Saiful B Ridwan, TEMPO Interaktif, PDAT, PT Grafiti Pers, Jl. Proklamasi 72, Jakarta 10320, Indonesia. Tel: +62-21-3916160 Fax: +62-21-3916154 Email: saiful@tempo.co.id
media, internet publishing, Indonesia, TEMPO Interaktif, World Wide Web
In 1994, TEMPO, - the acclaimed Indonesian weekly magazine had its licence to publish revoked by the government of Indonesia, because they considered its reportings would cause national instability. Such acts could be done by the government swiftly and with ease, without giving any prior opportunity to defend the media concerned.
In March 1996, TEMPO Interaktif was published on the Web by the same publisher of TEMPO magazine. No reaction came from the government, except for a very brief interview response from the Minister of Information stating that anybody in Indonesia can set up a Web site to promote their own activities or business. After one year on the Web, there are still no signs of the government trying to put a halt to TEMPO Interaktif's weekly appearances. On the other hand, with at least 12,000 people, out of Indonesia’s current 50,000 Internet users, accessing it regularly, TEMPO Interaktif is steadily becoming Indonesia’s most accessed Web publication.
This paper will discuss the experiences encountered while setting up and running TEMPO Interaktif within the Indonesian context.
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