If there’s an easy way to describe what parenting life looks like, it would be a line from Barney in How I Met Your Mother. When he saw his newborn baby he said: “You are the love of my life, everything I am and everything I have is yours forever.” Parenting is a lifelong process,...
The Debate on AI’s Impact on Creative Workers: Will AI Enhance or Replace Human Creativity?
I have listened to many discussions among my fellow creative workers, surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Some claim that it has the potential to replace human creativity. This conversation was sparked by the rising popularity of Dall-e and Chat GPT, two platforms developed by Open AI. Today, AI has clearly become more efficient,...
Reading a book about Stoicism at the end of 2021, I found something that I think is the simplest, most relevant piece of philosophy. More than just a mere thought, it is something that you have to practice. And the first step that you need to do is to understand what to “control”. But the...
We often talk about how brutal haters can be on the internet, but rarely do we touch on ways public figures or anyone deal with them. A recent phenomenon, however, shows that money can sometimes effectively turn haters into allies or fans. The Digital Civility Index (DCI) report from Microsoft in 2020 shows that Indonesian...
The Correct Path to File Complaints on Media Reports
It is really not surprising that just days after the new Penal Code was passed at the parliament, the Press Council immediately threatened to challenge it at the Constitutional Court citing threats to democracy, including to press freedom and the freedom of expression. During its long formulation process, the draft bill had already drawn a...
In 1981 a popular song by the Buggles proclaimed that Video killed the Radio Star. The premise was that the new technology of video would supplant radio. The report of radio’sdeath was, however, premature. It continued to thrive worldwide and in Indonesia. Video probably failed to kill off radio, probably because – as explained by...
A popular Indonesian social media observer recently posted on Twitter that one of Indonesia’s largest online media houses had lost one million readers within a month and the hemorrhage was continuing. There is little way to know if this statement is accurate because, with the recent demise of Alexa, there are no more free references...
After almost 4 years in school, graduation was finally around the corner and I was more than ready to put my skills to the test. I wasn’t entirely sure what job I wanted, all I knew was that I enjoyed working with data and solving complex problems. I came across some information on Maverick Data...
Becoming a Media Detective for Four Months, A MavAcademy Experience as Data Analyst Intern
As a hardcore fan of Aoyama Gosho’s Detective Conan manga series, it was inevitable that I would be drawn to a field that would enable me to be a detective of sorts, in this instance of data. In April this year, I took my first step to become a data detective, a job which in...
MavAcademy : A Glimpse Into The Wondrous World of Analytics
I was immediately attracted to join the Maverick Academy program the moment a friend told me about it. The 4-month program is a bit like an internship but more intense and focused as you get trained on data analytics and get to contribute like a full-time staff. I wanted to explore what to me was...
Publisher Rights: Good News for the Media and Journalists!
The rapid development of search engines and the high level of social media usage as a source of news have also seen search engines such as Google turn into news aggregators. They aggregate news from local media and publish them on their news bait pages, such as the likes of MSN News, Yahoo! News, or...
Journalistic Competitions, a Way to Promote Quality Writing
Journalistic competitions, often held by corporations or media associations, including the Press Council, are effective means to promote quality journalistic works but can also be used to draw public attention to a particular issue. As with other competitions, this type of event usually provides various awards and prizes as a form of appreciation for the...
I joined Maverick as a fresh graduate around two years ago, where I was able to enjoy around 3 months of interacting with my colleagues and clients in person. Then COVID-19 struck. Since then, work life has been a series of zoom meetings and remote working as offices shut and travel was curbed. Fast forward...
Mandalika. Even the name sounds exotic. Until recently it was just another destination in Lombok, an island known for adventure activities and stunning beaches. Then the Government selected it as the site for the MotoGP World Championship, and the idyllic spot in the sun was transformed into a venue where racers and enthusiasts from all...
