Morgunblaðið
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 Front page for October 18, 2018 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Árvakur hf |
| Founder(s) |
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| Editor | Davíð Oddssonand Haraldur Johannessen |
| Deputy editor | Karl Blöndal |
| Staff writers | 150 news staff (2023)[1] |
| Founded | February 11, 1913 |
| Political alignment | Centre-right |
| Headquarters | Hádegismóar 2,Reykjavík,Iceland |
| Circulation | 50,000[2] |
| Sister newspapers | Iceland Monitor |
| ISSN | 1021-7266 |
| Website | www |
Morgunblaðið(Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈmɔrkʏnˌplaːðɪθ],The Morning Paper) is an Icelandicdaily newspaper.Morgunblaðið's website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. It is currently the country's only daily printed newspaper.[3]
History
[edit]Morgunblaðiðwas founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's firstpresident,Sveinn Björnsson.The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913.[4]
On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed acaricaturebySigmúnd Jóhannssonwhich featured the first landings onSurtsey.[5]He became a permanent cartoonist forMorgunblaðiðin 1975 and worked there until October 2008.[6]
In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appointDavíð Oddsson,a member of theIndependence Party,Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper.[7]
In May 2010,Helgi Sigurðssonwas hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such asimmigration,refugeesandCOVID-19.[8][9][10][11]His last drawing was published on 14 December 2021. On 7 January 2022, it was reported that Helgi had resigned fromMorgunblaðið,following editorial requests that he would tone down his latest submissions.[12][13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Ritstjórn".Mbl.is.Morgunblaðið.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^Merskin, Debra L. (2019-11-12).The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society.SAGE Publications. pp. 781–782.ISBN978-1-4833-7552-6.
- ^"Mbl.is Traffic, Topplisti innlend umferð - Gallup".topplistar.gallup.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved2018-10-18.
- ^"Morgunblaðið".National and University Library of Iceland.Retrieved22 April2022.
- ^Guðni Einarsson (16 December 2004)."Spegilmyndir samtímans".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). pp. 32–33.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^"Sigmund sendir kveðju í lit".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). 29 November 2008.Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^(24.9.2009).Davíð og Haraldur ritstjórar.MBL.
- ^Þórarinn Þórarinsson (16 August 2018)."Ný Moggabomba:" Mynd dagsins er ógeðsleg "".Fréttablaðið(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.[dead link]
- ^Jakob Bjarnar (5 October 2018)."Hin meinta drátthaga langatöng bláu handarinnar skilur ekki lætin".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr Alexandersson (18 August 2020)."Skopmyndateiknari Morgunblaðsins segist vita um lækningu við Covid:" Ég er náttúrulega ekki læknir "".Stundin(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^Birgir Olgeirsson (1 September 2015)."Skopmynd Morgunblaðsins afar umdeild".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^Bára Huld Beck (7 January 2022)."Helgi Sig hættur að teikna fyrir Morgunblaðið".Kjarninn(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
- ^Jakob Bjarnar (7 January 2022)."Umdeildur skopmyndateiknari Moggans hverfur á braut".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
External links
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- Morgunblaðiðwebsite
- Morgunblaðiðin the VESTNORD project- Archive with all issues from 1913 to 2017
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