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Ifeng

Ifeng, also known as Phoenix New Media, is a leading global Chinese-language new media platform It holds the ICP license No. Jing ICP Certificate 030609, with its official domain registered as ifeng.com. The main website operating entity is Beijing Tianying Jiuzhou Network Technology Co., Ltd., while Fenghuang Feiyang New Media (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tian Ying Chuang Zhi Advertising Company Limited serve as its advertising business entities. Founded in 1998 as the official online channel of Phoenix Television, ifeng evolved from a simple digital distribution outlet for television content into a full-spectrum new media enterprise. It completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011 under the stock ticker symbol FENG , marking it as one of the earliest Chinese new media platforms spun off from a traditional television group to be listed in the United States. The platform reaches more than 400 million Chinese-speaking users globally across personal computers, wireless, and mobile platforms. Phoenix New Media operates ifeng.com and the Phoenix News app, one of the most popular news apps among Chinese-speaking users with nearly one million daily active users. Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited (PSTV) holds a 55.04% stake in Phoenix New Media Limited, with the remaining shares held by public shareholders.

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Ifeng, also known as Phoenix New Media, is a leading global Chinese-language new media platform It holds the ICP license No. Jing ICP Certificate 030609, with its official domain registered as ifeng.com. The main website operating entity is Beijing Tianying Jiuzhou Network Technology Co., Ltd., while Fenghuang Feiyang New Media (Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tian Ying Chuang Zhi Advertising Company Limited serve as its advertising business entities. Founded in 1998 as the official online channel of Phoenix Television, ifeng evolved from a simple digital distribution outlet for television content into a full-spectrum new media enterprise. It completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011 under the stock ticker symbol FENG , marking it as one of the earliest Chinese new media platforms spun off from a traditional television group to be listed in the United States. The platform reaches more than 400 million Chinese-speaking users globally across personal computers, wireless, and mobile platforms. Phoenix New Media operates ifeng.com and the Phoenix News app, one of the most popular news apps among Chinese-speaking users with nearly one million daily active users. Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited (PSTV) holds a 55.04% stake in Phoenix New Media Limited, with the remaining shares held by public shareholders.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377981825

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.