Fréttablaðið
Circulation 75,000 (as of February 2022) | | |
Website | frettabladid.is |
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Fréttablaðið (English: The Newspaper) was a free Icelandic newspaper.[2] It was distributed five days per week.[3] At its peak, it was the most read newspaper in Iceland.[4]
History and profile
Fréttablaðið was established in 2001.[5][2] It was originally owned primarily by the media group 365.[5][6] The paper was published six days per week, Monday — Saturday until September 2003, when its frequency was switched to daily.[5] As of 2019, it was published six days per week again,[7] and as of 2020, it was published five days per week.[3] It is entirely funded by advertising.[3]
Fréttablaðið has been described as siding politically with the
In the period of 2001–2002, the paper had a circulation of 70,000.
In 2017,
In October 2019, Helgi Magnússon and other investors bought
In October 2020, the paper was accused of publishing
On 31 March 2023, the paper ceased publication and laid off all staff.[20][21]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4833-7552-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-134-91674-0.
- ^ a b c d Elliott, Alexander (April 24, 2020). "Fréttablaðið to drop Monday edition". RÚV. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Sunna Valgerðardóttir (4 April 2023). "Fréttablaðið: Allt sem þú þurftir". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Iceland, free newspaper Frettabladid rules". Newspaper Innovation. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Demurtas, Alice (February 2, 2018). "Independence Party's Privileged Relationship With Icelandic Media: At What Cost?". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Tómas, Ragnar (December 6, 2019). "No News in Fréttablaðið Today". Iceland Review. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- S2CID 59946379.
- ^ Kjarnans, Ritstjórn (October 18, 2019). "Helgi Magnússon eignast allt Fréttablaðið – Jón Þórisson nýr ritstjóri". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kjarnans, Ritstjórn (April 24, 2020). "Fréttablaðið hættir að koma út á mánudögum". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- Visir.is(in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Þórður Snær Júlíusson (9 October 2017). "Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- Mbl.is(in Icelandic). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Hlutafé útgefanda Fréttablaðsins aukið um 150 milljónir". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "Hringbraut og Fréttablaðið í eina sæng". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Davíð Stefánsson (18 October 2019). "Helgi Magnússon kaupir eignarhlut 365 miðla í Fréttablaðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Einarsdóttir, Gréta Sigríður (October 30, 2020). "US Embassy Accuses Icelandic Newspaper of Irresponsible Journalism and Fake News". Iceland Review. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Júlíusson, Þórður Snær (October 30, 2020). "Bandaríska sendiráðið ásakar Fréttablaðið um að flytja falsfréttir". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kyzer, Larissa (September 8, 2021). "Three Major Media Outlets Receive 63% of Government Support". Iceland Review. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (31 March 2023). "Fréttablaðið og Hringbraut heyra sögunni til". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Útgáfu Fréttablaðsins hætt og útsendingar Hringbrautar stöðvast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.