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Gunnar Hrafn Infiltrated ISIS: “I’m Going To Get Beheaded For This”
Journalist Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson is a reporter for the national broadcasting service, RÚV, where he specializes in international news. Gunnar has a particular interest in the Middle East, and also happens to be the only journalist in Iceland who has actively communicated…
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National Broadcasting In Dire Financial Straits
Iceland’s national broadcasting company, RÚV, is operating at a loss, and the parliamentary Finance Committee has accused RÚV of deliberate deception. MBL reports that they have in their possession an e-mail exchange between Ingvi Hrafn Óskarsson – the chairperson of RÚV’s board…
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Most Icelanders Against Privatising Banks, Public Services
The majority of Icelanders want to keep their public services public. Although there is a slight uptick in support for privatising public broadcasting, this support remains below 30%. A new poll from Market and Media Research put the spotlight on privatisation, by…
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Reykjavík International Games Start Tomorrow!
The Reykjavík International Games, RIG for short, will commence tomorrow and promise to be just the thing for local and visiting sports enthusiasts. Held for the eighth time, the annual event sees 500 international athletes in town to compete in over twenty…
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Reporters Without Borders Regret Decline Of Press Freedom In Iceland
On Wednesday, the organization Reporters Without Borders (RWB) issued a statement expressing its concerns with the perceived decline of freedom of information in Iceland during the last two years. Among matters of particular concern, the organization says it regrets that the Interior…
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Poll Results: People Trust Police and University
In a recent poll, conducted by Market and Media Research (MMR), measuring public trust towards key institutions, most people were found to trust the Police, whereas most people distrusted the bank system. 81.3 percent said they trusted they trusted the Police “a…
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So Long, And Thanks For All The Cheese!
For someone who is used to having an entire aisle at their disposal when they run out of toothpaste, Icelandic grocery stores can seem, shall we say, a little mundane. As I walk through the Nóatún by my apartment, it’s easy to…
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Poltergeists Claim State Radio
My field of vision must be limited and my perspective biased because it seems that the most prevalent topic of debate last week was religion. Christianity, that is. Iceland is one of the few remaining countries in Europe with a State religion.…
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MP Wants To Sell State Radio Station
Progressive MP and Chairperson of the Budget Committee Vigdís Hauksdóttir wants to sell state radio station Rás 2, with the proceeds to go into government coffers. Vísir reports that Vigdís has called for a special meeting of the Budget Committee due to…
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Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið
Director Silja Hauksdóttir has been hired to direct this year’s Áramótaskaup, reports RÚV. Áramótaskaupið is an annual comedy revue screened on RÚV each New Year’s Eve. Tuning in to watch actors and actresses mock the major news events of the year gone…
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State Broadcasting Archives Need Saving
Iceland’s state broadcasting service, RÚV, needs help in archiving a wealth of audio and video material going back decades. RÚV reports that many of these archived recordings – some of them going back to 1935 – are in a bad state of…
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RÚV Backtracks, Prayers Back On Air
Iceland’s National Broadcasting Service, RÚV, have backtracked their recent decision to take prayers off air following a meeting with the Bishop of Iceland. As reported, RÚV planned to remove daily morning and evening prayers, plus programmes in which scripture is read out and replace…
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Iceland’s National Radio Pulls Prayer Off Air
Iceland’s National Broadcasting Service, RÚV has announced it will remove prayers from this winter’s scheduling roster. As of the end of August, morning and evening prayers, plus programmes in which scripture is read out will be replaced by a single programme. The…
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State Broadcasting To Rent Out Office Space
State broadcasting network RÚV will soon begin renting out the top two floors of their office building, in part to “to create a more open and dynamic workplace”. Vísir reports that the top two floors of Efstaleiti 1 comprise a total of…
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Finance Minister Will Ensure Satellite Broadcasts
Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson told reporters he will make sure RÚV will still be able to make satellite broadcasts, despite their concerns that they lack the funds to continue financing it. RÚV told Fréttablaðið this morning that they would discontinue satellite…
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Ministry Will Not Appeal Court Decision
The Ministry of the Interior will not appeal a Reykjavík District Court ruling to award damages to an asylum seeker for mistreatment of his case.RÚV reports that the ministry has agreed to pay Atila Askarpour over 2 million ISK in damages for not…
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Foreign Minister Accuses State Broadcasting Of Bias
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson has responded on why he will only speak with RÚV under his conditions. Vísir reports that Gunnar is not satisfied with how RÚV reported on him last Friday. In particular, he says that a key point…
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MP Speculates On State Broadcasting’s News
Progressive MP Vigdís Hauksdóttir openly speculated whether or not state broadcasting service RÚV’s news will have to be “censored”. DV reports that the MP’s remarks were in response to a blog post from Heimssýn, a self-described “No to EU movement”. The blog post pointed out that…
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Four Hundred Strong Protest Layoffs At RÚV
Over four hundred people showed up at noon today in protest of the 39 immediate layoffs of lower- and middle-tier RÚV staff members. Protesters chanted “Our RÚV, Let’s Save RÚV,“ surrounding the building with locked hands, symbolically forming a shield wall around…