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Type of site | News &blogging |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Colston Tower, Colston Street, Bristol |
| Owner | Hybrid (media company) |
| Created by | James Craven (Managing Director) |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 19 October 2009 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Asian Correspondent was anEnglish languagenews website launched in October 2009 by Hybrid (media company) that combined articles by professional journalists,bloggers andnews wire content in one website.[1] Asian Correspondent was the online partner for theAssociated Press in Asia, and provided breaking news, opinion pieces, and analysis for theAsia-Pacific region.
As of 20 Sept 2021, the website is gone, and any attempts to load a page within the www.asiancorrespondent.com domain are redirected to techhq.com.
Asian Correspondent is a combination of news stories, analysis, and blog content, a format which has earned the website comparisons to theHuffington Post.[2] The site is divided in sections includingNews,Politics,Education,Media,Environment,Culture,Travel, andTechnology.
Less than a year after its creation, in May 2010, Asian Correspondent hit the millionth visitor mark,[3]
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 themilitary coup[4] in Thailand, as well as in July 2013 for a story aboutbitcoin.[5]