List of newspapers in Iceland
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- MorgunblaðiðMorgunblaðiðMorgunblaðið is a newspaper published in Iceland, founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen & Olaf Björnsson, brother to the first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. Six years later, in 1919, the corporation Árvakur bought out the company...
(founded 1913) - FréttablaðiðFréttablaðiðFréttablaðið is the Icelandic newspaper with the largest circulation. Fréttablaðið is in Icelandic and is distributed free of charge to homes in parts of the country.It is published by the media group 365 prentmiðlar....
(founded 2001) - FréttatíminnFréttatíminnFréttatíminn is an Icelandic newspaper founded in 2010, with the first edition being published on the 1st October that year. The newspaper comes out every Friday, and has a circulation of around 82,000. Around 70,000 copies are distributed in the Reykjavík capital area...
(founded 2010) - DVDV (newspaper)DV is an Icelandic newspaper published by DV ehf. It came into existence in 1981 when two formerly independent newspapers, "Vísir" and "Dagblaðið", merged. It is published four times a week from Monday to Friday...
merger of Dagblaðið and Vísir in 1981 - The Reykjavík GrapevineThe Reykjavik GrapevineThe Reykjavik Grapevine is an English language Icelandic magazine based in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík. The magazine debuted on June 13, 2003. Its first six issues were edited by Jón Trausti Sigurðarson and Valur Gunnarsson. In its second year, the magazine grew in circulation from 25,000...
(describes itself as a newspaper; publishes some 18 issues a year) - Viðskiptablaðið
- Vikudagur
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- 24 stundir24 stundir24 stundir was the third largest daily newspaper in Iceland, first published in May 2005. The paper was originally named Blaðið , but this was changed in October 2007...
(formerly known as Blaðið) - Alþýðublaðið (social-democratic newspaper)
- Dagblaðið (Founded 1975, merged with Vísir 1981 as "Dagblaðið-Vísir" or DV)
- Dagur
- Eintak (weekly newspaper)
- Helgarpósturinn (weekly newspaper)
- ÍsafoldÍsafoldÍsafold was an Icelandic newspaper, published weekly. It was founded in 1874 by the politician Björn Jónsson who was the editor until 1909 when he became prime minister.The Ísafold was published until 1929 when it merged with the Morgunblaðið....
- Pressan (weekly newspaper)
- Þjóðviljinn (socialist newspaper, 1936-1992)
- Tíminn (agrarian daily)
- Vikublaðið (weekly socilalist newspaper)
- Vísir (newspaper, founded 1910, initially a right-wing newspaper, merged with Dagblaðið in 1981)