Russia Insider

Russia Insider
Type of site
 News and opinion
Available in English, Russian
Area served The Western world
Created by Simon North, Matthew Allen, Paul Kaiser, Enrico Braun, Richard Brandt, John Helmer, Gilbert Doctorow, Eric Zuesse, Xenia Zinoviev, et al.
Editor Charles Bausman
Slogan(s) They hate us, 'cause they ain't us
Fake news fighters
Citizen journalism with a punch
Media skeptic
Your daily reality snack
Taming the corporate media beast
People over profits
Crowdfunded media criticism
Bias bashers
Relentless bunk detectors
Reality check media
Website russia-insider.com
Alexa rank Decrease 20,774 (February 2017)[1]
Advertising Yes
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional
Launched September 2014 (2014-09)
Current status Active

Russia Insider is a news website launched in September 2014, based in Moscow, Russia. Russia Insider reports on political and social affairs and aims to provide an alternative view [2] to the mainstream news about Russia and country-related issues. The website was founded and is driven by its editor Charles Bausman and a number of international volunteer contributors[3] positioning the publication as an independent media source aiming to promote a better understanding of Russia. Its mission is media criticism and reform, underlining the issues of Western media which are seen by the founders as extremely biased, especially on Russia.[4] Many articles are copied, excerpted or translated from other websites, e.g. RBTH, Voltairenet.org, Strategic Culture Foundation, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Consortiumnews, etc., however there are also some original ones.

History

Russia Insider was started as an online user generated movement by a few volunteer contributors. It is based on the concept of citizen journalism[5] and claims that it represents neither government or corporate interests.[4] It has both English and Russian editions, and the English edition is aimed at Western readers. The publication's main goal is to represent an alternative to how Russia is being portrayed in the Western media.[3]

Funding

In order to maintain its objective to be an independent and transparent news source, Russia Insider is supported by crowdfunding initiative[6] and individual donations. The publication has raised over $120,000 from two crowdfunding campaigns and donations from launch to 2015.

Reception

The website was criticized for its pro-Russian stance,[7][8][9] considered to be alongside several highly visible partisan outlets such as RT, Ruptly and Sputnik.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia-insider.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Femmes, A. Greenwich native launches alternative new site Russia-Insider.com, The Greenwich Time, Greenwich, Connecticut, 29 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Gray, R. Expats launch new site to defend Russia, BuzzFeedNews, Washington DC, 30 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 "About". russia-insider.com. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  5. ↑ Butler, F. "Web 3.0 - Can Russia Insider Resurrect Citizen Journalism?", 12 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Basilaia, E. Crowdfunding propaganda? Russia Insider's plan to target American mainstream media, "Through The Cracks", 9 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Russia Hacking The News, 2015, Peter Himler, Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  8. ↑ Is Russia Insider Sponsored By A Russian Oligarch With Ties To The European Far Right?, 2015, Anton Shekhovtsov, interpretermag.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  9. ↑ Russia's global media operation under the spotlight, 2014, Stephen Ennis, BBC News. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  10. ↑ Commission: Russian propaganda has deeply penetrated EU countries, 2016, Georgi Gotev, euractiv.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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