''Dagskrá'' was the first newspaper published in Iceland, first published in 1896 in Reykjavík. It continued to be published until 1899 as a weekly paper. Einar Benediktsson was the owner of the paper, which supported the policy of Heimastjórnarflokkurinn. ''(See Í.A. 1990: 272)''

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* ''Íslenska Alfræðiorðabókin A-G. 1990.'' Editors: Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir and Sigríður Harðardóttir. Örn og Örlygur hf., Reykjavík. 1896 establishments in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Defunct weekly newspapers Weekly newspapers published in Iceland Newspapers established in 1896 {{iceland-newspaper-stub