Maverick Indonesia

Press Freedom in Doubt

Indo Pos reported on Monday, January 28th, 2008, that Aliansi Jurnalis Indonesia (AJI) is protesting against the decision by the President’s Press and Media Bureau for refusing to issue media passes to a number of journalists. The said the refusal might be because of articles written by the journalists who were denied the passes.

The Jakarta Post’s Abdul Khalik , for instance, was quoted as saying that he suspects he was denied a media pass because of his story about hotel payment mark ups during 2006 ASEAN Conference in Manila.

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Is CAKRAM having a tough start in 2008?

We have just heard the news that CAKRAM magazine has just laid-off five of its employees last Friday (01/25), including two of its editors.

Surprisingly, the management did not inform these employees about the layoff beforehand—and only told them about the decision on Friday without prior notice.

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Lativi’s New Name

Some of you might have heard the rumors that Lativi will soon change its name into TVOne. Talks on the issue have already started in a number of mailing lists and community blogs even as news about TVOne looking for presenters is circulating.

“It’s true,” said Karni Ilyas, former News, Sport, and Corporate Communications director of ANTV, last Friday. When we met over dinner at a Chinese restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel, Pak Karni handed us his new business card, which read “TVOne News & Sport Director. “Lativi has even started to air more sport programs prior to the launching.”

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Michael Ferdin Ngge

Sad news came to our desk informing that our beloved friend, Michael Ferdin Ngge, assistant of chief editor for Investor Daily, passed away last night. We read the news in KOMPAS saying that

Our deepest condolence is addressed to his family, friends and colleagues. May you rest in peace and you’ll be greatly missed.

AAS 2007: The After Party

A pleasant surprise was thrown at all finalists of Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna 2007 at the end of the awarding night (Dec 7, 2007).

The previous media advisory released has stated that only the winners of AAS 2007 will receive 18-mio cash prize; while the rest of the finalists will only receive a certificate. However, before the awarding night is over, Sarah Sechan and Charles Bonar Sirait as the MC announced such a great news for all finalists.

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AAS 2007: The Winners

Finally, the winners of Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna 2007 has been announced during the awarding night in Hotel Sultan, Jakarta, last night.

For a quick recap, here’s the list of all winners:

ART & CULTURE

• Hardnews: Bambang Sulistyo, Gatra
• Feature: Soleh Solihun, Playboy
• Photo: Arie Basuki, Tempo

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AAS 2007: The Finalists

The moment we’ve been waiting for! The awarding night is approaching! As promised, please kindly find below the complete list of AAS 2007’s finalists:

ART & CULTURE

Hardnews

• Adi Marsiela, Suara Pembaruan: “Anggun Menawan Publik Bandung”
• Bambang Sulistyo, Gatra: “Cipoa, Rekreasi Garing”
• Ipik Tanoyo, Bisnis Jakarta: “Tak Berubah dalam Gaya dan Suara”

Feature

• Soleh Solihun, Playboy: “Menunggu Matinya Majalah Musik”
• Soleh Solihun, Playboy: “(ak ’sa ra): skrg”
• Titik Qomariyah, Surabaya Post: “Sang Bohemian”

Photo

• Yudhi Sukma Wijaya, Jurnal Nasional: “Senandung Marawis Jalanan”
• Arie Basuki, Tempo (English Edition): “Tarian Penyambutan”
• Adam D.P., Media Indonesia: “Mewujudkan Mimpi 3″

SPORT

Hardnews

• Tjahjo Sasongko, KCM: “Davenport di Simpang Jalan”
• Tjahjo Sasongko, KCM: “Angie: Antara Masa Lalu dan Masa Depan”
• Hikmat Soeriatanuwijaya, Jurnal Nasional: “Bagaikan Menjilat Ludah Sendiri”

Feature

• Gunarso, Suara Merdeka: “Siapa Melempar Handuk Duluan”
• Hikmat Soeriatanuwijaya, Jurnal Nasional: “Jalan Berkelok Menuju Beijing”
• Titik Qomariyah, Surabaya Post: “Nyoo Kim Bie–Potret Jasa yang Tersia”

Photo

• Arif Nugroho, Seputar Indonesia (edisi Jateng DIY): “Momen Langka”
• Danu Kusworo, Kompas: “Tak Perlu Malu Indonesia”
• Danu Kusworo, Kompas: “Pukulan Chris John…”

SOCIAL

Hardnews

• Novita Amelilawaty, Indo Pos: “Tak Ada Koordinasi Lintas Instansi, Mafia Tanah Bebas Beraksi”
• Ariyanto, Indo Pos: “Merayu Investor di Kota Tua”
• Henny Primasari, Berita Pagi: “Nelayan Takut Melaut”

Feature

• Rusman, Jurnal Nasional: “Obsesi Si Penjual Ginjal”
• Tina Savitri, Femina: “Hari Gini Masih Mau Poligami”
• Tandri Eka Putra, Padang Ekspress: “Si Buta dan Ibu yang Lumpuh Penjual Sapu Lidi di Payakumbuh: Pantang Mengemis Justru Jadi Jutawan”

Photo

• Yudhistiro Pranoto, Seputar Indonesia: “Macet Mudik”
• Taufan Wijaya, Jawa Pos: “Menyambut Kemerdekaan”
• Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press: “Ciuman Persahabatan”

ECONOMY/BUSINESS

Hardnews

• Henny Primasari, Berita Pagi: “Kendalikan Harga Digelar Pasar Murah”
• Henny Primasari, Berita Pagi: “Pilihan Konversi dengan Pipanisasi”
• Nopiyanti, Nusa Bali: “Pertimbangkan Bangun Bandara di Daerah Lain”

Feature

• Marlini Hasan Pontoh, Femina: “Bisnis: Menjaring Untung Lewat Franchise”
• Rahmat Herutomo, Globe Asia: “E-Governmen: Good Governance Good Investment”
• Joanita Roesma, Femina: “Hati-hati Rayuan Maut Investasi”

Photo

• Yuniadhi Agung, Kompas: “Aktivitas Perekonomian Terhambat”
• Raka Denny, Jawa Pos: “Manekin Hidup”
• Arie Yudhistira, Seputar Indonesia: “Belanja Jilbab”

POLITIC

Hardnews

• Yamin Panca Setia, Jurnal Nasional: “Rekening Departemen Bukan untuk Kepentingan Pribadi”
• Asrori. S, Gatra: “Polling: Dicari Pemimpin Alternatif”
• Suwastinah A, The Jakarta Post: “Five years after regional autonomy, dissatisfaction rising in resource-rich

Feature

• Arif Adi Kuswardono, Majalah Tempo: “Sang Bohir Jakarta Satu”
• Budi Setyarso, Majalah Tempo: “Roge, Roger, Intel Sudah Terkepung”
• Asrori. S, Gatra: “Barang Dulu, Anggaran Belakangan”

Photo

• Priyambodo, Kompas: “Kambing Pun Dibawa-bawa”
• Agung Rahmadiansyah, Radar Surabaya: “Tolak Papernas”
• Totok Wijayanto, Kompas: “Kasus Poso Masuk DPR”

LAW

Hardnews

• Kuncarsono Prasetya, Surya: “Siapa Membakar Pasar Turi”
• Bambang Sulistyo, Gatra: “Hukum Datang, Timah Senang”
• Okky Puspa Madasari, Jurnal Nasional: “Menuju Purifikasi Peradilan Militer”

Feature

• Arif Adi Kuswardono, Majalah Tempo: “Bila Menteri Halalkan Dana Tommy”
• Triyono Junaedi, Sumatra Ekspres: “Narkoba di Sekitar Kita: Mampukah Aparat Memberangus”
• Irawan Santoso, Ombudsman: “Time Kalah MA Dibelah”

Photo

• Agus Susanto, Kompas: “Rokhmin Dahuri Ditahan”
• Mahdi Muhammad, Kompas: “Hukum Cambuk Pertama”
• Agus Susanto, Kompas: “Suciwati Cari Keadilan”

Congratulations to all finalists! Can you guess who will be the winner of AAS 2007 in each category? Just log in to this blog and see the results on Dec 7, 2007–after the awarding night is over!

The ‘Fall’ of Hardnews and The ‘Rise’ of Feature

“Probably it has something to do with post-journalism; but nowadays, the line that separates hardnews from feature has become thinner. And then there’s this tendency where hardnews writing is tinted with more and more feature characteristics. This includes the choice of headlines and the style of writing,” said communication expert Effendi Gazali, during Anugerah Adiwarta Sampoerna AAS) 2007’s final judging process.

The final meeting that lasted from 2 pm to 7 pm yesterday was rich with discussions, debates, and arguments to determine three nominees and one winner from the total of 18 categories in AAS 2007. These include hardnews, feature, and photo categories in art & culture, economy & business, sport, social, politic, and law.

Most of the final judges agreed that the quality of feature articles were improving significantly this year; especially in art & culture category. Bens Leo, senior music journalist who serves as one of the final judge in this particular category was dazzled by this. “Compared to last year’s feature articles, this year’s features are a lot better, especially in terms of depth,” said Bens.

Unfortunately, the opposite happened to hardnews category, where most of the jugdes felt that there are no significant improvement compared to last year’s results. Therefore, the judging process for this category became even harder.

However, Harkristuti Harkrisnowo and the rest of final judges were totally impressed with one journalist in hardnews-law category who had produced such a balance, accurate, and comprehensive reporting towards an issue.

Since the judging process was done anonymously to maintain objectivity, the final judges didn’t know (yet) the name of AAS 2007’s winners and nominees, and from which media they come from. However, of course, in Maverick we’ve had the results and have started contacting all nominees to the Awarding Night on Dec 7, 2007.

It was quite surprising and exciting to know that both the nominees and the winners are coming from a wide variety of media; including some new media and regional ones.

Mmm, curious to find out? Don’t worry. We will publish the complete list of AAS 2007’s nominees here by the end of this week. Join the fun and guess who are the winner from each category ;p

Let’s see if your vote is similar to the judges’!

by: Hanny