Indonesia: From mainstream to alternative media

Authors

  • Andreas Harsono

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v1i3.480

Keywords:

Indonesia, democracy and the Internet, media closure, communism and the Internet, Internet publishing, electronic journalism, censorship, Indonesia-L, apakabar, free speech, Indonet, Radnet, free flow of information

Abstract

Open and accessible to a global audience, the Internet represents a vehicle by which information can be disseminated quickly in comparison to newspapers and magazines. The open and democratic nature of the Internet can sometimes be at odds with policies and practices of certain governments and officials. In this article, the impact of the Internet in Indonesia is discussed, relative to a history of governmental control of the traditional media.

Author Biography

Andreas Harsono

Andreas Harsono is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta. He works for the Bangkok-based Nation newspaper and he is also on the board of the Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information. Harsono is a founding member of the Alliance of Independent Journalist in Jakarta.

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Published

1996-09-02

How to Cite

Harsono, A. (1996). Indonesia: From mainstream to alternative media. First Monday, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v1i3.480