Anatoly Kurmanaev,
I’m a reporter for The New York Times, covering Russia and its transformation following the invasion of Ukraine. What I Cover My work tries to give readers a sense of what life is like in Russia today, and where the country is heading. I look at a wide range of themes, from the economy to the military to culture and foreign policy. The underlying aim is to try to lift the veil of secrecy that covers much of Russian public life today, and to present to the world the full complexity of a nuclear power in flux. My Background I grew up in Siberia, in Novosibirsk, Russia, and built my journalism career in Latin America, where I arrived in 2010 as a young freelancer. I spent the following decade covering the region’s economy and politics for a range of publications, including at Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and The Times. I am proud of my work in Venezuela, where I lived for eight years, reporting on the country’s dramatic economic collapse following the death of Hugo Chávez. I joined The Times’s Moscow bureau in late 2022, out of personal desire to help the world understand a war unleashed by my native country. I graduated from the University of Edinburgh and University College London. I speak Russian, English and Spanish. Journalistic Ethics All Times journalists are committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. For me this means presenting the most complete view of Russia and the Russian people as possible, regardless of whether it clashes with western preconceptions or angers my own compatriots. This means cutting through the war propaganda deployed by both sides of the war in Ukraine. Contact Me Email: anatoly.kurmanaev@nytimes.com Anonymous tips: nytimes.com/tips
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
84%
Examples:
- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, speaking to reporters in Tokyo, said the U.S. government had 'serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people.'
- We won and the whole world knows it
Conflicts of Interest
93%
Examples:
No current examples available.
Contradictions
81%
Examples:
- Many in the occupied territories are experiencing this electoral ritual under the watchful eyes of armed soldiers
- The goal of this vote is to try to legitimize its rule there
- There are reports of blocked access, delays, and some violence at voting centers across Venezuela.
Deceptions
88%
Examples:
- The article presents Russia-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine as if it were a legitimate part of Russia when in fact it is an occupied territory.
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