January 26, 2015   About   3 Comments

Contact and general policy information

Who’s to blame and how to express your wrath

Editor
Mark Sabbatini

Principal of principles
Kristan Hutchison

Psychiatrist
Irene Gallion

Accomplice
Jeff Newsom

Mailing address
Icepeople
Vei 210 -2- 13
Longyearbyen, Svalbard
9170
Norway

Telephone
Norway: +47 41 51 46 38

E-mail
marksabbatini@yahoo.com

Website
www.icepeople.net

Icepeople is published weekly (or thereabouts) on Tuesdays (or thereabouts), with printed copies available free on a limited basis in Longyearbyen. Additional printed copies are available locally and by mail upon request. Charges are on an “at cost” basis.

Copyright stuff

Original contents of this publication can be reproduced for non-commercial purposes free of charge if Icepeople is credited as the source. The original writers, photographers and other contributors retain their rights to all published works.

Corrections policy

When we screw up you’ll know about it – on the front page. One of the big complaints about newspapers is they tend to bury corrections and clarifications deep inside where few people who read the original article see them. If we need to fix something, an alert box on the front page will state what story is in error and where the full correction is printed.

Submitting material

Letters, columns, photos and other material are welcome, but we can’t offer pay for published items since nobody here is getting paid at the moment. Submissions in electronic form (text, Word documents, JPEGs, etc.) are highly preferred, although typing and/or scanning of items will be considered on a per-case basis. We reserve the right to edit submissions for length, clarity, accuracy, libel and other reasons, but we will also make every reasonable effort to contact the author about any changes prior to publication.

  • I have been reading the July 28, 2015 edition of icepeople. Headlines from the Svalvbardposten have a blooper in them. the article “Now we know what a forest fire looks like in Svalbard” say that a large WILDLIFE in Alaska is responsible for the haze over Kongsfjorden. I wonder if it was a caribou or a grizzle bear? It may have been bear since he probably could pass more gas – hence the sulphuric taste- than a caribou!

    • Sue:

      This was the actual headline Svalbardposten used (in Norwegian) and, yes, it’s a bit quirky. But even with polar bears being forced to alter their diets and eat unfamiliar foods due to climate change, I doubt it’s giving them that bad a case of gas.

  • Nancy

    I just finished binge watching the first season of ‘Ice Town’, in Australia. What a fantastic show. I really got to know and feel for everyone on the show. What a strong, dedicated and emphatic group you all are. You have such a tight knit community that looks out for each other- that quality is very rare. What a great example of a reality show that is actually real. I can’t wait to watch season two. Keep up the great work that you all do, you should all be very proud!