The Siberian Times Explained

The Siberian Times
Type:Online newspaper
Language:English
Creator:Svetlana Skarbo
Editor:Svetlana Skarbo
Launch Date: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website, Svetlana Skarbo,[1] their aim is to challenge stereotypes about Siberia, which she believed were "negative and out of date".

History

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 Timess 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 Timess 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: What words do I have to put in this headline to get you to read 'The Siberian Times'?. Dockray. Heather. Mashable. 14 December 2017. 2018-07-27.
  2. News: We say -Welcome to The Siberian Times . 31 January 2024 . siberiantimes.com . The Siberian Times.
  3. News: Dockray . Heather . 2017-12-13 . What words do I have to put in this headline to get you to read 'The Siberian Times'? . 2024-08-16 . Mashable . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20171216023217/https://mashable.com/2017/12/13/siberian-times-best-of/ . 2017-12-16 . live.
  4. News: Alexey . Kovalev . 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. . Alexey Kovalev (journalist) . 2024-08-16 . Meduza . en.
  5. News: LIFE AFTER DEATH BREAKTHROUGH: 42,000 year old worms frozen in Siberia come BACK TO LIFE. Stewart. Will. 26 July 2018. Daily Express. 2018-07-27.
  6. News: Ancient Roundworms Allegedly Resurrected From Russian Permafrost. Solly. Meilan. Smithsonian. 30 July 2018. 2018-11-24.
  7. Web site: Chapple. Amos . Gutterman. Ivan . 'No Wind, No Sun, No Light': 'Devilry' In Siberia As Darkness Descends. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 27 July 2018 . 2018-11-24.
  8. News: Thermometer in world's coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C. Wright. Mike. The Daily Telegraph. 16 January 2018. 2018-11-24.
  9. News: Zatat. Narjas. The horrible truth behind the Russian 'bear dog'. 23 December 2017. indy100. 2018-11-24.
  10. News: Kramer. Sarah . Mosher. Dave . Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away. Business Insider. 12 June 2016. 2018-11-24.

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