Investment company North Base Media (NBM), which is focused on supporting independent media in growth markets, has invested in Rappler, a Manila-based social news network. NBM, which is interested in the intersection between journalism and technology, is founded by a triumvirate of top journalists led by Marcus Brauchli. Brauchli headed both the newsrooms of The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. The other two key figures in NBM are veteran journalists Sasa Vucinic and Stuart Karle. The relationship between NBM and Rappler is expected to be a symbiotic one – NBM hopes to help Rappler continue its growth as it strengthens its first international bureau in neighboring Indonesia, while taking its ideas and sharing it with others.
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