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October 10, 2017

Cambodian viral site Khmerload has new plans for a BuzzFeed-like digital empire across Southeast Asia

In Vichet launched Khmerload while he was still a PhD student. Now, with Silicon Valley backing, he’s added new editions in Myanmar and Vietnam and is looking at several more locations in South and Southeast Asia.

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Robertson, Holly. "Cambodian viral site Khmerload has new plans for a BuzzFeed-like digital empire across Southeast Asia." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Oct. 2017. Web. 17 Apr. 2024.

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Robertson, H. (2017, Oct. 10). Cambodian viral site Khmerload has new plans for a BuzzFeed-like digital empire across Southeast Asia. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/cambodian-viral-site-khmerload-has-new-plans-for-a-buzzfeed-like-digital-empire-across-southeast-asia/

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Robertson, Holly. "Cambodian viral site Khmerload has new plans for a BuzzFeed-like digital empire across Southeast Asia." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 10, 2017. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/10/cambodian-viral-site-khmerload-has-new-plans-for-a-buzzfeed-like-digital-empire-across-southeast-asia/.

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