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{{Short description|Online newspaper in Iceland}}
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| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| type = [[Online newspaper]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]]
| format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] (formerly)
| owners = [[DV ehf.]]
| owners = Torg ehf.
| editor = Björn Þorfinnsson
| editor = [[Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir]], Sigurvin Ólafsson, Kristjón Kormákur Guðjónsson
| staff = 21
| staff =
| foundation = 1981
| foundation = {{start date and age|1981}}
| headquarters = Tryggvagata 11<br>101 [[Reykjavík]]
| headquarters = Hlidasmari 2, 201 Kópavogur<br>201 [[Reykjavík]]
| publishing_country=Iceland
| ISSN = 1021-8254
| ISSN = 1021-8254
| website = {{URL|http://www.dv.is}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.dv.is}}
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'''''DV''''' ('''''Dagblaðið Vísir''''') is a [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] newspaper in [[Iceland]] published by DV ehf. It came into existence in 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sul-sfx.stanford.edu/sfxlcl41?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&ctx%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&ctx%5Fenc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr%5Fid=info:sid/sfxit.com:opac%5F856&url%5Fctx%5Ffmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&sfx.ignore%5Fdate%5Fthreshold=1&rft.object%5Fid=1000000000753184&svc%5Fval%5Ffmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:sch%5Fsvc& |title=Find it at Stanford (SFX Services) |publisher=Sul-sfx.stanford.edu |date=1980-09-27 |accessdate=2016-08-14}}</ref> when two formerly independent newspapers, ''Vísir'' and ''Dagblaðið'', merged.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1548795 |title=Öllum sagt upp í Blaðaprenti |publisher=''[[Morgunblaðið]]'' |date=1981-11-29 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pubId=255 |title=Sameinað og stærra blað á markaðin |publisher=''[[Dagblaðið Vísir]]'' |date=1981-11-26 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref> ''DV'' also has an online publication at DV.is.
'''''DV''''' ('''''Dagblaðið Vísir''''') is an [[online newspaper]] in [[Iceland]] published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily [[newspaper]] in 1981<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sul-sfx.stanford.edu/sfxlcl41?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&ctx%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&ctx%5Fenc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr%5Fid=info:sid/sfxit.com:opac%5F856&url%5Fctx%5Ffmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&sfx.ignore%5Fdate%5Fthreshold=1&rft.object%5Fid=1000000000753184&svc%5Fval%5Ffmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:sch%5Fsvc&|title=Find it at Stanford (SFX Services)|publisher=Sul-sfx.stanford.edu|date=1980-09-27|access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref> when two formerly independent newspapers, [[Vísir]] and [[Dagblaðið]], merged.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1548795|title=Öllum sagt upp í Blaðaprenti|newspaper=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=1981-11-29|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pubId=255|title=Sameinað og stærra blað á markaðin|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|date=1981-11-26|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>


Early on it was one of the largest newspapers in Iceland and at one point had a 64% readership in Iceland. In the 1990s its readership started to dwindle and in 2003 its publisher was declared bankrupt. It was resurrected a week later by the publisher of [[Fréttablaðið]]. In 2006 it was changed from a daily newspaper into a weekly one. Since then it has changed publishers regularly and in 2018 its publisher, DV ehf., went bankrupt. Its assets were bought by a new publisher, {{Proper name|Frjáls fjölmiðlun ehf}}.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson|title=235 milljóna króna kröfur í þrotabú DV|url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/235-milljona-krona-krofur-i-throtabu-dv|access-date=24 May 2018|work=[[RÚV]]|date=24 May 2018|language=is}}</ref>
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The paper has changed dramatically since its inception. Today it is published three times a week and focuses mainly on sensational crime stories, astrology, and domestic and foreign celebrity news. Its editorial policy has sparked public controversies in Iceland.


In December 2019, Torg ehf., the owner of [[Fréttablaðið]], agreed to buy Dagblaðið Vísir from Frjáls Fjölmiðlun ehf.<ref>{{cite news |title=Torg kaupir eignir Frjálsrar fjölmiðlunar |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2019/12/13/torg_kaupir_eignir_frjalsrar_fjolmidlunar/ |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=13 December 2019 |language=is}}</ref>
== Report of the Special Investigation Commission ==
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In the [[The Report of the Althingi Special Investigation Commission|report of the Special Investigation Commission]] that was formed by [[Alþingi]], ''DV'' was specially noted as almost the only newspaper in Iceland that questioned the Icelandic banks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rna.is/media/skjol/RNABindi8.pdf |title=Aðdragandi og orsakir falls íslensku bankanna 2008 og tengdir atburðir |author=Rannsóknarnefnd Alþingis |publisher=''[[Althing]]'' |date=2010-04-10 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref> As a result, the paper acquired broader readership.


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The media has changed dramatically since its inception. Today it is online only and focuses mainly on sensational crime stories, astrology, and domestic and foreign celebrity news. Its editorial policy has sparked public controversies in Iceland.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
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== Previous controversy ==
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In January 2006, ''DV'' ran a cover story claiming that former elementary school teacher Gísli Hjartarson had sexually abused two or more boys in his home town of [[Ísafjörður]], Northwest Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5543577 |title=Heimakennari kærður fyrir að nauðga piltum |publisher=''[[Dagblaðið Vísir]]'' |date=2006-01-10 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref> Hjartarson, who had not been charged with the abuse, committed suicide the same day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2013130129678/strakarnir-i-isafjardarmalinu-stiga-fram-thad-snerist-allt-um-helvitis-dv-og-aumingja-madurinn- |title=Strákarnir í Ísafjarðarmálinu stíga fram: "Það snérist allt um helvítis DV og aumingja maðurinn" |publisher=''[[Vísir.is]]'' |date=2013-01-22 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref> and cited the coming news coverage as his reason in a letter he left for his family, although he did not name ''DV'' specifically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=350054&pageId=5543697 |title=Nefndi ekki DV sem ástæðu|publisher=''[[Dagblaðið Vísir]]'' |date=2006-01-13 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref>


== History ==
This tragedy caused popular uproar against ''DV'' with 30 thousand people (about 10% of the Icelandic population) signing an online petition demanding a new editorial policy. The editors were forced to resign.
''DV'' was founded in 1981 from a merger of two preceding newspapers, ''Dagblaðið'' and ''Vísir'', that were founded in 1975 and 1910 respectively.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kaplan |first1=Robert B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEcGDAAAQBAJ |title=Language Planning in Europe: Cyprus, Iceland and Luxembourg |last2=Baldauf |first2=Richard B. Jr. |last3=Kamwangamalu |first3=Nkonko |date=22 April 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-91674-0 |pages=133–134 |language=en}}</ref>


=== 2001 Árni Johnsen scandal===
On 4 June 2008, ''DV'' reported that The State Committee of Compensations had paid compensation to two boys in this case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=6508379 |title=Kynferðisbrotin teljast óupplýst |publisher=''[[Dagblaðið Vísir]]'' |author=Erla Hlynsdóttir |date=2008-06-04 |accessdate=2017-07-26}}</ref>
On 13 July 2001, DV revealed that [[Árni Johnsen]], a prominent member of [[Alþingi]], had taken out building materials from the construction store Byko on 2 July 2001 in the name of the building committee of the [[National Theatre of Iceland]] but had the materials transported to his home in [[Vestmannaeyjar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Starfsmaður Byko klagaði þingmann |url=https://timarit.is/page/3017843 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=13 July 2001 |page=6 |language=Icelandic |via=[[Tímarit.is]]}} {{open access}}</ref> The scandal led to his resignation from Alþingi on 19 July 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Árni Johnsen segir af sér þingmennsku |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/617240/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=20 July 2001 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Egill Ólafsson |title=Ósannindi um dúkinn leiddu að lokum til afsagnar Árna |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/617189/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=20 July 2001 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> In February 2003, he was sentenced by the [[Supreme Court of Iceland]] to 2 years in prison for embezzlement and misrepresentation in public office, bribery and false reports to the authorities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Árni Johnsen dæmdur í 2 ára fangelsi |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2003/02/06/arni_johnsen_daemdur_i_2_ara_fangelsi/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=6 February 2003 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Árni Johnsen fer í fangelsi |url=https://timarit.is/page/3699838 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[Fréttablaðið]] |date=7 February 2003 |page=2 |language=Icelandic |via=[[Tímarit.is]]}} {{open access}}</ref>


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=== 2006 suicide controversy ===
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In January 2006, ''DV'' ran a cover story claiming that former elementary school teacher Gísli Hjartarson had sexually abused two or more boys in his home town of [[Ísafjörður]], Northwest Iceland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Einhentur kennari sagður nauðga piltum |url=https://timarit.is/page/5543570 |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=10 January 2006 |page=1 |language=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5543577|title=Heimakennari kærður fyrir að nauðga piltum |publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|date=2006-01-10|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> Gísli, who had not been charged with the abuse, committed suicide the same day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2013130129678/strakarnir-i-isafjardarmalinu-stiga-fram-thad-snerist-allt-um-helvitis-dv-og-aumingja-madurinn-|title=Strákarnir í Ísafjarðarmálinu stíga fram: "Það snérist allt um helvítis DV og aumingja maðurinn"|publisher=[[Vísir.is]]|date=2013-01-22|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> and cited the coming news coverage as his reason in a letter he left for his family, although he did not name ''DV'' specifically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=350054&pageId=5543697|title=Nefndi ekki DV sem ástæðu|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|date=2006-01-13|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> The accusers of the man stated their displeasure with DV's article as it ruined the progress of the case as well as the continued harassment from their reporters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harma umfjöllun DV |url=https://timarit.is/page/4119601 |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=13 January 2006 |page=56 |language=is}}</ref> The event caused an uproar against ''DV'' with 32,044 people signing an online petition demanding a new editorial policy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afhentu ritstjóra DV 32.044 undirskriftir |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1060786/ |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=14 January 2006 |language=is}}</ref> On 13 January 2006, the editors, [[Mikael Torfason]] and [[Jónas Kristjánsson]], resigned from their posts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vildu skapa frið um DV |url=https://timarit.is/page/4119621 |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=14 January 2006 |page=4 |language=is}}</ref> On 4 June 2008, ''DV'' reported that The State Committee of Compensations had paid compensation to two of the boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=6508379|title=Kynferðisbrotin teljast óupplýst|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir|last=Hlynsdóttir|first=Erla|date=2008-06-04|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>

=== 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis ===
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Following the [[2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis]], the [[The Report of the Althingi Special Investigation Commission|report of the Special Investigation Commission]], that was formed by [[Alþingi]], specifically noted ''DV'' as almost the only newspaper in Iceland that questioned the Icelandic banks prior to the collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rna.is/media/skjol/RNABindi8.pdf|title=Aðdragandi og orsakir falls íslensku bankanna 2008 og tengdir atburðir|author=Rannsóknarnefnd Alþingis|publisher=[[Althing]]|date=2010-04-10|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> As a result, the paper acquired broader readership.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

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== See also ==
* [[List of newspapers in Iceland]]
* [[List of newspapers in Iceland]]


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.dv.is/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.dv.is/}}


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Dagblaðið Vísir
TypeOnline newspaper
FormatTabloid (formerly)
Owner(s)Torg ehf.
EditorBjörn Þorfinnsson
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
HeadquartersHlidasmari 2, 201 Kópavogur
201 Reykjavík
CountryIceland
ISSN1021-8254
Websitewww.dv.is

DV (Dagblaðið Vísir) is an online newspaper in Iceland published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily newspaper in 1981[1] when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged.[2][3]

Early on it was one of the largest newspapers in Iceland and at one point had a 64% readership in Iceland. In the 1990s its readership started to dwindle and in 2003 its publisher was declared bankrupt. It was resurrected a week later by the publisher of Fréttablaðið. In 2006 it was changed from a daily newspaper into a weekly one. Since then it has changed publishers regularly and in 2018 its publisher, DV ehf., went bankrupt. Its assets were bought by a new publisher, Frjáls fjölmiðlun ehf.[4]

In December 2019, Torg ehf., the owner of Fréttablaðið, agreed to buy Dagblaðið Vísir from Frjáls Fjölmiðlun ehf.[5]

The media has changed dramatically since its inception. Today it is online only and focuses mainly on sensational crime stories, astrology, and domestic and foreign celebrity news. Its editorial policy has sparked public controversies in Iceland.[citation needed]

History

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DV was founded in 1981 from a merger of two preceding newspapers, Dagblaðið and Vísir, that were founded in 1975 and 1910 respectively.[6]

2001 Árni Johnsen scandal

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On 13 July 2001, DV revealed that Árni Johnsen, a prominent member of Alþingi, had taken out building materials from the construction store Byko on 2 July 2001 in the name of the building committee of the National Theatre of Iceland but had the materials transported to his home in Vestmannaeyjar.[7] The scandal led to his resignation from Alþingi on 19 July 2001.[8][9] In February 2003, he was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Iceland to 2 years in prison for embezzlement and misrepresentation in public office, bribery and false reports to the authorities.[10][11]

2006 suicide controversy

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In January 2006, DV ran a cover story claiming that former elementary school teacher Gísli Hjartarson had sexually abused two or more boys in his home town of Ísafjörður, Northwest Iceland.[12][13] Gísli, who had not been charged with the abuse, committed suicide the same day[14] and cited the coming news coverage as his reason in a letter he left for his family, although he did not name DV specifically.[15] The accusers of the man stated their displeasure with DV's article as it ruined the progress of the case as well as the continued harassment from their reporters.[16] The event caused an uproar against DV with 32,044 people signing an online petition demanding a new editorial policy.[17] On 13 January 2006, the editors, Mikael Torfason and Jónas Kristjánsson, resigned from their posts.[18] On 4 June 2008, DV reported that The State Committee of Compensations had paid compensation to two of the boys.[19]

2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis

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Following the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, the report of the Special Investigation Commission, that was formed by Alþingi, specifically noted DV as almost the only newspaper in Iceland that questioned the Icelandic banks prior to the collapse of the Icelandic banking system in 2008.[20] As a result, the paper acquired broader readership.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Find it at Stanford (SFX Services)". Sul-sfx.stanford.edu. 1980-09-27. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  2. ^ "Öllum sagt upp í Blaðaprenti". Morgunblaðið. 1981-11-29. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ^ "Sameinað og stærra blað á markaðin". Dagblaðið Vísir. 1981-11-26. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ^ Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson (24 May 2018). "235 milljóna króna kröfur í þrotabú DV". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Torg kaupir eignir Frjálsrar fjölmiðlunar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ Kaplan, Robert B.; Baldauf, Richard B. Jr.; Kamwangamalu, Nkonko (22 April 2016). Language Planning in Europe: Cyprus, Iceland and Luxembourg. Routledge. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-134-91674-0.
  7. ^ "Starfsmaður Byko klagaði þingmann". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 July 2001. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Árni Johnsen segir af sér þingmennsku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 July 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  9. ^ Egill Ólafsson (20 July 2001). "Ósannindi um dúkinn leiddu að lokum til afsagnar Árna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Árni Johnsen dæmdur í 2 ára fangelsi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 February 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Árni Johnsen fer í fangelsi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 February 2003. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Einhentur kennari sagður nauðga piltum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 January 2006. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Heimakennari kærður fyrir að nauðga piltum". Dagblaðið Vísir. 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  14. ^ "Strákarnir í Ísafjarðarmálinu stíga fram: "Það snérist allt um helvítis DV og aumingja maðurinn"". Vísir.is. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  15. ^ "Nefndi ekki DV sem ástæðu". Dagblaðið Vísir. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  16. ^ "Harma umfjöllun DV". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 January 2006. p. 56. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Afhentu ritstjóra DV 32.044 undirskriftir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 January 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Vildu skapa frið um DV". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 January 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  19. ^ Hlynsdóttir, Erla (2008-06-04). "Kynferðisbrotin teljast óupplýst". Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  20. ^ Rannsóknarnefnd Alþingis (2010-04-10). "Aðdragandi og orsakir falls íslensku bankanna 2008 og tengdir atburðir" (PDF). Althing. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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