Media in Iceland

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The media in Iceland is well-developed for a country of its size. The Constitution of Iceland guarantees absolute freedom of speech, therefore Iceland’s media is one of the freest in the world. Words are used as freely as any others and there isn't as much "Parental descresion advised" this is due to there wide variety in language.

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[edit] Television

The RÚV headquarters in Reykjavík.
The RÚV headquarters in Reykjavík.
Main article: Television in Iceland

The principal television station in Iceland is RÚV, which is state-owned. It has a commitment to promote the Icelandic language and the country’s history, and is partly funded by license fee; the rest of the RÚV’s income comes from advertising. The channel broadcast by RÚV is Sjónvarpið, which translates as ‘the television’. Broadcasts started in 1966, and coverage very quickly reached every household in Iceland. RÚV had a monopoly on domestic broadcasting until 1986.

The main private television network is Stöð 2 (lit. ‘Channel 2’) owned by 365 corporation. Other notable channels include Sýn, a sports channel, and Skjár einn, which mainly broadcasts American programming.[1]

[edit] Radio

Before television broadcasting started in 1966, RÚV had already been broadcasting radio since 1930. Rás 1 is the principal radio station, along with its sister channel Rás 2. Bylgjan is a notable private broadcaster.

[edit] Press

Literature is a favourite pastime of the Icelanders, and so the printed press in the country is quite well developed.

[edit] Newspapers

Fréttablaðið is the principal daily newspaper in Iceland, and has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the country. It is distributed by 365 corporation to homes, free of charge. Morgunblaðið is a much older newspaper, founded in 1913, and is Fréttablaðið’s main competitor. It’s readership is second largest after Fréttablaðið. These are the two main publications in terms of the quality press.

The tabloids include DV, a small yet controversial paper, now published only at weekends due to it being unprofitable.

Viðskiptablaðið (lit. ‘the commercial newspaper’) is the country’s principal business-oriented newspaper.

[edit] Magazines

Iceland Review is an English language magazine about Iceland, published quarterly.

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile: Iceland

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