The News Lens
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Online |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 關鍵評論網 | ||||||
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The News Lens is an independent bilingual website based in Taiwan and Hong Kong which offers news from around the globe and within Greater China.[1][2] Founded by Joey Chung and Mario Yang in 2013, the website aims to provide an independent and analytical alternative to the country's newspapers.[3] Article categories include politics, economics, technology, society, life, and more.
Investment
The News Lens has completed its series A financing. Current investors include North Base Media, a firm created by Marcus Brauchli and Sasa Vucinic; 500 Startups; Lionrock Capital founder and chief executive officer Hari Kumar; venture capitalist Herbert Chang; and angel investor Jim Wu.[4]
Staff
The principal staff members are:[5]
Co-founder/CEO: Joey Chung (鍾子偉), former president of Sanrio in China.
Co-founder/CCO: Mario Yang(楊士範), former editor-in-chief of CNET Taiwan; senior editor of Business Weekly(Taiwan).
Director: Marcus Brauchli, former executive editor of The Washington Post; former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal.
Advisory Director: Saša Vučinić, co-founder and former CEO and managing director of the Media Development Loan Fund.
Advisory Director: Kai-Fu Lee, founder of Sinovation Ventures (fka China's Innovation Works and Idea Bulb Ventures); the founding president of Google China.
Awards
- In 2015, The News Lens received a silver award of the World Young Reader Prize, issued by WAN-IFRA, in the category of brand for the combination of Becoming Aces, Becoming Change and Special Reports initiatives.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "List of Taiwanese Newspapers". onlinenewspapers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "List of Hong Kong newspapers and news sites". w3newspapers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "With Angel Funding From Top Media Veterans, The News Lens Wants To Reshape Journalism In Taiwan". Techcrunch.com. Dec 27, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Taiwan-Based Media Startup The News Lens Raises Series A To Grow Its Global Viewership". Techcrunch.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ The News Lens. "About Us". The News Lens.
- ↑ "List of 2015 Champions". WAN-IFRA. July 7, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.