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Philstar Global, operating as Philstar.com, is a Philippine news website owned by Philstar Global Corporation, a subsidiary of Hastings Holdings/Philstar Media Group under MediaQuest Holdings. The site began online in 2000 as a repository for The Philippine Star and its sister newspapers, before it began publishing its own news articles since 2009.[1]
Type of site | Online news website |
|---|---|
| Editor | Camille Diola (Head of Editorial) |
| URL | philstar |
| Launched | August 2000 |
| Current status | Online |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media (Publishing) |
| Founded | August 2000 |
| Headquarters | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines |
Key people | Kevin G. Belmonte (Chairman) |
| Products | Digital media |
| Brands |
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| Owner |
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| Parent | Philstar Media Group |
History
editIn August 2000, Philstar Global Corporation was incorporated by the Philstar Group of the Belmonte family, which was also the time that Philstar.com began online. While it was initially to be a portal/repository of The Philippine Star and its sister publications (Pilipino Star Ngayon, PM: Pang Masa, The Freeman, and Banat), the website began publishing its own news articles independently of the newspaper itself with its own editorial team.[2]
In 2022, Philstar Global was among other news organizations participated in the Philippine Fact-check Incubator (PFCI) Program initiated by Internews as part of the fact-checking build-up projects.[3][2]
On December 16, 2022, The Star editorial-in-chief Ana Paminutan wrote her column entitled "Scammers", contains a blind item about someone who misrepresenting or posing as "editor-in-chief" of the newspaper itself on the website.[2] The column has been sparked on Twitter among netizens, including editorial staff of the Philstar website. Camille Diola, editorial head of Philstar Global, responded to Pamintuan's claim in her tweet that she has never misrepresented herself under the "editorial-in-chief" label through a subject of misinformation. Some staff members of the Philstar Global posted a video on YouTube clarifying differences between the Star newspaper and Philstar online in terms of independent news publishing.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Philstar.com". Media Ownership Monitor. Vera Files. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Mendoza, Gemma (27 December 2022). "Battle of the Stars". Rappler. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "FAQ: What is Philstar.com's fact-check initiative? Why trust our fact checks?". Philstar.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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