VÍSIR, Iceland

     VÍSIR was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded DAGBLAÐIÐ.
     On 26 November 1981, VÍSIR and DAGBLAÐIÐ merged to form DV (DAGBLAÐIÐ VÍSIR).


     Below: 22 July 1978. Thank you to Eric Galzi for the improved image.


visir magazine Bob Dylan front cover 

 

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