<article>News platform aggregator <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=baca" target="_blank">Baca</a> has announced that it will inject $10 million into Nulis.co.id, a community site that allows users to write and publish their own stories.</article>

News platform aggregator <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=baca" target="_blank">Baca</a> has announced that it will inject $10 million into Nulis.co.id, a community site that allows users to write and publish their own stories.
Nulis says it wants to attract Indonesian writers and bloggers, promising to compensate contributors based on revenue-sharing. Content creators are encouraged to write up news and information, contribute funny images, humorous stories, and videos.
According to a survey by Baca, Indonesian writers like to share their thoughts on issues related to lifestyle (52 per cent), news and current affairs (18 per cent), and entertainment (16%).
“Content published on Nulis will also be published on Baca’s mobile application,” Bryan Lee, Marketing VP of Baca, said in a statement.
Baca is owned by News In Palm, a Hong Kong-based firm that operates apps in Indonesia and Brazil. When Baca <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/indonesia-news-platform-baca-lands-20m-series-b-48957/" target="_blank">received $20 million in a series B round last year</a>, it had already claimed to have 1 million active users, collecting up to 25,000 news articles from over 500 media sources on a daily basis.
In Indonesia, Baca competes with UC News of Alibaba Group, ranking second behind UC News in the Indonesian Play Store, according to App Annie stats. Other competitors for Baca are Babe and Kurio. To compete with other news aggregators, Baca said it has developed special features for Indonesian users. It says it does not require users to create an account, and is very economical in data usage.
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Citizen journalism platforms on the rise?</h3>
A week ago, <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/indonesia-media-startup-kumparan-receives-first-round-of-funding-63345/" target="_blank">another Indonesian media startup similar to Nulis</a> announced that it has received its first round of funding from undisclosed investors. Kumparan, backed by Detik.com founders Budiono Darsono, Abdul Rahman and Calvin Lukmantara, claims to be Indonesia’s first hybrid site that combines online news with social media concepts.
Users can write articles, or create videos, and follow other users’ profiles within the platform. Stories are presented in feeds and timelines just like other social media platforms. However, Kumparan also has an army of in-house journalists, editors, and news curators to generate content.
But more than just a blogger platform, Kumparan appears to view itself as a “serious” media company. To Kumparan, establishing credibility is as important as acquiring users. This is why Kumparan invests in technology that will allow the platform filter content from ‘hoax’ and fake news.
“We are more than just a media company, we are also a tech-company. It’s already in our DNA,” Kumparan CMO Andrias Ekoyuono, told this portal in a recent interview.
Kumparan claims that it already has about 100 public figures as early users on its platform, including information and technology Minister Rudiantara, singer Aimee Saras, actress Karina Salim, politician Hidayat Nur Wahid, former energy and mineral resources minister Sudirman Said, among others. The startup will still depend on advertising to make money.
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