Morgunblaðið (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmɔrkʏnˌplaːðɪθ], The Morning Paper) is an Icelandic daily newspaper. Morgunblaðið's website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. It is currently the country's only daily printed newspaper.[3]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Árvakur hf |
| Founder(s) | Vilhjálmur Finsen Ólafur Björnsson |
| Editor | Davíð Oddsson and 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 |
History
Morgunblaðið was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president, Sveinn Björnsson. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913.[4]
On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey.[5] He became a permanent cartoonist for Morgunblaðið in 1975 and worked there until October 2008.[6]
In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence 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 Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as immigration, refugees and COVID-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 from Morgunblaðið, following editorial requests that he would tone down his latest submissions.[12][13]
See also
References
External links
- Morgunblaðið website
- Morgunblaðið in the VESTNORD project - Archive with all issues from 1913 to 2017