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Morgunblaðið
Front page for October 18, 2018
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Árvakur hf
Founder(s)
  • Vilhjálmur Finsen
  • Ólafur Björnsson
EditorDavíð Oddssonand Haraldur Johannessen
Deputy editorKarl Blöndal
Staff writers150 news staff (2023)[1]
FoundedFebruary 11, 1913;111 years ago(1913-02-11)
Political alignmentCentre-right
HeadquartersHádegismóar 2,Reykjavík,Iceland
Circulation50,000[2]
Sister newspapersIceland Monitor
ISSN1021-7266
Websitewww.mbl.is

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^"Ritstjórn".Mbl.is.Morgunblaðið.Retrieved18 December2023.
  2. ^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.
  3. ^"Mbl.is Traffic, Topplisti innlend umferð - Gallup".topplistar.gallup.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved2018-10-18.
  4. ^"Morgunblaðið".National and University Library of Iceland.Retrieved22 April2022.
  5. ^Guðni Einarsson (16 December 2004)."Spegilmyndir samtímans".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). pp. 32–33.Retrieved7 January2022.
  6. ^"Sigmund sendir kveðju í lit".Morgunblaðið(in Icelandic). 29 November 2008.Retrieved7 January2022.
  7. ^(24.9.2009).Davíð og Haraldur ritstjórar.MBL.
  8. ^Þórarinn Þórarinsson (16 August 2018)."Ný Moggabomba:" Mynd dagsins er ógeðsleg "".Fréttablaðið(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.[dead link]
  9. ^Jakob Bjarnar (5 October 2018)."Hin meinta drátthaga langatöng bláu handarinnar skilur ekki lætin".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
  10. ^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.
  11. ^Birgir Olgeirsson (1 September 2015)."Skopmynd Morgunblaðsins afar umdeild".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
  12. ^Bára Huld Beck (7 January 2022)."Helgi Sig hættur að teikna fyrir Morgunblaðið".Kjarninn(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
  13. ^Jakob Bjarnar (7 January 2022)."Umdeildur skopmyndateiknari Moggans hverfur á braut".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved7 January2022.
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