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''The eXile'' was a Moscow-based English-language biweekly free tabloid newspaper, aimed at the city's expatriate community, which combined outrageous, sometimes satirical, content with investigative reporting. In October 2006, co-editor Jake Rudnitsky summarized the eXile's editorial policy to ''The Independent'': "We shit on everybody equally." The newspaper is now published in an online-only format.〔 ''Rolling Stone'' magazine said in 1998 that then-coeditors "Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi take the raw material of this decadent new Moscow and convert it into 25,000 instantly snapped-up issues of The eXile, consisting of misogynist rants, dumb pranks, insulting club listings and photos of blood-soaked corpses, all redeemed by political reporting that's read seriously not only in Moscow but also in Washington."〔''Rolling Stone'' Magazine, issue 800, November 26th 1998.〕 A CNN documentary in 1999 focusing on the eXile agreed, saying, "Brazen, irreverent, immodest, and rude, the eXile struggles with the harsh truth of the new century in Russia...Since 1997, Ames and Taibbi have lampooned and investigated greed, corruption, cowardice and complacency."〔 (see also (Hamann's site ))〕 ''The Moscow Times'' writes that "The eXile, which publishes Gonzo-style journalism on topics such as drugs, prostitution and Moscow nightlife side-by-side with political analysis, has often pushed the limits of decency -- not to mention libel law."〔 ''Newsweek'' correspondent Owen Matthews called The eXile "brilliant and outrageous." Its history saw several practical jokes, including reportedly getting Mikhail Gorbachev to enter negotiations to secure a position as "perestroika coordinator" for the New York Jets. Jonathan Shainin of Salon.com also wrote in 2005 that the eXile "ran serious press criticism salted with vicious personal attacks on reporters." On June 10, 2008, columnist Gary Brecher ("The War Nerd") published a letter on the website asking for donations from readers, saying "it takes money and we have none, zero, aren't even getting paid any more".〔Brecher, Gary. (Save The eXile: The War Nerd Calls Mayday )〕 On June 19, 2008, ''The Daily Telegraph'' reported that following a government audit, the paper would cease to be printed and appear only on the internet.〔(Moscow forces expat newspaper to close )〕 A month after shutting down, the newspaper launched a web site called eXiled Online. According to Mark Ames, the new site is to "focus more on the United States," though the ''Saint Peterburg Times'' reported that co-editor Yasha Levine will remain in Russia "as long as () can hold out."〔 ==Origins== In 1997, Ames was editor of the English-language Moscow newspaper ''Living Here''. The concept of ''Living Here'' was first proposed by Manfred Witteman, who convinced his partner Marina Pshevecherskaya to provide $10,000 of start-up capital.〔 ((online excerpt ) available)〕 Citing Manfred and Marina's "incessant petty squabbles over money and title" Ames quit ''Living Here'' and begin planning his own publication. Ames convinced most of the intermittently paid staff of ''Living Here'' to defect to the newly conceived newspaper, ''the eXile'', including sales manager Kara Deyerin, and his replacement editor Kevin McElwee. Manfred and Marina hired Matt Taibbi to counter this rebellion, but he became disillusioned after producing one issue of ''Living Here''. Taibbi also defected and became co-editor of ''the eXile''.〔 Some of the contributors, including Ames, Taibbi, Alexander Zaitchik, and John Dolan, previously worked for the ''New York Press''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The eXile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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