Media

30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

Newspaper obituaries, from Sabang to Merauke

An unstoppable flow of mud from an explosion in a gas well in Sidoarjo, East Java, has unleashed a plethora of political issues.

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher

Inside Indonesia’s founder looks back

With mainstream print media subject to many restrictions, unlicensed publications satisfy a demand for news.STANLEY surveys the alternatives now flourishing in many Javanese cities.

Satellite TV and the Internet are opening Indonesia to the globe. MARK CRAWFORD asks: Will this mean less mind control by the state?

STANLEY fears slashing Radio Australia's Indonesian service will harm Australian diplomacy.

'I write the truth and if I have to die for it, well so be it' wrote Udin shortly before he died. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL investigates.

ANGELA ROMANO explores the 'envelope culture' among journalists

Challenge to political parody on Indonesian television.

When reporting ethnic conflict, journalists can make a difference

Not as remote as you might think...

A guide to resources for peace-makers

How to escape the mainstream, big money, newspaper thought police

The latest on this new nation at your fingertips

Australian media responses to the Indonesian killings of 1965-66

Indonesians are seeking a public voice through radio

A new local press must struggle to survive when the novelty of autonomy wanes