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NEWSru Israel in English

Lean: UnratedType: Russian newsLanguage: RussianBased in: Tel Aviv

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NEWSru Israel is a russian news outlet based in Tel Aviv, publishing in Russian. On baba News’s left–center–right scale it is rated Unrated (Community). We translate NEWSru Israel's Russian coverage into clear English and compare it against other Israeli newsrooms across the spectrum.

Stories
1495
Translated coverage in the last 30 days.
Bylined
0%
Share of stories with a named author.
Originals
26%
Share of stories this newsroom reported first.
Opinion
0%
Share of opinion and analysis.
Press releases
0%
Share of press-release copy.
Median lag
267 min
Median minutes behind the first report on the same story.

Why not a score? These are rates we can recompute. A single number would hide whether a newsroom is slow, unnamed, or mostly reprints.

How NEWSru Israel writes

Neutralover 1548 pieces this month · Russian press mean: 1.34 against 1.16

  • the IDFin step with the wire on
  • the policein step with the wire on
  • Hamasin step with the wire on
  • Netanyahuin step with the wire on
  • the United Statesin step with the wire on

How this is measured

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Security59 minutes ago

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Security1 hour ago

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Security1 hour ago

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Economy1 hour ago

Israeli Shekel Strengthens Against Dollar and Euro

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Security2 hours ago

Israel Awaits Saudi Approval for FlyDubai Passenger Evacuation

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Security2 hours ago

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Security2 hours ago

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Economy2 hours ago

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Security2 hours ago

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Health3 hours ago

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Security3 hours ago

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Security3 hours ago

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Security4 hours ago

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Security4 hours ago

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Security5 hours ago

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Security5 hours ago

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Security5 hours ago

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Security5 hours ago

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Security6 hours ago

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Security6 hours ago

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Politics6 hours ago

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Security6 hours ago

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Security6 hours ago

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