Rappler
Rappler is a Philippine digital news outlet known for investigative journalism and coverage of politics, human rights, and disinformation. Co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, it has gained international recognition for its reporting and press-freedom advocacy. It is one of the country's most prominent independent online news organizations.
Rappler at a glance
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Southeast Asia · Asia
- Kind of outlet
- Digital-native outlet
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- rappler.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Rappler
Crosswire groups Rappler as Centrist for comparisons within the Philippines' 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. In the Philippines, The Manila Times is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Rappler beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
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Where Rappler sits in the Philippines' press
Rappler is one of 6 outlets tracked in the Philippines and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, the Philippines ranks 13th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.
Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 39 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Rappler outside the Philippines, starting with Southeast Asia, are Khaosod English (Thailand), Mothership (Singapore), VnExpress (Vietnam) and The Irrawaddy (Myanmar). Opening one of them beside Rappler is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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