DV (newspaper)

History

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

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. The scandal led to his resignation from Alþingi on 19 July 2001. 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.

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. Gísli, who had not been charged with the abuse, committed suicide the same day and cited the coming news coverage as his reason in a letter he left for his family, although he did not name DV specifically. 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. The event caused an uproar against DV with 32,044 people signing an online petition demanding a new editorial policy. On 13 January 2006, the editors, Mikael Torfason and Jónas Kristjánsson, resigned from their posts. On 4 June 2008, DV reported that The State Committee of Compensations had paid compensation to two of the boys.

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. As a result, the paper acquired broader readership.

References

References

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3. (1981-11-26). "Sameinað og stærra blað á markaðin". Dagblaðið Vísir.
4. (24 May 2018). "235 milljóna króna kröfur í þrotabú DV". [[RÚV]].
5. (13 December 2019). "Torg kaupir eignir Frjálsrar fjölmiðlunar". [[Morgunblaðið]].
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9. (20 July 2001). "Ósannindi um dúkinn leiddu að lokum til afsagnar Árna". [[Morgunblaðið]].
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11. (7 February 2003). "Árni Johnsen fer í fangelsi". [[Fréttablaðið]].
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14. (2013-01-22). "Strákarnir í Ísafjarðarmálinu stíga fram: "Það snérist allt um helvítis DV og aumingja maðurinn"". [[Vísir.is]].
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17. (14 January 2006). "Afhentu ritstjóra DV 32.044 undirskriftir". [[Morgunblaðið]].
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