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Type of site | Online newspaper |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Svetlana Skarbo |
| Editor | Svetlana Skarbo |
| Launched | 2012 |
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Svetlana Skarbo, [1] their aim is to challenge stereotypes about Siberia, which she believed were "negative and out of date".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]
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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