Valerie Hopkins,

Valerie Hopkins is an international correspondent for The New York Times, currently based in Moscow. She covers the war in Ukraine and its impact on Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. Prior to joining The Times' Moscow Bureau, she covered Southeastern Europe for a decade as a correspondent for the Financial Times. Hopkins has also reported on war crimes trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina and spent four years based in Kosovo covering the long-term consequences of war. She is a recipient of the Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence and was part of The New York Times team that won a 2022 George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting for coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/by/valerie-hopkins

64%

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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

50%

Examples:

  • The author occasionally includes personal opinions or interpretations in the articles.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • The author discloses their connection to The New York Times and their previous work for the Financial Times.

Contradictions

82%

Examples:

  • In one article, the author mentions Putin's accusations against Western elites while in another article, they report on how Navalny attended church services rarely and called himself an atheist before his first child's birth.

Deceptions

62%

Examples:

  • The author makes false or misleading claims about Navalny's religious beliefs and his attendance at church services.

Recent Articles

Victory Day 2024: Putin's Defiant Speech and Military Buildup Amidst Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Victory Day 2024: Putin's Defiant Speech and Military Buildup Amidst Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Broke On: Thursday, 09 May 2024 Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day on May 9, 2024, commemorating Russia's triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. Amidst escalating tensions with the West, Putin accused Western elites of fueling conflicts and ordered military drills and nuclear rhetoric. The Soviet Union's heavy losses during the war led to its eventual victory in 1945, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine is viewed differently by the West as an attempt to expand influence rather than a battle against Nazism.
Thousands Gather to Pay Respects to Alexei Navalny in Moscow

Thousands Gather to Pay Respects to Alexei Navalny in Moscow

Broke On: Sunday, 03 March 2024 On March 3rd, 2024, thousands gathered in Moscow to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. The Russian opposition leader died two weeks prior in an Arctic penal colony under still-unexplained circumstances. Spontaneous memorials were held across Russia but police removed flowers from these sites. His mother and widow attended the funeral while his son did not attend due to health reasons.