''Kjarninn'' (which means ''the core'' in Icelandic) is an Icelandic

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founded in August 2013. Previously ''Kjarninn'' was a weekly digital

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served via

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aimed at

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users but

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s were also available at the website. Since September 2014 ''Kjarninn has been an online-only newspaper. The founders of ''Kjarninn'' originally worked at 365's free newspaper ''

Fréttablaðið ''Fréttablaðið'' ( en, The Newspaper) is a free Icelandic newspaper. It is distributed five days per week. History and profile ''Fréttablaðið'' was established in 2001. It was originally owned primarily by the media group '' 365''. The pape ...

'', which maintained a virtual monopoly on the market (69% in 2004). In February 2013, Magnús Halldórsson, now a journalist at ''Kjarninn'', criticised businessman and former owner

Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson (born 27 January 1968, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic convicted criminal and former CEO of Baugur Group. Early career Jón Ásgeir's parents were Jóhannes Jónsson (1940-2013) and Ása Karen Ásgeirsdóttir (1942-), w ...

, whose wife Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir is the owner of 365, for trying to influence the

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of ''Fréttablaðið'' in his favour. Shortly after this, Magnús and Þórður left 365 and founded ''Kjarninn''. Since its first publication in August 2013, Kjarninn has made headlines in Iceland for publishing leaked material connected to the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis. After the publication of the first issue the Financial Supervisory Authority demanded a report on Keflavik Savings Bank (by then defunct) that ''Kjarninn'' published be withdrawn. In October 2013 the

Kaupthing Kaupthing Bank ( is, Kaupþing banki; ) was a major international Icelandic bank, headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was taken over by the Icelandic government during the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis and the domestic Icelandic ...

winding up committee insisted ''Kjarninn'' withdraw the publication of a

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report about how Kaupthing employees profited hugely by hedging against a strong

Icelandic króna The króna or krona (sometimes called Icelandic crown; sign: kr; code: ISK) is the currency of Iceland. Iceland is the second-smallest country by population, after the Seychelles, to have its own currency and monetary policy. Name Like the ...

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External links

Official website
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