Novaya Gazeta Shuts Down After Last Editorial Meeting

Novaya Gazeta, a Russian newspaper, has shut down, The New York Times reported on November 12, 2026. The paper held its last editorial meeting on Monday. An editorial meeting is the gathering where a newspaper's editors discuss and decide what the publication will cover.

According to the Times, one final issue of Novaya Gazeta was expected to come out in the next few weeks. The paper's closure is therefore not yet complete in the sense of its last printed words, which are still to appear.

The paper's history includes the work of Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist who wrote for Novaya Gazeta. Investigative journalists spend long periods researching and writing in depth about matters that are often hidden from public view, and their reporting can take years to assemble.

Politkovskaya was shot and killed in 2006 in the elevator of her apartment building. The killing took place on Vladimir Putin's birthday.