press in the United States. 1942. Tryon, Roy H. A Selected List of Newspaper and Manuscript Holdings. Philadelphia: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 1980.

Italian Quarterly (New Brunswick, New Jersey) by Carlo L. Golino; Joseph Chierici; Franco Ferrucci; Guido A. Guarino; Joseph E. Laggini; Umberto Mariani; Remigio U. Pane; Laura S. White; Spencer Di Scala
Call Number: DG401 .I725
Published/Created: 1957-present
Publisher: Department of Italian at Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey.
Languages: English and Italian.
LC Holdings: Bound Volumes:1957-58; 1989-2011.
LC Location: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms. Also unbound issues in Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.
Notes:The Italian Quarterly was founded by Carlo L. Golino at the Department of Italian at University of California, Los Angeles, in 1957. Then it moved to Rutgers University where it is still to published by the Department of Italian.
Bibliographic Sources: This journal is annotated and/or indexed by History and Life, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Historical Abstracts, MLA Directory of Periodicals, Italica, Rivista di Studi Italiani, Esperienze Letterarie.
NEMLA Italian Studies (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Call Number: PQ4001 .N46
Published/Created: 1977-2018
Publisher: Rutgers University, Dept. of Italian.
Languages: English and Italian.
LC Holdings: Bound Volumes: v.1-v.22 (1977-1998), v.23/24 (1999-2000), v.25/26 (2001-2002), v.27 (2003-2004), v.29 (2005), v.30 (2005-2006), v.31 (2007), v.32 (2009-2010), v.33 (2010-2011), v.34 (2012), v.35 (2013), v.36 (2014), v.37 (2015), v.38 (2016).
LC Location: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms.
Notes: NEMLA Italian Studies contains selected proceedings of the Northeast Modern Language Association Conference.
Italian Tribune News (Newark, New Jersey)
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1287; Newspaper
Published/Created: April 12, 1984-1999
Publisher: Ace Alagna Publications, 1984-.
Languages: English.
LC Holdings: Paper: 1998: Jan.8; 1998: Feb.5-12; 1998: Mar.5-12; 1998: Mar.26-1998: Apr.23; 1998: May 7-1998: July 9; 1998: Aug.6; 1998: Oct.22-29; 1998: Dec.3; 1998: Dec.17; 1999: Jan.7; 1999: Feb.11-1999: Mar.18; 1999: Apr.1-8; 1999: Apr.29-1999: May 27; 1999: June 10-24; 1999: July 8-15; 1999: Aug.19; 1999: Sept.9-16; Microfilm: 1991: Dec. 26-1992: Dec. 17; 1996: Jan.4-Dec.26; 1997: Jan.2-Nov.27.
LC Location: Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.
Notes: The Italian Tribune News was a weekly newspaper that was continued by Newark's Italian Tribune.
America Oggi (Westwood, New Jersey) by Andrea Mantineo; Domenico Delli Carpini; Tina Sasso Achinapura; Antonio Volpe Pasini; Francesca Gentile; Vito Taormina; Paolo Tartamella; Giancarlo Tonelli; Angela Celleri; Maria Mantineo; Biagio Maimone
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 3832
Published/Created: Nov. 14, 1988-; introductory issue on Oct. 10, 1988
Publisher: Cooperativa nuovo progresso, 1988- ; Editoriale Oggi.
Languages: Italian.
LC Holdings: Microfilm: 1990: Aug.1-1999: Dec.31; 2001: Jan.2-2003: Dec.31; 2005: Jan.2-2011: June 30, 2011: Sept.1-2013: Dec.31; Paper: 2003: Mar.4; 2003: Aug.22-24; 2004: Jan.13; 2004: Feb.25; 2004: Jun.2; 2004: Jun.4; 2004: Jun. 11-17; 2004: Jul.24.
LC Location: Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.
Notes: America Oggi was founded in the summer of 1988 when all union employees were fired from Il Progresso Italo-Americano, a historical Italian paper created by immigrants in New York. The twenty-three journalists, administrative staff, and graphic designers joined forces to create a new weekly publication dedicated to Italian American culture. America Oggi focuses on current events, politics, and sports among other topics of interest to Italian American communities.
Bibliographic Sources: America Oggi (website), July 2021. https://www.americaoggi.us/ External
Oggi 7 (Westwood, New Jersey)
Call Number: Microfilm (o) 95/4702
Published/Created: Nov. 18, 1991-; prototype issue published May 21, 1991
Publisher: Gruppo Editoriale Oggi, c.1991-
Languages: Italian.
LC Holdings: Microfilm: 1993: Mar.-1995: June; 1996: Jan.1-1996: Dec.2.
LC Location: Microform & Electronic Resources Center.
Notes: Oggi 7 was the weekly companion publication to America Oggi.
Italian Tribune (Newark, New Jersey) by Angelo Joseph Fortunato (current owner and publisher); Joan Alagna (managing editor); David Cavaliere (editor in chief)
Call Number: Newspaper Microfilm 1287; Newspaper
Published/Created: Sept. 1999-
Publisher: A.J. "Buddy" Fortunato.
Languages: English.
LC Holdings: Microfilm: 2004: Jan. 29-2005: Dec.15; 2006: Jan.5-Dec.14; 2007: July 26-Dec.13; 2009: July 30-Nov.26; 2010: Jan.14-2011: Dec.22/29; 2015: Apr.23.
LC Location: Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room.
Notes: The Italian Tribune is a weekly newspaper and continuation of Newark's Italian Tribune News.
Bibliography: "90 Years of Italian-American Journalism." Italian Tribune (website), accessed November 15, 2021. https://italiantribune.com External

Italian American Periodicals at the Library of Congress

New Jersey

America Oggi. (Westwood, New Jersey). Current issues of the widely popular Italian American daily newspaper. Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.

Italian Tribune. (Newark, New Jersey). Various front pages of the weekly directed by Angelo Joseph "Buddy" Fortunato. Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.