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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Árvakur hf |
| Founders |
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| Editor | Davíð Oddsson and Haraldur Johannessen |
| Deputy editor | Karl Blöndal |
| Staff writers | 150 news staff (2023)[1] |
| Founded | February 11, 1913; 113 years ago (1913-02-11) |
| 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 and thenewspaper of record.[3][4]
Morgunblaðið was 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.[5]
On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed acaricature bySigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings onSurtsey.[6] He became a permanent cartoonist forMorgunblaðið in 1975 and worked there until October 2008.[7]
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.[8]
In May 2010,Helgi Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such asimmigration,refugees andCOVID-19.[9][10][11][12] 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 tone down his latest submissions.[13][14]
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