Suara Merdeka (''Voice of Freedom'') is a daily newspaper in
Indonesia
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based in
Semarang
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,
Central Java
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. It was established by H. Hetami and the first edition was published on 11 February 1950.
History
''Suara Merdeka'' was founded by H. Hetami, who also became chief editor, on 11 February 1950. The paper began as an evening daily newspaper published in
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; the newspaper printed 5,000 copies, which at that time is a considerable amount for a local newspaper. He was assisted by three reporters: HR. Wahjoedi, Soelaiman, and Retno Koestiyah. Then, Suara Merdeka began expanding its distribution to
Kudus and Semarang to compete with other local newspapers.
In the beginning, ''Suara Merdeka'' did not yet have its own printing press, so that they were based at the offices of ''De Locomotief'', a Dutch newspaper in Semarang. After 1956, the newspaper changed its publishing time to the morning after H. Hetami got a printing machine himself. The newspaper also has its own office in the former office of ''Het Noorden'' newspaper that has been nationalized by Indonesian government in March 1963.
[Universitas Diponegoro - Skripsi: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Suara Merdeka.](_blank)
Retrieved on 1 January 2013.
Award
In December 2011, Suara Merdeka won an award for "The Most Responsive Media".
References
External links
Suara Merdeka Cyber News*
Newspapers published in Indonesia
Semarang
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