Tempo magazine (Indonesia)
Encyclopedia
Tempo is an Indonesia
n weekly magazine that covers news and politics. It was founded by Goenawan Mohamad
and Yusril Djalinus
and the first edition was published in March 1971.
of President Suharto, Information Minister Harmoko
banned the publishing of the Tempo magazine, along with two others, citing them as a threat to national stability. Publication of Tempo resumed following Suharto's departure from office. In response to the ban, a number of journalists established the Alliance of Independent Journalists
(Aliansi Jurnalis Independen).
In the early morning hours on the day the story broke, officials presumed to be connected with the police vainly tried to buy up all the copies of the offending story. Although they purchased 30,000 copies in central Jakarta, no other areas were affected, and vendors doubled the price of the much-in-demand remainder. And anyway Tempo simply printed and supplied its distributors with 30,000 replacement copies. The action only added to the publicity surrounding the story.
Tempo's current editor-in-chief is Wahyu Muryadi.
Tempo has also evolved its internet presence with Tempo Interaktif .
. Starting from 12 September 2000, Tempo also publishes in English . Since its inception, the deputy editor-in-chief of the English edition of Tempo has been Yuli Ismartono, who during Tempo's ban was the vice-president of corporate communications for Freeport Indonesia. Ms Ismartono's daughter, Atika Shubert
, is a CNN
foreign correspondent based in London.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n weekly magazine that covers news and politics. It was founded by Goenawan Mohamad
Goenawan Mohamad
Goenawan Mohamad is a renowned Indonesian poet and man of letters.Goenawan Mohamad was born in Batang, Central Java. His early writings include Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang and Seks, Sastra, Kita ,'"Kesusastraan dan Kekuasaan' Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is a...
and Yusril Djalinus
Yusril Djalinus
Yusril Djalinus was an Indonesian journalist who co-founded Tempo Magazine in 1971. He later established and founded Tempo Magazine's website, Tempo Interaktif.Tempo Magazine is a leading current affairs magazine in Indonesia....
and the first edition was published in March 1971.
New Order era
Under the New OrderNew Order (Indonesia)
The New Order is the term coined by former Indonesian President Suharto to characterize his regime as he came to power in 1966. Suharto used this term to contrast his rule with that of his predecessor, Sukarno...
of President Suharto, Information Minister Harmoko
Harmoko
Harmoko is an Indonesian politician. He served as information minister in the New Order regime of President Suharto from 1983 until 1997 and chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly and People's Representative Council from 1997 until 1999.-References:* "The Editors" , The Sixth Development...
banned the publishing of the Tempo magazine, along with two others, citing them as a threat to national stability. Publication of Tempo resumed following Suharto's departure from office. In response to the ban, a number of journalists established the Alliance of Independent Journalists
Alliance of Independent Journalists
The Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia is a body that promotes press freedom in Indonesia.The AJI was founded in 1994 by Satrio Arismunandar, Ahmad Taufik and Goenawan Mohamad, the founder and editor of Tempo magazine, in response to the banning by the Suharto government of three...
(Aliansi Jurnalis Independen).
Post New Order era
The magazine has continued its independent position, and on 27 June 2010 published a story about police corruption, based on leaked documents showing that six senior police officers had bank accounts containing millions of dollars, in one case more than US$10 million, on monthly salaries of around US$1600. A few days later (6 July) the magazine's editorial offices in central Jakarta were firebombed by two black-clad men on a motorcycle. Little damage ensued but the attack was widely presumed to be linked to the police.In the early morning hours on the day the story broke, officials presumed to be connected with the police vainly tried to buy up all the copies of the offending story. Although they purchased 30,000 copies in central Jakarta, no other areas were affected, and vendors doubled the price of the much-in-demand remainder. And anyway Tempo simply printed and supplied its distributors with 30,000 replacement copies. The action only added to the publicity surrounding the story.
Tempo's current editor-in-chief is Wahyu Muryadi.
Tempo has also evolved its internet presence with Tempo Interaktif .
Magazine
Tempo magazine is published in IndonesianIndonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
. Starting from 12 September 2000, Tempo also publishes in English . Since its inception, the deputy editor-in-chief of the English edition of Tempo has been Yuli Ismartono, who during Tempo's ban was the vice-president of corporate communications for Freeport Indonesia. Ms Ismartono's daughter, Atika Shubert
Atika Shubert
Atika Shubert is a CNN journalist who has been working out of their London bureau since late 2008. Prior to working for CNN, she was a correspondent for The Washington Post and The New Zealand Herald in Indonesia as she speaks both English and Indonesian fluently. She is a graduate of the Class of...
, is a CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
foreign correspondent based in London.