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'''Asian Correspondent''' is an [[English language]] [[news website]] launched in October 2009 by Hybrid |
'''Asian Correspondent''' is an [[English language]] [[news website]] launched in October 2009 by [[Hybrid (media company)]] that combines articles by professional journalists, [[bloggers]] and [[News agency|news wire]] content in one website.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/11/02/asian-correspondent-taps-into-regions-blogosphere-to-fill-foreign-newshole/|title = Asian Correspondent taps into region’s blogosphere to fill foreign newshole|date = |accessdate = 6 May 2014|website = Online Journalism Blog|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Asian Correspondent is the online partner for the [[Associated Press]] in Asia and provides breaking news, opinion pieces, and analysis for the [[:en:Asia pacific|Asia-Pacific]] region. Asian Correspondent, and its South American sister-site [http://latincorrespondent.com Latin Correspondent], were rebranded and relaunched in October 2015.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=AsCorrespondent |number=660051873999683584 |date = 30 October 2015 |title=The new look Asian Correspondent is now live }}</ref> |
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==Coverage== |
==Coverage== |
Revision as of 09:29, 24 October 2017
Type of site | News & blogging |
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Headquarters | Rodney House, Clifton Down Road, Clifton, Bristol |
Owner | Hybrid (media company) |
Created by | James Craven (Managing Director) |
URL | www |
Asian Correspondent is an English language news website launched in October 2009 by Hybrid (media company) that combines articles by professional journalists, bloggers and news wire content in one website.[1] Asian Correspondent is the online partner for the Associated Press in Asia and provides breaking news, opinion pieces, and analysis for the Asia-Pacific region. Asian Correspondent, and its South American sister-site Latin Correspondent, were rebranded and relaunched in October 2015.[2]
Coverage
The website covers all of the Asia–Pacific region . It devotes special country sections to 17 countries: Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It also features content from Australia, however it does not have a separate section.[3]
Asian Correspondent reports on all major events in the region. In its first four years, the most popular stories on the site included the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance,[4] the 2014 military coup in Thailand[5][6][7] and this analysis[8] of what the repercussions for tourists, the boom of Telecoms towers in India,[9] the Thai New Year's Songkran festival,[10] a profile of Philippines' Davao City mayor, Rodrigo Duterte,[11] and the South Korea ferry disaster.[12]
Content
Asian Correspondent is a combination of news stories, analysis, and blog content, a format which has earned the website comparisons to the Huffington Post.[13] The site is divided in sections including News, Politics, Education, Media, Environment, Culture, Travel, and Technology.
Less than a year after its creation, in May 2010, Asian Correspondent hit the millionth visitor mark,[14] namely thanks to a surge in traffic due to a live blog[15] by Bangkok Pundit on the Red Shirt protests which drove 60,000 unique visitors to the site.
Correspondents
Asian Correspondent's contributors include professional journalists, academics, politicians, and bloggers. Asian Correspondent also publishes news stories provided by the Associated Press (AP) and Asia Sentinel.[16] Some of Asian Correspondent's notable contributors include:
- Albeiro Rodas[17]
- Amarnath Tewary[18]
- Andrew Bartlett[19]
- Andy Jackson[20]
- Asia Sentinel[21]
- Bangkok Pundit[22]
- Casey Hynes[23]
- David Slatter[24]
- Edwin Espejo[25]
- Edward Barbour-Lacey[26]
- Elmer Cagape[27]
- Frances Harrison[28]
- Francis Wade[29]
- Gavin Atkins
- Gerry O’Kane[30]
- Graham Land[31]
- James Morgan
- Jeannie Cho Lee
- Lia Xi*
- Joanne Lane[32]
- Joseph Kim[33]
- JS Tissainayagam[34]
- Kirsten Han[35]
- Max Walden[36]
- Marta Kasztelan[37]
- Michele Penna[38]
- Michelle Tolson[39]
- Mocking Indian[40]
- Nathan Schwartzman[41]
- New Mandala[42]
- Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay[43]
- Sean Kimmons[44]
- Saksith Saiyasombut [45]
- Sunil Adam[46]
- Zin Linn[47]
In the media
Asian Correspondent is often quoted in other media. Qz.com has cited its content on multiple occasions, most recently in May 2014 for its coverage of the military coup[48] in Thailand, as well as in July 2013 for a story about bitcoin.[49]
References
- ^ "Asian Correspondent taps into region's blogosphere to fill foreign newshole". Online Journalism Blog. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ @AsCorrespondent (30 October 2015). "The new look Asian Correspondent is now live" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://asiancorrespondent.com/
- ^ "Search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight MH-370". 15 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Live blog of the coup". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Prayuth announces military coup". 22 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Timeland Coup Live". 26 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Thailand under martial law what does it mean for tourists?". 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "13 Telecom Tower Companies in India". 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Thailand threatens to sue Singapore for stealing Songkran". 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "A man of many names: Davao's controversial, colorful Mayor Duterte". 14 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Death toll rises to 288 in South Korea ferry tragedy". 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "AsianCorrespondent.com to build far-east foreign reporting collective". 22 October 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Asian Correspondent set to hit one million monthly unique user mark". 17 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Breaking: Military move in on protest site UDPATE: LIVE BLOG". 19 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Asia Sentinel". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Albeiro Rodas". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Amarnath Tewary". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Asia Sentinel". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Andy Jackson". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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- ^ "Casey Hynes". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "David Slatter". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Edwin Espejo". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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- ^ "Elmer Cagape". Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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- ^ "Francis Wade". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Graham Land". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Jo Lane". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Joseph Kim". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "JS Tissainayagam". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Kirsten Han". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Max Walden". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Marta Kasztelan". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Michele Penna". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Michelle Tolson". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Mocking Indian". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Nathan Schwartzman". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
{{cite web}}
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- ^ "Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Sean Kimmons". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Saksith Saiyasombut (11 December 2013). "About me". Siam Voices. Asian Correspondent.
Thai Political Blogger and Foreign Correspondent
- ^ "Sunil Adam". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Zin Linn". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "How to follow Thailand's 12th coup as it happens". Quartz.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Thailand's infamous bitcoin crackdown is not quite what it seems". Quartz.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.