''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 Iceland's first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by

Sigmúnd Jóhannsson Sigmúnd Johanson Baldvinsen (22 April 1931 – 19 May 2012) was an Icelandic cartoonist, inventor and engineer. He was best known for his caricatures at Morgunblaðið and his invention of an automatic release equipment for lifeboats. He was ...

which featured the first landings on

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. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint

Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson (pronounced ; born 17 January 1948) is an Icelandic politician, and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, in office from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005 he served as foreign minister. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjav ...

, a member of the

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, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

, refugees and

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. His last drawing was published on 14 December 2021. On 7 January 2022, it was reported that Helgi had resigned from ''Morgunblaðið'', following editorial requests that he would tone down his latest submissions.

References

External links

''Morgunblaðið'' website

''Morgunblaðið'' in the VESTNORD project
- Archive with all issues from 1913 to 2017 {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgunbladid Newspapers established in 1913 Daily newspapers published in Iceland 1913 establishments in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Icelandic-language newspapers

History

See also

References

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