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Web News Observer
Screenshot Size:250px
Type:news website
Language:English
Owner:Stacknexo LLP
Founder:Musba Hashmi
Ehraz Ahmed
Editor:Musba Hashmi
Commercial:Yes
Current Status:Online
Headquarters:Mysore, Karnataka

Web News Observer is an online news website which was established on 12 January 2019, with its headquarters in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It covers latest news in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Korean, Technology, Sports and Business from around the world. It is owned and managed by Stacknexo LLP. The Editor-in-Chief is Musba Hashmi.[1]

History

Web News Observer was initially focused on covering cybersecurity and technology news. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic it started covering other news, including entertainment and lifestyle. On 20 April 2022, the news website crossed 1 million unique users monthly.[2] On 29 April 2022, it partnered with Dailyhunt for news syndication.[3] On 9 May 2022, the news outlet expanded its operations and acquired The Clare People, a defunct website of the Irish weekly newspaper that had ceased its operations in 2019.[4] On 8 June 2022, the news website crossed 3 million unique users monthly.[5]

Notable Work

In November 2021, the news website did exclusive news stories exposing two cybersecurity scams where the scammers were impersonating Elon Musk through a verified Facebook Page and were running a cryptocurrency giveaway scam.[6] The page was then taken down soon after when the story was covered by other media outlets.[7] The media outlet is building India's first e-learning platform for data journalism. The platform will help train journalists and students to study and get trained in data journalism free of cost.[8] The news organization is also known for its active engagement in social work. On 18 April 2022, it distributed books and stationery among the underprivileged children of Mysore. They also conducted an online journalism training workshop for aspiring students.[9] On 23 May 2022, the media outlet introduced their website on Web 3.0 becoming the first news website in India to have a version of their website on Web 3.0.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . 2022-05-11 . Web News Observer . en-US.
  2. Web site: Udayavani . ಮಾಸಿಕ 1 ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ಬಳಕೆದಾರರೊಂದಿಗೆ 'ವೆಬ್ ನ್ಯೂಸ್ ಅಬ್ಸರ್ವರ್' ಹೊಸ ಮೈಲಿಗಲ್ಲು . 2022-04-28 . . kn.
  3. Web site: Malik . Mohsina . 2022-04-29 . Web News Observer partners with Dailyhunt for news syndication Free Press Kashmir . 2022-05-11 . . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-10 . Web News Observer acquires The Clare People . 2022-05-11 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Web News Observer attracts 3 million unique visitors monthly DD News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615025854/https://ddnews.gov.in/sci-tech/web-news-observer-attracts-3-million-unique-visitors-monthly . 2022-06-15 . 2022-06-14 . DD News.
  6. Web site: 2021-12-17 . Yet another 'verified' fake Elon Musk page pops up on Facebook with cryptocurrency scam . 2022-04-22 . . en.
  7. Web site: Another fake Elon Musk Facebook page pops up . 2022-04-22 . . 17 December 2021 . en.
  8. Web site: Web News Observer Launches India's First E-learning Platform For Data Journalism . 2022-05-11 . . en.
  9. Web site: 2022-04-19 . Web News Observer distributes books to the underprivileged students in the city . 2022-05-11 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Journalism in Web 3.0: Web News Observer becomes first media outlet to adapt to newest version of internet . 2022-11-27 . . Shubham . Banerjee . 23 May 2022 . en.

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