{"product_id":"reporting-indonesia-bill-tarrant-9789793780696","title":"Reporting Indonesia: The Jakarta Post Story 1983-2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Jakarta Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was born in 1983 when Suharto's repressive New Order regime was at its height and the media was muzzled. Five rival media companies came together to start an English-language daily that some saw as an experiment doomed to fail. But the newspaper's punchy editorials, clean presentation of the news, and quirky columns and features quickly made a mark with the growing expatriate community. Over the years, the \u003cem\u003ePost\u003c\/em\u003e developed a unique editorial culture of expatriates and multicultural Indonesians. And by the time Suharto was ousted, the newspaper had earned a reputation for testing the limits of censorship and for breaking stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReporting Indonesia: The Jakarta Post Story\u003c\/em\u003e traces the birth and growth of a newspaper in a developing country against the backdrop of the tumultuous events of the past 25 years in the world's fourth-largest nation. The story of \u003cem\u003eThe Jakarta Post\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates conflicting themes about journalism in Indonesia while taking the reader behind the scenes to reveal the boardroom conflicts and stresses in the newsroom. It is required reading for all students of journalism and media studies, as well as anyone interested in the struggles of independent media in the developing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Tarrant has been a correspondent, bureau chief and editor for Reuters in Asia for the past 22 years. He was among a group of editors that helped start \u003cem\u003eThe Jakarta Post\u003c\/em\u003e in 1983. He is currently Deputy Editor, Politics and General News, for Thomson Reuters in Asia based in Singapore. He is married with two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Tarrant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 979378069X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789793780696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Equinox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.03w x 0.80d","brand":"Bill Tarrant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446698127615,"sku":"9789793780696","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc003e83-6508-4db3-9cbc-37d62e9960ec.jpg?v=1777226359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reporting-indonesia-bill-tarrant-9789793780696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}