Stundin

Stundin was founded in 2015 by journalists and others that were previously employed by DV (Dagblaðið Vísir), another Icelandic newspaper. They claimed the new management of DV had interrupted the work of its journalists.{{Cite news|last=Helgason|first=Haukur Már|date=January 8, 2015|title=Upcoming Stundin Gathers Pace — DV Shakes Off Top Journalists|work=The Reykjavík Grapevine|url=https://grapevine.is/news/2015/01/08/upcoming-stundin-gathers-pace-dv-shakes-off-top-journalists/|access-date=November 4, 2021}} As of November 2016, the unique online readership of Stundin per week was about 94,100.{{Cite book|url=https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/newspapers-nordic-media-landscape-2017|title=Newspapers in the Nordic Media Landscape|date=March 2018|publisher=Nordicom|editor=Eva Harrie|isbn=978-91-87957-71-0|location=Göteborg|pages=81–82|oclc=1030448099}}

During the Panama Papers scandal, Stundin collaborated with Reykjavík Media to publish information from the Panama documents showing Landsbankinn, an Icelandic bank, acted as a customer for Mossack Fonseca.{{Cite news|last=Ingvarsdóttir|first=Ásrún Brynja|title=Sagðir umsvifamiklir í skattaskjólum|language=Icelandic|work=RÚV|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/sagdir-umsvifamiklir-i-skattaskjolum|access-date=27 August 2021}}

In November 2019, Stundin collaborated with RÚV and Al Jazeera to report the involvement of Samherji, an Icelandic fishing company, in the Fishrot Files scandal.{{Cite web|last=Mong|first=Attila|date=2 July 2021|title=Iceland fishing company goes 'guerilla' on journalists who uncovered alleged corruption|url=https://cpj.org/2021/07/iceland-fishing-company-journalists-alleged-corruption/|access-date=27 August 2021|website=The Committee to Protect Journalists}} In 2020, journalists from the outlet received awards from the Union of Icelandic Journalists for their coverage of the Samherji Scandal in 2019.{{Cite news|last=Kyzer|first=Larissa|date=March 7, 2020|title=Journalism Award Given for Reportage on Samherji Scandal|work=Iceland Review|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/journalism-award-given-for-reportage-on-samherji-scandal/|access-date=November 4, 2021}}

In 2021, Stundin received 25.3 million Icelandic krónas (about $USD 199,055) as part of a series of subsidies issued by the Icelandic government to various media outlets.{{Cite news|last=Kyzer|first=Larissa|date=September 8, 2021|title=Three Major Media Outlets Receive 63% of Government Support|work=Iceland Review|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/three-major-outlets-receive-63-percent-of-government-support/|access-date=November 4, 2021}}{{Cite news|last=Björnsson|first=Ingvar Þór|date=September 7, 2021|title=Nítján fjölmiðlar fá rekstrarstuðning frá ríkinu|language=is|trans-title=Nineteen media outlets receive operational support from the state|work=RÚV|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/09/07/nitjan-fjolmidlar-fa-rekstrarstudning-fra-rikinu|access-date=November 4, 2021}}

In December 2022, the owners of the paper reached an agreement with Kjarninn to merge the two papers. The new paper was named Heimildin and first published on 13 January 2023.{{cite news |author1=Einar Þór Sigurðsson |title=Nýr fjölmiðill kemur út í dag |url=https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/nyr-fjolmidill-kemur-ut-i-dag/ |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=13 January 2023 |language=Icelandic}}

On 16 October 2017, the Reykjavík District Commissioner placed an injunction on Stundin and Reykjavík Media, forbidding them from reporting about leaked documents pertaining to Glitnir, an Icelandic bank.{{Cite news|last=Demurtas|first=Alice|date=2 February 2018|title=District Court Lifts Injunction On Stundin|work=The Reykjavík Grapevine|url=https://grapevine.is/news/2018/02/02/district-court-lifts-injunction-on-stundin/|access-date=27 August 2021}}

The finances of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson and those who were connected to him were the focus of Stundin's coverage of the Glitnir documents. The injunction was placed after Stundin and Reykjavík Media cooperated with The Guardian to publish information about Bjarni's financial activities.{{Cite web|last=Alrawashdeh|first=Imad|date=3 July 2018|title=Once a Free Press Paradise, Iceland Hits Back Against Investigative Journalism|url=https://gijn.org/2018/07/03/once-a-free-press-paradise-iceland-hits-back-against-investigative-journalism/|access-date=27 August 2021|website=Global Investigative Journalism Network}}{{Cite news|last1=Henley|first1=Jon|last2=Vilhjálmsson|first2=Ingi Freyr|last3=Kristjánsson|first3=Jóhannes Kr.|date=6 October 2017|title=Iceland PM sold bank assets hours before financial crash, leaks show|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/06/iceland-pm-sold-bank-assets-hours-before-financial-crash-leaks-show|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{Cite news|date=October 18, 2017|title=Report: Fallout from gag-order on coverage of PM's questionable financial transactions|work=Iceland Magazine|url=https://icelandmag.is/article/report-fallout-gag-order-coverage-pms-questionable-financial-transactions|access-date=November 4, 2021}} The injunction was not similarly applied to The Guardian.

The Icelandic government received criticism from advocates of press freedom due to the injunction. This included the Journalists' Union of Iceland and the OSCE.{{Cite news|last=Fontaine|first=Andie Sophia|date=17 October 2017|title=Freedom Of Press Threatened In Iceland: District Commissioner Issues Injunction|work=The Reykjavík Grapevine|url=https://grapevine.is/news/2017/10/17/freedom-of-press-threatened-in-iceland-district-commissioner-issues-injunction/|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{Cite news|date=18 October 2017|title=OSCE issues statement calling on Icelandic government to overturn gag order on newspaper|work=Iceland Magazine|url=https://icelandmag.is/article/osce-issues-statement-calling-icelandic-government-overturn-gag-order-newspaper|access-date=27 August 2021}} In February 2018, the injunction was removed by the Reykjavík District Court, and this was upheld by an appeals court.{{Cite news|last=Einarsdóttir|first=Gréta Sigríður|date=9 October 2018|title=Stundin Editor Plans Further Reporting From Glitnir Files|work=Iceland Review|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/business/stundin-editor-plans-reporting-glitnir-files/|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YXHKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA488|title=Freedom in the World 2019: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties|date=25 January 2020|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|author=Freedom House|isbn=978-1-5381-3457-3|pages=488–490|language=en}} On 5 October 2018, the Landsréttur appeals court decided to lift the injunction.{{Cite news|last=Elliott|first=Alexander|date=October 26, 2018|title=Stundin breaks its silence|work=RÚV|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/stundin-breaks-its-silence|access-date=November 4, 2021}} In March 2019, the Supreme Court of Iceland rejected every legal claim made by Glitnir, siding with Stundin and upheld the decision to lift the injunction.{{Cite news|last=Kyzer|first=Larissa|date=22 March 2019|title=Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Press|work=Iceland Review|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/supreme-court-sides-with-media-in-injunction-case-but-damage-done-is-irreversible/|access-date=27 August 2021}}{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Iceland: Freedom on the Net 2021 Country Report|url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/iceland/freedom-net/2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=Freedom House}}

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• {{Official website|https://www.stundin.is/}}

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