Online Russian newspaper In English
The Siberian Times was an English-language online newspaper founded on July 12, 2012. 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website, Svetlana Skarbo, their aim is to challenge stereotypes about Siberia, which she believed were "negative and out of date".
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.
"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." "Meduza" found that the site was run by an individual named Will Stewart who employed freelancers to rewrite tabloid stories from Russian media outlets.
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. This story was reported by the "Smithsonian", although a separate claim was made by the academic journal Doklady "Biological Sciences".
Other "Siberian Times" stories have been picked up by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, "The Daily Telegraph", "The Independent" and "Business Insider".
According to the "Internet Archive Wayback Machine"'s records, The "Siberian Times" has ceased operation, on April 2nd, 2024.
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