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Morgunblaðið

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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 Oddsson and 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 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]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ritstjórn". Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ Merskin, Debra L. (2019-11-12). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications. pp. 781–782. ISBN 978-1-4833-7552-6.
  3. ^ "Mbl.is Traffic, Topplisti innlend umferð - Gallup". topplistar.gallup.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  4. ^ "Morgunblaðið". National and University Library of Iceland. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Guðni Einarsson (16 December 2004). "Spegilmyndir samtímans". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 32–33. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sigmund sendir kveðju í lit". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ (24.9.2009). Davíð og Haraldur ritstjórar. MBL.
  8. ^ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (16 August 2018). "Ný Moggabomba: "Mynd dagsins er ógeðsleg"". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Jakob Bjarnar (5 October 2018). "Hin meinta drátthaga langatöng bláu handarinnar skilur ekki lætin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  10. ^ Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr Alexandersson (18 August 2020). "Skopmyndateiknari Morgunblaðsins segist vita um lækningu við Covid: "Ég er náttúrulega ekki læknir"". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ Birgir Olgeirsson (1 September 2015). "Skopmynd Morgunblaðsins afar umdeild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ Bára Huld Beck (7 January 2022). "Helgi Sig hættur að teikna fyrir Morgunblaðið". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ Jakob Bjarnar (7 January 2022). "Umdeildur skopmyndateiknari Moggans hverfur á braut". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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