| URL | http://www.asiancorrespondent.com/ |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | News & blogging |
| Registration | Optional |
| Owner | Hybrid News Limited |
| Created by | James Craven (Managing Director) |
| Launched | October 19, 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Asian Correspondent was launched in October 2009 by Hybrid News Limited with the stated purpose of creating a hybrid news model that combined professional journalists, successful bloggers and wire news in one website .[1] As of December 2009 it had over 40 journalists and bloggers contributing along with guest contributors and a news feed from the Associated Press.
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The website focuses on all of the Asia Pacific region and South Asia. It devotes special country sections to 17 countries: Japan, India, China, Burma, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Pakistan, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and Australia .[2] It also covers other countries in the region, such as Afghanistan, when bigger news stories occur.
Asian Correspondent is a combination of blog content and hard news ,[3] a format which has earned the website comparisons to the Huffington Post
The site devotes sections to new media, green living, economics, politics, travel and lifestyle, technology, education, and humor, as well as breaking news coverage and a dedicated video section .[4]
Asian Correspondent's contributors include professional journalists, academics, politicians, Masters of Wine, and eminent bloggers and blogs. [5] . Asian Correspondent also publishes breaking news stories provided by the Associated Press.
Some of Asian Correspondent's more prominent contributors include: