The Siberian Times

The Siberian Times is an English-language news website that was originally launched in Novosibirsk, Russia in 2012. It aims to challenge people's "stereotypes, many negative and out of date," about the region, according to its editor, Svetlana Skarbo.[1] By accounts from her former employees at East2West Limited, the site is virtually the brainchild of Will Stewart, a British journalist who often cites it as a source in his articles.[2]

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

According to Mashable, its stories are "allegedly real with a bit of hyperbole/Siberian fan fiction thrown in".[1] Stories from the site are increasingly picked up in Western media, such as an article about frozen Siberian worms being reanimated after thawing out of the permafrost.[3]

Doubtfulnews.com referred to the website in 2014 as "not a reliable source for news".[4]

The story about ancient roundworms being resuscitated from the permafrost was even reported by the Smithsonian website, though the claim was also 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]

References
  1. 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 of it". 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. "The giant Siberian hole: Yep, media does a crap job reporting (Update)". Doubtful News. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. Solly, Meilan (30 July 2018). "Ancient Roundworms Allegedly Resurrected From Russian Permafrost". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  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 2018-11-24.
  7. Wright, Mike (16 January 2018). "Thermometer in world's coldest village breaks as temperatures plunge to -62C". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  8. Zatat, Narjas (23 December 2017). "The horrible truth behind the Russian 'bear dog'". indy100. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  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 2018-11-24.
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