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The Siberian Times
Online Russian newspaper In English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Siberian Times was an English-language online newspaper founded on July 12, 2012. According to the editor of the website, Svetlana Skarbo,[1] their aim is to challenge stereotypes about Siberia, which she believed were "negative and out of date".[1]
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The Siberian Times described their organization as a "All about Siberia, in English," with news articles produced by both Russian and Western journalists, alongside researchers.[2]
Mashable once described The Siberian Times's reporting as "allegedly real with a bit of hyperbole/Siberian fan fiction thrown in -- just as it should be."[3] Meduza found that the site was run by an individual named Will Stewart who employed freelancers to rewrite tabloid stories from Russian media outlets.[4]
Nevertheless, some of The Siberian Times's articles have garnered the attention of Western media outlets, such as an article about frozen worms becoming reanimated following the thawing of permafrost.[5] This story was reported by the Smithsonian, although a separate claim was made by the academic journal Doklady Biological Sciences.[6]
Other Siberian Times stories have been picked up by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,[7] The Daily Telegraph,[8] The Independent[9] and Business Insider.[10]
According to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine[11]'s records, The Siberian Times has ceased operation, [12] on April 2nd, 2024.
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