DV (newspaper)
{{Short description|Online newspaper in Iceland}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Dagblaðið Vísir
| logo = DV logo.png
| logo_size = 230px
| image =
| caption =
| type = Online newspaper
| format = Tabloid (formerly)
| owners = Torg ehf.
| editor = Björn Þorfinnsson
| staff =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1981}}
| headquarters = Hlidasmari 2, 201 Kópavogur
201 Reykjavík
| publishing_country=Iceland
| ISSN = 1021-8254
| website = {{URL|http://www.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{{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}} when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged.{{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}}{{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}}
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}}.{{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}}
In December 2019, Torg ehf., the owner of Fréttablaðið, agreed to buy Dagblaðið Vísir from Frjáls Fjölmiðlun ehf.{{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}}
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}}
History
DV was founded in 1981 from a merger of two preceding newspapers, Dagblaðið and Vísir, that were founded in 1975 and 1910 respectively.{{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}}
= 2001 Árni Johnsen scandal=
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.{{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}} The scandal led to his resignation from Alþingi on 19 July 2001.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}}
= 2006 suicide controversy =
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.{{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}}{{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}} Gísli, who had not been charged with the abuse, committed suicide the same day{{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}} and cited the coming news coverage as his reason in a letter he left for his family, although he did not name DV specifically.{{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}} 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.{{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}} The event caused an uproar against DV with 32,044 people signing an online petition demanding a new editorial policy.{{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}} On 13 January 2006, the editors, Mikael Torfason and Jónas Kristjánsson, resigned from their posts.{{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}} On 4 June 2008, DV reported that The State Committee of Compensations had paid compensation to two of the boys.{{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}}
= 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis =
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.{{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}} As a result, the paper acquired broader readership.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dv.is/}}
{{Telecommunications in Iceland}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:1981 establishments in Iceland
Category:Mass media in Reykjavík