Asian Correspondent
{{Short description|English language news website}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Asian Correspondent
| logo = Asian Correspondent logo.jpg
| url = {{URL|http://www.asiancorrespondent.com/}}
| owner = Hybrid (media company)
| language = English
| location = Colston Tower, Colston Street, Bristol
| author = James Craven (Managing Director)
| launch_date = 19 October 2009
| current_status = Defunct
}}
Asian Correspondent was an English language news website launched in October 2009 by Hybrid (media company) that combined articles by professional journalists, bloggers and news wire content in one website.{{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|accessdate = 6 May 2014|website = Online Journalism Blog}} Asian Correspondent was the online partner for the Associated Press in Asia, and provided breaking news, opinion pieces, and analysis for the Asia-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.
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.{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/oct/22/asian-correspondent-foreign-reporting-collective-asia|title = AsianCorrespondent.com to build far-east foreign reporting collective|date = 22 October 2009|accessdate = 6 May 2014}} 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,{{Cite news|url = http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/tag/asian-correspondent/|title = Asian Correspondent set to hit one million monthly unique user mark|date = 17 May 2010|accessdate = 6 May 2014}}
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{{Cite web|url = http://qz.com/212268/how-to-follow-thailands-12th-coup-as-it-happens/|title = How to follow Thailand's 12th coup as it happens|date = 22 May 2014|accessdate = 6 May 2014|website = Quartz.com}} in Thailand, as well as in July 2013 for a story about bitcoin.{{Cite web|url = http://qz.com/110164/thailands-infamous-bitcoin-crackdown-is-not-quite-what-it-seems/|title = Thailand's infamous bitcoin crackdown is not quite what it seems|date = 31 July 2013|accessdate = 6 May 2014|website = Quartz.com}}