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Vísir

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Vísir
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Einar Gunnarsson
Founded1910
LanguageIcelandic
Ceased publication1981
CityReykjavík
CountryIceland

Vísir was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík.[1] In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor.[2] In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið.[3]

On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Heimastjórnartíminn". stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Um DV". dv.is (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir (30 June 2018). "Jónas Kristjánsson ritstjóri látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Sameinað og stærra blað á markaðinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 November 1981. Retrieved 2 July 2018.