Exile (newspaper)

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The eXile is an English-language newspaper published in Moscow once every two weeks until 2008. Since the summer of 2008, it has been published in Panama under the title The Exiled . Founded in 1997 by American journalist Mark Ames . The newspaper published materials about prostitutes , strip bars , nightclubs in Moscow, political commentaries, journalistic investigations, reviews of films and books. As of 2006, it had a circulation of 25 thousand copies and had 125 thousand unique visitors to the site every two weeks. ^[one]

In June 2008, the newspaper was visited by employees of the Federal Service for Supervision of Mass Communications, Communications and Cultural Heritage , who were interested in publishing articles by Eduard Limonov . According to Ames, officials told him that the check was connected with complaints from readers who claimed that the newspaper "humiliates Russia" and "taunts Russian culture and Russian traditions." The newspaper was fined for "administrative violations." ^[2]

On June 10, 2008, an appeal by columnist Gary Brecher appeared on The eXile's website in which he asked readers about financial contributions in favor of the newspaper in connection with the financial difficulties of its publication. ^[3] The new exiledonline.com website has a June 22, The eXile: Banned in Russia! Page, with links to other publications that say censorship is the reason for the newspaper’s closure. ^[four]