Ika Vantiani and her journey of exploration into the definition of a woman
Before we talk about Ika Vantiani, let us first take a look at the image above. What do you see? See how “Perempuan” was until recently defined in the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language (KBBI) of the Language Center? And also notice that the definition is immediately followed by a series of composite terms...
Written by Ong Hock Chuan, Maverick Indonesia’s Partner Those who have an interest in media handling skills would find this interview — between the BBC’s Rebecca Henschke and Terry Filbert, the CEO of Baru Gold Corp that runs Tambang Mas Sangihe — a masterclass on what and how not to say things. The company has...
The Multatuli Project: A Public Journalism Initiative Based on Research and Data
The media industry is increasingly faced with a series of disruptions. The print industry, for example, has been hit hard by the onslaught of digitalization, media ecosystems that are marked by oligarchic biases, and last but not least, the pandemic. At least five print media bit the dust early in 2021 while the surviving ones...
Earth Day, a Reminder of What You Can Do to Make This Planet a Better Place
As someone who has been in sustainability circles for a while, my inbox was full of congratulatory messages on Earth day, April 22, 2021. Earth Day is indeed celebrated once a year on April 22 but if one really is concerned about the fate of this increasingly sorry little planet of ours, it is an...
One of the more interesting thing to happen to people of my generation that straddles Millennials and Gen Z is an uptick in stock investing. IDX, the Indonesian stock market, has pointed out that the total number of investors in the market spiked by 34 percent in October 2020. Approximately 47 percent of those new...
Medcom.id: Integration of Media Platforms to Boost Efficiency
The Media Group is currently in the process of integrating its three platforms — online, print and television — to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of its overall performance. “Our affiliation with Metro TV and Media Indonesia is a matter of convergence. We are currently in a transition phase in our integration. This is a...
The Alliance of Indonesian Journalists (AJI) has reimposed its blacklist of companies with spotty records in human rights and sustainability issues when it comes to partnering with them on initiatives with its members. The AJI Congress on March 2 elected Sasmito Madrim (VOA) and Ika Ningtyas (East Java contributor to Tempo) as Chairman and Secretary-General...
Social Media Interaction: Technology Changes, Human Nature Doesn’t
For many friends of mine from a certain non-digital native vintage, the social platforms available can seem bewildering. Yet social media is here to stay and until we older folks expire our stay, we have to come to grips with it. The platforms change all the time. There was ICU, then Friendster, then Facebook, Twitter...
Ushering in a new era for PR measurement in Indonesia
Written by Jessica Noviena, an Analyst in the Monitoring and Analytics Department. For the longest time, the PR industry has relied on PR value as a metric of success but experts are now arguing that many of the evaluation methods and techniques that have been taken for granted for so many years are no longer...
A Glimpse into My Three-Year Journey at Maverick: The Realization that Disability is not a Barrier
Written by Clarina Az Zahra Noor, Media Analyst in the Monitoring and Analytics Department If you saw me sitting on my desk, not far from the iconic red-telephone-box look-alike toilet doors on the third floor, or during the numerous ZOOM calls of the work-from-home period, you would probably never suspect that I have a disability. In...
Pandemic Provides Momentum for the Print Media to Rise Again
For the print media, digital subscription appears to be its main solution in the future. Changes in the way people choose their sources of information in the digital era have also changed their lifestyles, the way they consume news. Editor-in-chief of the Kompas Daily, Sutta Dharmasaputra, said that the era of pandemic era provided the...
This month saw the demise of two major newspapers in Indonesia. The first was Indo Pos, the newspaper that the Jawa Pos Group started in 2003 to serve the Greater Jakarta, Banten and West Java area. Then came the closure of the 33-year old Suara Pembaruan the evening dailythat was published as a replacement for Sinar...
How the Pandemic Affects Indonesia's Media Landscape Worse Than the Digital Disruption
Jakarta, 15 January 2021 – The ongoing pandemic is now past its 35thweek, a prolonged calamity that the world was never been prepared to face. It did not only force changes in our daily activities but it has also forced us to forsake direct face-to-face interaction for virtual, online interaction instead. The media and their...
It may be counterintuitive but the Internet tends to narrow rather than widen our sources of information. People now seldom go surfing for information and are unlikely to diligently go through a news portal as the older generation would when reading a newspaper. If you look at hope people consume news and information today you...
