MEDIA & CHALLENGING MEDIA & CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

INDONESIAINDONESIA

DANDHY D LAKSONODANDHY D LAKSONOAlliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

INDONESIA

Independent in 1945Independent in 1945 1945 – 1966 politically liberal1945 – 1966 politically liberal 1966 – 1998 military regime (Soeharto) 1 1966 – 1998 military regime (Soeharto) 1

journalist org.journalist org. 1998 – now ‘reformation’ era (free press) 29 1998 – now ‘reformation’ era (free press) 29

journalst org.journalst org. 230 million population (world’s 4230 million population (world’s 4thth largest) largest) (est) 40,000 journalists & media workers(est) 40,000 journalists & media workers

PRINTPRINT(before & after 1998)(before & after 1998)

289

1.200

THE GROWTH OF THE GROWTH OF PRINT MEDIAPRINT MEDIA

source: CIPG Report source: CIPG Report 20122012

FREE TO AIR TV FREE TO AIR TV LICENCESLICENCES

171

5

(before & after 1998)

UNION UNION & MEDIA INSTITUTION& MEDIA INSTITUTION

UNION IN MEDIAUNION IN MEDIA

4

30

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$ 4.1 billion$ 4.1 billion

$ 8.1 billion$ 8.1 billion

$ 10 $ 10 billionbillion

20082008

20112011

2012 (est)2012 (est)

source: PPPIsource: PPPI

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source: source: PPPIPPPI

68 %

32 %

MEDIA CONTROLMEDIA CONTROL

455 media

companies

1

9

211

12

10

3

48

6 57

owners

owners

MARKET LEADERSMARKET LEADERS

38 %38 %

24,8 %24,8 %

23,8 %23,8 %

MNC Group

Trans Corp.

Emtek Group

3 national FTA TV3 national FTA TV 14 local FTA TV14 local FTA TV 15 channels (pay TV)15 channels (pay TV) 1 daily newspaper1 daily newspaper 5 print media5 print media 22 radio stations22 radio stations 1 news portal1 news portal 2 subscribed base media2 subscribed base media Artis management & Artis management &

agencyagency B to B integrated IT B to B integrated IT

supportsupport Airlines servicesAirlines services PropertyProperty Chemical industryChemical industry Investment agencyInvestment agency

MNC GROUP MNC GROUP $7.1 billion$7.1 billion

CT CORP.CT CORP. 2 national FTA TV2 national FTA TV 1 new mega-portal & e-1 new mega-portal & e-

newspapernewspaper BankBank InsuranceInsurance Capital MarketCapital Market Financing Financing PropertyProperty Hotel & entertainmentHotel & entertainment Restoran dan Café (Coffee Restoran dan Café (Coffee

Bean, Chilli’s, Baskin-Bean, Chilli’s, Baskin-Robbins)Robbins)

Retail (Carrefour)Retail (Carrefour) PlantationPlantation Trans Airways (Garuda Ind.)Trans Airways (Garuda Ind.) Dept Store & Fashion Dept Store & Fashion

(Hugo Boss, Versace, etc)(Hugo Boss, Versace, etc)

SCTV – SCTV – INDOSIARINDOSIAR

2 national FTA TV2 national FTA TV 1 local FTA TV1 local FTA TV Banking IT servicesBanking IT services Compaq authorized Compaq authorized

distributordistributor Investment agency Investment agency

(Singapura)(Singapura) (minority share holder) (minority share holder)

Oil palm plantationOil palm plantation News portalNews portal

VIVA GROUPVIVA GROUP(BAKRIE GROUP)(BAKRIE GROUP)

2 national FTA TV2 national FTA TV Oil & gasOil & gas TelecommunicationTelecommunication Coal minning (world’s 2nd Coal minning (world’s 2nd

largest)largest) PropertyProperty PlantationPlantation InfrastructureInfrastructure Steel manufacturingSteel manufacturing Investment agencyInvestment agency

4 print media4 print media 1 local FTA TV1 local FTA TV 1 pay TV channel1 pay TV channel 19 radio stations19 radio stations (10% share) national (10% share) national

FTA TVFTA TV Outdoor Outdoor

advertisementadvertisement RestaurantsRestaurants Property Property Coal minningCoal minning

MAHAKA MAHAKA GROUP GROUP

1 national FTA TV1 national FTA TV 3 print media3 print media 2 online media2 online media HotelsHotels CateringCatering Oil & mineral minningOil & mineral minning

MEDIA GROUP MEDIA GROUP (SURYA PALOH)(SURYA PALOH)

2 weekly magazine2 weekly magazine 1 daily newspaper1 daily newspaper 1 online media1 online media Tempo TV (channel & Tempo TV (channel &

content provider)content provider) PrintingPrinting ‘‘sister company’ of sister company’ of

Jawa Pos (biggest local Jawa Pos (biggest local newspaper network)newspaper network)

TEMPOTEMPO

JAWA POS GROUPJAWA POS GROUP

134 local newspaper134 local newspaper News NetworkNews Network 21 local FTA TV21 local FTA TV PrintingPrinting

2 national newspaper 2 national newspaper (Kompas, Jakarta Post)(Kompas, Jakarta Post)

24 local newspapers24 local newspapers 13 tabloids13 tabloids 1 news portal1 news portal 61 magazines61 magazines 12 local FTA TV12 local FTA TV 7 book publishers7 book publishers 94 book stores94 book stores 6 printing6 printing Hotels & resortHotels & resort 16 radio stations16 radio stations Manufacturing (tissue Manufacturing (tissue

paper)paper) UniversityUniversity

3 daily newspapers3 daily newspapers 3 magazines3 magazines 1 pay TV news channel 1 pay TV news channel 1 news portal 1 news portal 4 tabloids 4 tabloids 24 retail malls24 retail malls Property & Real EstateProperty & Real Estate BankBank Internet & pay tv servicesInternet & pay tv services 7 international-standard 7 international-standard

hospitalshospitals UniversityUniversity 8 five stars hotels & resorts8 five stars hotels & resorts

LIPPO GROUPLIPPO GROUP(Berita Satu Media (Berita Satu Media

Holding)Holding)

ISSUESISSUES Editorial interferences (business & Editorial interferences (business &

political bias)political bias) Under paidUnder paid Union bustingUnion busting Freelancer (stringer)Freelancer (stringer) Capacity building & skill upgradingCapacity building & skill upgrading Outsourcing Outsourcing

UNION & MEDIA:UNION & MEDIA:THE FACTORSTHE FACTORS

Historical background (pre Historical background (pre & post nation-state)& post nation-state)

Corporation resistanceCorporation resistance Group identification Group identification

(profession or labor)(profession or labor) The pioneers The pioneers

determinationdetermination Journalists turn over level Journalists turn over level

(demand creates hijacking)(demand creates hijacking) Individual opportunity & Individual opportunity &

struggle of welfarestruggle of welfare

STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES Case by case advocacy (collective Case by case advocacy (collective

bargaining approach & structural bargaining approach & structural perspective approach)perspective approach)

Political (affiliation) pressure (2Political (affiliation) pressure (2ndnd track diplomacy)track diplomacy)

Public campaignPublic campaign Community/group base approach Community/group base approach

ALERT !!!ALERT !!! HUMAN OUTSOURCING MODELHUMAN OUTSOURCING MODEL

BERITA SATU MEDIA HOLDING CASEBERITA SATU MEDIA HOLDING CASE

FIRST MEDIA NEWS (FMN)

(PUBLISHER)

‘ORGANIC’ EMPLOYEE(GM, manager, executive

producer)(‘white collar’ level)

DUTA MITRA SELARAS (DMS)

(‘blue collar’ level)Producers, Reporters, Camera Persons, Video Editors, Studio Crews,

etc

B to B scheme ordering HR

services(HR risk transfer)

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