David T. Hill

Who's left?

Beyond the horizon

This collection of stories takes the reader into a literary realm conjured up by a sample of Indonesia's most creative contemporary authors. Like President Suharto's New Order itself, the anthology spans the past three decades, when the short story was the most popular literary genre in Indonesia. The tales give an impression of the changing styles and the enduring preoccupations of the country's authors.

Jurnalisme dan Politik di Indonesia

Biografi Kritis Mochtar Lubis (1922-2004) sebagai pemimpin redaksi dan pengarang.

The Press in New Order Indonesia

The Press in New Order Indonesia is the most comprehensive book available in English on the print media during the Suharto presidency. Based on detailed and investigative research, it provides a succinct introduction to the political and economic forces shaping this dominant sector of the Indonesian media at a pivotal time in its development. The study documents the history of the press prior to the rise of President Suharto, surveys the changing New Order policies to the media, and analyses the various modes of control exercised through powerful government agencies and industry bodies. Throughout this critical historical period of political tension and economic transition, The Press in New Order Indonesia traces the development of huge media conglomerates which began to rival military muscle in shaping the media landscape of Indonesia. This study explains how the student press spilled off the campuses to play a unique political role. By contrast, a distinctly Islamic press achieved only very modest success. Focusing on Indonesian-language national daily newspapers, it also discusses news weeklies, periodicals and magazines, as well as publications in regional languages, English and Chinese. Brought back to life in Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia series, The Press in New Order Indonesia is required reading for students of Indonesian languages and cultures, Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, media studies, journalism, and contemporary politics. David T. Hill is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies and Fellow of the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Journalism and Politics in Indonesia

Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s best-known newspaper editors, authors and cultural figures, with a national, regional and international prominence that he retained from the early 1950s until his recent death in 2004. This book traces the major events in the life of Mochtar Lubis, which is also a prism through which much of Indonesia’s post-independence history can be interpreted. This book is also the story of Indonesia in the second half of the twentieth century, when the people of the archipelago became an independent nation, and when print media and the influential figures who controlled and produced newspapers, played a pivotal role in national political, educational and cultural life, defining Indonesia. Editors with strong personalities dominated the industry and sparred with the nation’s leadership; Lubis was a vocal critic of the abuse of power and a thorn in the side of the country’s first two presidents, becoming synonymous with combative journalism. Under both Sukarno and Suharto, Lubis had his newspaper closed down and was imprisoned. As the only comprehensive biography of this towering figure, the book provides a unique insight into the history and development of media, literature and the political system in Indonesia.

Pers di Masa Orde Baru

Media massa menjadi perantara komunikasi yang selalu dibutuhkan. Kehadirannya memberikan informasi kepada semua kalangan. Kerja keras para pemburu berita untuk menyampaikan peristiwa yang sedang terjadi menjadi sebuah pekerjaan penuh risiko. Saat ini para pemburu berita lebih memiliki kebebasan dalam menyampaikan pendapatnya, memberikan informasinya, dan menerbitkan beritanya. Kebebasan ini merupakan hasil atas perjuangan keras di masa Orde Baru, yang di masa itu kondisinya sangat terkekang-akibat sebuah pemberitaan yang dianggap membahayakan kedudukan orang-orang yang berpengaruh, maka perusahaan Penerbit : an diberhentikan secara paksa dan ditarik izin terbitnya. Hal ini membuat wartawan, mahasiswa, seniman, politisi, kaum profesional, pengacara, dan cendekiawan berdemonstrasi selama berhari-hari di jalan-jalan untuk mendukung kebebasan berbicara dan mengemukakan pendapat. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi pada kebebasan pers kala itu? Tidak pernah sebelumnya terjadi suatu pemberedelan 'disambut' dengan 'amarah' yang berkepanjangan, baik oleh wartawan dan pengelola media pers maupun pengamat dan pembaca media pers yang merasa prihatin. Belum pernah terjadi dalam sejarah pers di Indonesia, demontrasi yang memprotes pembatasan kebebasan pers terus menjalar dari satu kota ke kota lain, di sedikitnya 21 kota, selama lebih dari satu tahun.

Journalism and Politics in Indonesia

This book weaves a history of the Indonesian press, and of Indonesia’s post-independence history, through the life story of Mochtar Lubis: one of Indonesia’s best-known newspaper editors, authors and cultural figures with a national, regional and international prominence he retained from the early 1950s until his death in 2004.