Channel NewsAsia

Channel NewsAsia (CNA) is a Singapore-based English-language news broadcaster and digital outlet covering Asian and international news. Operated by Mediacorp, it provides television, online, and video reporting on regional politics, business, and current affairs for an international audience. It is one of Asia's prominent English-language news channels.

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Channel NewsAsia at a glance

Country: Singapore
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1999
Owner: Mediacorp
Published from: Singapore
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How Crosswire groups Channel NewsAsia

Crosswire groups Channel NewsAsia as Centrist for comparisons within Singapore's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Channel NewsAsia sits in Singapore's press

Channel NewsAsia was founded in 1999, is published from Singapore and is owned by Mediacorp. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Singapore and the only television news channel tracked there. By outlets tracked, Singapore ranks 12th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 12 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Channel NewsAsia outside Singapore, starting with Southeast Asia, are GMA News (Philippines), Democratic Voice of Burma (Myanmar), CGTN (China) and NDTV (India). Opening one of them beside Channel NewsAsia is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.