Forging True Good Relations, Without a Catch
It is almost the end of the year and most brands are busy preparing gifts or hampers for their stakeholders. Sending hampers was once a simple gesture to maintain relationships or to appreciate other people’s hard work throughout the...
My First Dive into a Strategic Communications Consultancy
It was early October when I first set foot (virtually) on Maverick soil, marking the start of my two-month-long work experience. I was both excited and daunted by the opportunity; excited to venture into an activity that I’ve never...
Mental Health, an Often Underestimated Issue
Every tenth of October is celebrated as World Mental Health Day, to help remind the world about the importance of mental health. This has become even more relevant considering the significant rise in the number of mental health cases...
Unfocused, long-drawn online events: Journalists’ main pandemic woes
Maverick discussed with a number of media practitioners on online webinars and press conferences in times of pandemics.
Luring Niche Online Media Readers with Paid Content
we are in a situation where online media is facing pressure or competition from social media. This is a phenomenon that has been happening for quite some time, following the appearance of social media
Tantangan Komunikasi Organisasi Nirlaba di Masa Pandemi
Perubahan cara bekerja dan berinteraksi ini membawa dampak yang cukup signifikan, terutama terlihat dalam meningkatnya ketergantungan atas komunikasi dan interaksi virtual
#UntukJurnalisID: The Struggle to Find a NICU Ward for a Baby with COVID-19
Novi Nadya, journalist at Fimela.com, and Covid-19 survivor. Covid-19 has definitively tested me and my small family. Just 12 days after I gave birth to my firstborn, we were both declared positively infected with Covid-19. As was my husband....
Plight of the information front-liners
Journalists are the less obvious front-liners in the pandemic. More of them are getting infected by COVID in the latest surge of cases and we need to help them out.
Corbuzier Did His Magic, Beating the Media to Interview the Commander
Netizens and the media were quite surprised when Prabowo chose Close The Door, Deddy Corbuzier’s video podcast for his maiden interview as Minister of Defence.
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...
Sangihe: Did the Messenger kill the message?
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...
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...
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...
Influencers, Speculation and Regulations
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...