Oyggjatíðindi

Oyggjatíðindi is Faroese an online news website and an online newspaper released every Friday. Up until September 2011 Oyggjatíðindi was also a printed newspaper, but due to obvious advantages entailed by the use of digital platforms the shift to the online new release was inevitable.

It was published for the first time on 25 November 1977 by initiator Lasse Klein and others while the newspapers first editor was Arni Joensen. Lasse Klein was editor from December 1978 to 1982. Oyggjatíðindi first started as a part of Norðlýsið - the local newspaper from Norðoyggjar (the Northern Islands) with base in Klaksvík which later developed and became the local newspaper for the island Eysturoy in collaboration with Norðlýsið. After some time Oyggjatíðindi was sold throughout all the islands.

Dan Klein earned the position as editor in 1982 and is still the editor today (April 2013) on the Oyggjatidindi.com news website and online newspaper release. The website and online newspaper release is written mainly by one man – Dan Klein, a Faroese reporter.

Oyggatíðindi has always been different from the other Faroese newspapers - more bold. The online news release and website is mainly renowned for bringing stories which no other Faroese news channel will bring due to conflicts of interests or other reasons.

In January 2011 the Faroese news website akuelt.fo (Sosialurin) reported that Dan Klein was considering online new only, but that he was not quite ready to give up the printed paper. In September 2011 Dan Klein announced that he would end publishing of the printed version of Oyggjatíðindi, but would continue the online news website and release the newspaper as an online newspaper release available to readers through the website and weekly emails.

Editors

• 1977 - 1978 Arni S. F. Joensen
• 1978 (Mai - December) Sigmund Poulsen
• 1978 - 1982 Lasse Klein
• since 1982 Dan Klein

External links

• Oyggjatíðindi Official Website