Suara Pembaruan

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Suara Pembaruan (literally Voice of Renewal) is an Indonesian afternoon daily. Founded in 1987 as a replacement for Sinar Harapan, it is one of the largest newspapers in Indonesia.

History

Suara Pembaruan was on 3 February 1987 as a replacement for Sinar Harapan, which had been shut down on 9 October 1986 for making political commentary critical of the New Order regime. It maintained many of the same key people, although a member of the People's Representative Council was chosen as General Director.[1]

In 1991, Suara Pembaruan reported a circulation of roughly 340,000, ranking as the fourth largest selling daily behind Kompas, Pos Kota, and Jawa Post. The following year it ranked second in advertising revenue, trailing behind Kompas.[2]

Suara Pembaruan holds shares in The Jakarta Post, which was co-founded by its progenitor Sinar Harapan.[3]

Style

David Hill describes Suara Pembaruan's management as being commercially pragmatic and politically cautious, with marketing focused on the secular middle class.[4] Its Christian character has received much discussion in Indonesia.[5]

References

Footnotes
  1. Hill 1994, p. 40.
  2. Hill 1994, p. 87.
  3. Hill 1994, p. 166.
  4. Hill 1994, p. 36.
  5. Aritonang & Steenbrink 2008, p. 974.
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