Anton Troianovski,

Anton Troianovski is the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times. He covers Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. His focus is primarily on President Vladimir V. Putin and the invasion of Ukraine, but he also explores Russia's role in the world and its fast-changing economy as well as dynamics in other former Soviet republics. Troianovski previously covered Russia for The Washington Post before joining The Times in 2019. He began his career at The Wall Street Journal in New York and later moved to Berlin to cover Germany for the publication. Troianovski was part of the Times team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 2023 for their coverage of the war in Ukraine. He is committed to upholding journalistic ethics and speaking with a variety of sources, including supporters and opponents of Putin. Troianovski holds a degree in social studies from Harvard University, where he wrote his senior thesis on the Kremlin's push for influence on the internet.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/anton-troianovski

79%

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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

92%

Examples:

  • The Russian Orthodox Church conducted Aleksei A. Navalny's funeral on Friday.

Conflicts of Interest

85%

Examples:

  • The author has a conflict of interest in covering Russia as they were previously based in Berlin due to the risks facing reporters working in Russia.

Contradictions

100%

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Deceptions

60%

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