''24 stundir'' (''24 hours'') was the third-largest daily
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
, first published in May 2005. The paper was originally named ''Blaðið'' (''The Paper''), but this was changed in October 2007. Between August and October 2007, its ratings were 42.1%, just behind the ''
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland.
History
''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of ...
'', which had 43.1%.
As a result of the
Icelandic financial crisis
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*Icelandic people
*Icelandic language
*Icelandic alphabet
* Icelandic cuisine
See also
* Icelander (disambiguation)
* Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandai ...
, ''24 stundir'' ceased publication on 10 October 2008, resulting in 20 jobs being cut.
List of editors
The newspaper was founded by Karli Garðarsson, Sigurður G. Guðjónsson, and Steini Kára Ragnarsson.
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Karl Garðarsson Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
, was the first editor of the paper, from its first publication on 5 May 2005.
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Ásgeir Sverrisson, from 1 February 2006.
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Sigurjón M. Egilsson, from 8 July 2006.
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Trausti Hafliðason, from December 2006.
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Ólafur Þ. Stephensen, from 1 June 2007
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Gunnhildur Arna Gunnarsdóttir, from 20 May 2008
References
External links
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Timarit page
2005 establishments in Iceland
2008 disestablishments in Iceland
Defunct newspapers published in Iceland
Defunct free daily newspapers
Newspapers established in 2005
Publications disestablished in 2008
Daily newspapers published in Iceland
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