Friday, February 4, 2011

The Media Within Indonesia





Indonesia, officially known as the Republic of Indonesia, boasts a population of around 238 million and comprised of 17,508 islands. It is located within Southeast Asia sharing borders with Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and East Timor. The nation's capital is Jakarta and its economy is the eighth largest in the world. Its government system is a Universal Presidential Republic and its current president is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Indonesia's culture is influenced by Indian, Arabic, Chinese and European sources. The countries native language is Indonesian which is universally taught in schools and was officially declared its language in the 1920s. The largest commercial center within the country is held in its nation's capital of Jakarta.


Media within Indonesia consists of various levels of communication such as radio, television, movies, newspapers, magazines and a large domain of Internet-based websites. After the end of President Suharto's rule in 2008, the leniency of media freedom instantly increased. After 2008, printed publications increased to nearly 40% of its size during to Suharto's rule. The television, radio, and cinema market in addition to the printed publications. Currently, Indonesians obtain most of their news via internet news media sources. Various popular newspapers and websites include the The Jakarta Post, The Jakarta Globe, and Kompas, which is the most popular source of news within the country. The media is owned by multiple companies such as The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission, Kompas-Gramedia Group, PT Jakarta Globe Media and PT Bina Media Tenggara.

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  1. Very nicely done! I tried to click the "Follow" button, but I couldn't find it...

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