Nýtt Líf (magazine) explained

Frequency:	Monthly
Founded:	1978
Country:	Iceland
Language:	Icelandic

Nýtt Líf (Icelandic: New Life) is a glossy monthly women's magazine which has been in circulation since 1978 in Iceland. It is one of the earliest Icelandic periodicals featuring lifestyle-related topics.

History and profile

Nýtt Líf was established in 1978.^[1] The magazine is published on a monthly basis.^[2] It covers topics related to women such as fashion and publishes interviews.^[3] The magazine also features news on sexual harassment against women, including a 2012 incident about Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson.^[4]

One of the former editors-in-chief of Nýtt Líf is Hjördís Rut Sigurjónsdóttir.^[5]

Nýtt Líf has awarded the Woman of the Year prize.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Bára Jóhannesdóttir Guðrúnardóttir. Ingólfur V. Gíslason. Gender display in a lifestyle magazine in Iceland 1978 to 2009. Arctic & Antartica. 2013. 7. 4. 33.
2. İris Ellenberger. Þorsteinn Vilhjálmsson. "No Bare Bottoms": The Responsibilization of the Good Gay Citizen in Icelandic Media Discourses 1990–2010. Journal of Homosexuality. 10.1080/00918369.2023.2174472. 71. 6. 2024. 1468. 36730845 . 20.500.11815/4742. free.
3. Kælan Mikla Grew Up, Are Going To Airwaves. The Reykjavik Grapevine. 5 November 2014. 31 March 2024.
4. Four Women Come Forward About Sexual Harassment From Icelandic Elder Statesman. The Reykjavík Grapevine. 15 January 2019. 31 March 2024.
5. Web site: Hjördís Rut Sigurjónsdóttir. Nordregio. 31 March 2024. 30 January 2018.
6. Iceland's Woman of the Year Named. Iceland Review. 14 December 2007. 31 March 2024.
7. Nýtt Líf Magazine Names Woman of the Year. Iceland Review. 31 March 2024. 15 December 2008.