Kjarninn
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| Format | Online newspaper |
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| Founded | August 23, 2013 |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Ceased publication | January 13, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Website | www |
Kjarninn (lit. 'the core') was an Icelandic
The founders of Kjarninn originally worked at 365's free newspaper Fréttablaðið, which maintained a virtual monopoly on the market (69% in 2004).[1] In February 2013, Magnús Halldórsson, later a journalist at Kjarninn, criticised businessman and former owner Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, whose wife Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir was the owner of 365, for trying to influence the editorial independence of Fréttablaðið in his favour.[2] Shortly after this, Magnús and Þórður left 365 and founded Kjarninn.
From its first publication in August 2013, Kjarninn made headlines in Iceland for publishing leaked material connected to the
In December 2022, the owners of the paper reached an agreement with Stundin to merge the two papers. The new paper was named Heimildin and was first published on 13 January 2023.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Greinargerð nefndar menntamálaráðherra um eignarhald á fjölmiðlum á Íslandi
- ^ Jón Ásgeir reynir að þrýsta á blaðamenn
- ^ Vilja að Kjarninn fjarlægi skýrslu af vef
- ^ Tilkynning vegna fyrirhugaðrar birtingar Kjarnans á skýrslu PwC, original no longer accessible
Kaupþingsmenn tóku stöðu gegn krónunni - ^ Einar Þór Sigurðsson (13 January 2023). "Nýr fjölmiðill kemur út í dag". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (21 December 2022). "Stundin og Kjarninn í eina sæng með nýju nafni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Nýi fjölmiðillinn nefnist Heimildin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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