Morgunbladid

Doddsson’s quotation marks

December 9, 2009

In the last post I wrote about the statement issued by the press unions in Scandinavia, in which they express their grave concern about the state of the media here in Iceland. They make particular mention of the fact that Davíð Oddsson was recently hired as editor-in-chief of Iceland’s oldest and most established newspaper, Morgunblaðið. [...]

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The Scandinavian press unions voice their concern

December 7, 2009

Last week, the journalists’ unions in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland issued a formal statement expressing deep concern about the state of the media here in Iceland. The statement outlines their view that freedom of the press and freedom of speech have recently been under attack in Iceland. This based on the fact that a [...]

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Doddsson’s runaway locomotive

October 18, 2009

There is something strangely fascinating about the slow-motion train wreck that is Morgunblaðið, now that Davíð Oddsson has taken over as its editor in chief. First, a whole lot of people cancelled their subscription to the paper following the announcement that Doddsson had been hired. The paper has declined to say just how many people [...]

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The kreppa according to Doddsson

September 29, 2009

So, old Davíð Oddsson is now happily installed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Morgunblaðið. I haven’t seen the paper since I cancelled my subscription last Friday [- oops, a lie! I saw it Saturday because clearly there was a lag in the system and it was delivered to us], but according to Iceland’s most popular [...]

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The return of Doddsson

September 25, 2009

Late last week it was announced that the editor of Morgunblaðið – one of Iceland’s two main dailies – had been let go. The reason given was conflicting opinions on the direction and operations of the paper. Morgunblaðið is an Icelandic institution. It has been published since 1913 or thereabouts and has traditionally been a [...]

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