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Suardi Tasrif
Suardi Tasrif (3 January 1922 – 24 April 1991) was an Indonesian journalist, writer, and advocate. He became active in journalistic endeavors starting in the Indonesian National Revolution, and led the prominent newspaper ''Abadi (newspaper), Abadi'' during the Sukarno period since its founding in 1951 until its ban in 1960. He moved into advocacy during the New Order (Indonesia), New Order era, lobbying for legal reform in the Suharto regime's early years and becoming a prolific writer on legal and political matters. He has also contributed to the Ethical code, code of ethics of both the journalistic and advocacy professions in Indonesia. Early life and education Tasrif was born on 3 January 1922 in Cimahi, today in West Java. He was the son of Mohammad Tasrif and Siti Hapzah, and was of a mixed Javanese-Sundanese heritage. After completing elementary school in 1936, he studied at a Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs in Palembang until 1939, then an Algemene Middelbare School until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimahi
Cimahi () is a landlocked city located immediately west of the larger city of Bandung, in West Java Province, Indonesia and within the Bandung Metropolitan Area. It covers an area of 40.37 km2 and had a population at the 2010 Census of 541,177 and at the 2020 Census of 568,400; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 571,632. The city is a major textile producer, and is home to several military training centres. Geography Cimahi, located 180 km south east of Jakarta, is situated between Bandung and West Bandung Regency. Cimahi comprises three districts (''kecamatan''), which in turn are sub-divided into fifteen urban villages (''kelurahan''). Its lowest elevation is above sea level and directs to Citarum River. Its highest elevation is above sea level, which is part of the slope of mount Tangkuban Perahu and Burangrang. The Cimahi River flows through the city and Cimahi also has two Springs, named Cikuda and Cisontok. Climate Cimahi has an elevation moderated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Of Indonesia
RRI World Service, Voice of Indonesia ( id, Layanan Dunia RRI, Suara Indonesia) is an autonomous division under Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), an Indonesian public radio service. It is a national radio station that broadcasts all over Indonesia and abroad to serve all Indonesia citizens anywhere in the country and abroad. RRI also provides information about Indonesia to people around the world. Voice of Indonesia is the division for abroad broadcasting. As an autonomous division, VOI has its own independent structure so it can find their own financial resources through marketing. History When Indonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945, the new country needed an effective tool to announce its declaration of independence to the whole nation and to the world audience. At 19:00 on the same day, M. Jusuf Ronodipuro, founder of the RRI, has read the proclamation of news on Hoso Kyoku, Japanese occupation Radio. He was also supported by Dr. Abdulrahman Saleh, who had a pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kompas
''Kompas'' () is an Indonesian national newspaper from Jakarta which was founded on 28 June 1965. The paper is published by PT Kompas Media Nusantara, which is a part of Kompas Gramedia Group. Its head office is located at the Kompas Multimedia Towers, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. The paper manages an online portal kompas.id, which contains updated news and the digital subscription version of the paper, while Kompas Gramedia also manages another editorially-separated portal kompas.com. Kompas daily is one of two newspapers in Indonesia audited by the International Federation of Audit Bureau of Circulations. History The paper was first suggested by General Ahmad Yani, then commander of the Indonesian Army, to Frans Seda, a government minister and leader of the Catholic Party. Yani encouraged Seda to publish a newspaper that was representative of the Catholic Party faction, in order to counter the communist propaganda spearheaded by the PKI. Seda sounded out the ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yap Thiam Hien
John Yap Thiam Hien (25May 191325April 1989) was an Indonesian human rights lawyer. Life Born in Kutaraja, Aceh, Dutch East Indies, his father was Yap Sin Eng and his mother was Hwan Tjing Nio. Yap's family, living in genteel but reduced circumstances, was part of the ''Cabang Atas'' or the local Chinese gentry; through his father, Yap was a great-grandson of Yap A Sin, '' Luitenant der Chinezen'' of Kutaraja from 1901 until 1922, a high-ranking position in the colonial civil bureaucracy. Of Chinese Indonesian heritage, Yap was an advocate for human rights. He believed achieving minority rights needed to be part of the larger struggle for the rights of all people. Despite his Cabang Atas background, he turned down an offer to join the influential political party Chung Hwa Hui due to his skepticism of the latter's elitist outlook. Career Yap moved often when he was young in pursuit his studies. He obtained the ''Meester der Rechten'' degree from the Faculty of Law, Leiden U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transition To The New Order
Indonesia's transition to the New Order in the mid-1960s ousted the country's first president, Sukarno, after 22 years in the position. One of the most tumultuous periods in the country's modern history, it was the commencement of Suharto's 31-year presidency. Described as the great '' dhalang'' ("puppet master"), Sukarno drew power from balancing the opposing and increasingly antagonistic forces of the army and Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). By 1965, the PKI extensively penetrated all levels of government and gained influence at the expense of the army. On 30 September 1965, six of the military's most senior officers were killed in action (generally labelled an "attempted coup") by the so-called 30 September Movement, a group from within the armed forces. Within a few hours, Major General Suharto mobilised forces under his command and took control of Jakarta. Anti-communists, initially following the army's lead, went on a violent purge of communists throughout the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journalism Ethics And Standards
Journalistic ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and good practice applicable to journalists. This subset of media ethics is known as journalism's professional " code of ethics" and the "canons of journalism". The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements by professional journalism associations and individual print, broadcast, and online news organizations. There are around 400 codes covering journalistic work around the world. While various codes may differ in the detail of their content and come from different cultural traditions, most share common elements including the principles of truthfulness, accuracy and fact-based communications, independence, objectivity, impartiality, fairness, respect for others and public accountability, as these apply to the gathering, editing and dissemination of newsworthy information to the public. Like many broader ethical systems, the ethics of journalism include the principle of "limitation of harm." This may inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Press Institute
International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices. The institution was founded by 34 editors from 15 countries at Columbia University in October, 1950, and has members in over 120 countries . IPI's membership is made up of editors and media executives. IPI has a membership category: "IPI Leading Journalists", which is open to heads of media departments, bureau chiefs and media correspondents. In several countries, including Nepal and Azerbaijan, IPI members established national-level committees aiming to support IPI in its work to improve the situation for media. IPI has a consultative status with the UN, UNESCO and the Council of Europe. IPI is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a global network of non-governmental organisations that monitors press freedom and free expression violations worldwide. It is a member of the Tunisia Monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suluh Indonesia
''Suluh Indonesia'' was a daily Indonesian language newspaper based in Jakarta which was published between 1953 and 1965. It was strongly affiliated with the Indonesian National Party. The newspaper was one of the largest in the country during the 1950s and occupied first place in terms of circulation during the early 1960s. It was banned from circulation following the 30 September movement in 1965. History In the 1950s, most major Indonesian political parties had an affiliated newspaper, such as Masyumi's '' Abadi'' and the Indonesian Communist Party's ''Harian Rakjat''. However, the Indonesian National Party (PNI) did not have one, and thus its chairman Sidik Djojosukarto organized a meeting in which the party's leaders agreed to publish a newspaper as a campaign media for the upcoming 1955 election. The first edition of the newspaper was published on 1 October 1953, with a four-page edition and an initial issuance of 75,000. It was initially published between Monday and Saturda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harian Rakjat
(EYD: , 'People's Daily') was an Indonesian newspaper published by the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) from 1951-1965. The motto was ('For the people there is only one daily, Harian Rakjat!'). Harian Rakyat was managed by Njoto as a member of the editorial board and Mula Naibaho as editor in chief. History Early history was first published on January 31, 1951, and was originally named ( 'People's Voice'). In its heyday, was the most popular political newspaper ever published in Indonesia, with average circulation of 23,000 copies in the 1950s and 1960s. ''Jurnal Nasional'', Senin, 23 Jul 2007 The newspaper was sold at a retail and subscription price of Rp 0.60 and Rp 14.5 a month, respectively. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedoman
''Pedoman'' (''Guide'') was an Indonesian daily newspaper. It was the main organ of the Socialist Party of Indonesia. Rosihan Anwar was the editor of the paper. As of 1960, it had a daily circulation of around 53,000.Braunthal, Julius (ed). ''Yearbook of the International Socialist Labour Movement''. Vol. II. London: Lincolns-Prager International Yearbook Pub. Co, 1960. p. 239 References Newspapers published in Indonesia Publications with year of establishment missing {{asia-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosihan Anwar
Rosihan Anwar (10 May 1922 – 14 April 2011) was a renowned Indonesian journalist and author. Rosihan Anwar was born in Kubang Nan Dua, West Sumatra. Rosihan received his early education at HIS and MULO in Padang. He continued his studies at Algemene Middelbare School (AMS) in Yogyakarta and often participated in journalism workshops at Columbia University, New York. His career began as reporter in ''Asia Raja'' newspaper during the Japanese Invasion of Indonesia. In 1947, he founded ''Siasat'' magazine. He was also the founder and editor of ''Pedoman'' newspaper, which was twice forcibly closed by Sukarno regime (1961) and Suharto's New Order administration (1974), because of its vocal criticism of the authoritarian regime. Rosihan also acted in several movies such as Lagi-lagi Krisis (Crisis Again), Karmila, and Tjoet Nja’ Dien Rosihan Anwar was not interested in power, but was more a man of conscience and culture. He wrote critiques in local and foreign media. He was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia Raya (newspaper)
''Indonesia Raya'' was an Indonesian newspaper co-founded in 1949 by Mochtar Lubis. Before its permanent closure in 1974, it was banned numerous times during the Sukarno and Suharto governmental period. History ''Indonesia Raya'' was co-founded in 1949 by Mochtar Lubis. It received irregular funding from military intelligence officers and operated under the opinion that, for the free press, the government was "adversary number one". By 1956 its circulation was 40,000, but after 1957 ''Indonesia Raya'' was banned six times. In October 1958, ''Indonesia Raya'' was banned and Mochtar Lubis imprisoned. The daily did not resume publication until 1968, when the New Order government permitted its publication. Former employees and staff were asked to return and continue their work. Beginning in 1969, ''Indonesia Raya'' published many articles regarding corruption in Pertamina. Although some newspapers, including ''Kompas'', supported ''Indonesia Raya'', others claimed that ''Indonesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
