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The Siberian Times
Type of site
Online newspaper
Available inEnglish
Created bySvetlana Skarbo
EditorSvetlana Skarbo
URLsiberiantimes.com
Launched2012

The Siberian Times is an English-language news website that was originally launched in Novosibirsk, Russia in 2012. According to the editor of the website, Svetlana Skarbo,[1] their aim is to challenge stereotypes about the region, which have been described as "negative and out of date".[1] Former employees at East2West Limited have made accounts saying the idea for the site was formulated by Will Stewart, a British journalist who often cites it as a source in his articles.[2]

Stories from the news site are increasingly garnering the attention of the Western media. One such is an article about frozen Siberian worms becoming reanimated after thawing out of the permafrost.[3] The story was also reported by the Smithsonian website, although a separate claim was made by the academic journal Doklady Biological Sciences.[4]

Its literary style as a news source is still unknown. According to Mashable, it's stories are "allegedly real with a bit of hyperbole/Siberian fan fiction thrown in".[1]

Other Siberian Times stories have been picked up by: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,[5] The Daily Telegraph,[6] The Independent[7] and Business Insider.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dockray, Heather (14 December 2017). "What words do I have to put in this headline to get you to read 'The Siberian Times'?". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  2. ^ 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 ofjik". Meduza. Translated by Rothrock, Kevin. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. ^ Stewart, Will (26 July 2018). "LIFE AFTER DEATH BREAKTHROUGH: 42,000 year old worms frozen in Siberia come BACK TO LIFE". Daily Express. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  4. ^ Solly, Meilan (30 July 2018). "Ancient Roundworms Allegedly Resurrected From Russian Permafrost". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. ^ 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 2018-11-24.
  6. ^ Wright, Mike (16 January 2018). "Thermometer in world's coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  7. ^ Zatat, Narjas (23 December 2017). "The horrible truth behind the Russian 'bear dog'". indy100. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  8. ^ 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 2018-11-24.
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