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Morgunblaðið

Morgunblaðið is one of Iceland's oldest and most widely read daily newspapers, published in Icelandic from Reykjavík. It covers national and international news, politics, and culture for a broad readership and operates the mbl.is news portal. It is one of the country's principal press titles and is generally regarded as conservative-leaning.

Morgunblaðið at a glance

Country
Iceland
Kind of outlet
Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning
Centrist
Website
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How Crosswire groups Morgunblaðið

Crosswire groups Morgunblaðið as Centrist for comparisons within Iceland's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Iceland, Heimildin is listed as Left-leaning — so you can open Morgunblaðið beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Morgunblaðið sits in Iceland's press

Morgunblaðið is one of 5 outlets tracked in Iceland and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Iceland ranks 26th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Morgunblaðið outside Iceland, starting with Northern Europe, are The Guardian (United Kingdom), The Irish Times (Ireland), Aftenposten (Norway) and Dagens Nyheter (Sweden). Opening one of them beside Morgunblaðið is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.

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