The Siberian Times

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The Siberian Times
All about Siberia, in English
Type Online newspaper
EditorSvetlana Skarbo
Founded12 July 2012 (2012-07-12)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1 April 2024 (2024-04-01)
City Novosibirsk
CountryRussia

The Siberian Times was an English-language online newspaper founded on 12 July 2012 in Novosibirsk, Russia. According to the editor of the website, Svetlana Skarbo, their aim is to challenge stereotypes about Siberia, which she believed were "negative and out of date". [1]

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History

The Siberian Times described their organisation as a "major new source of news, features and opinions from Russia's largest region", 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". [1] Meduza found that the site was run by an individual named Will Stewart who employed freelancers to rewrite tabloid stories from Russian media outlets. [3]

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. [4] This story was reported by Smithsonian , although a separate claim was made by the academic journal Doklady Biological Sciences . [5]

Other Siberian Times stories have been picked up by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, [6] The Daily Telegraph , [7] The Independent [8] and Business Insider . [9]

According to the Wayback Machine's records, The Siberian Times has ceased operation on 1 April 2024. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Dockray, Heather (13 December 2017). "What words do I have to put in this headline to get you to read 'The Siberian Times'?". Mashable . Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to The Siberian Times". We say. The Siberian Times. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Kovalev, Alexey (23 October 2019). "Bullshitting Russia A new government media report says half of Western reporting about Russia is 'negative.' It turns out that a single tabloid journalist writes a lot of it". Meduza . Translated by Rothrock, Kevin. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Will (26 July 2018). "LIFE AFTER DEATH BREAKTHROUGH: 42,000 year old worms frozen in Siberia come BACK TO LIFE". Daily Express . Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Solly, Meilan (30 July 2018). "Ancient Roundworms Allegedly Resurrected From Russian Permafrost". Smithsonian . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Chapple, Amos; Gutterman, Ivan (27 July 2018). "'No Wind, No Sun, No Light': 'Devilry' In Siberia As Darkness Descends". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Wright, Mike (16 January 2018). "Thermometer in world's coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Zatat, Narjas (23 December 2017). "The truth behind the Russian 'bear dog'". indy100. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Kramer, Sarah; Mosher, Dave (12 June 2016). "Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away". Business Insider . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Site is coming soon". The Siberian Times. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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