Public Relations as I think it should be
The danger of hacker Bjorka to the Government lies not in the information he purportedly hacked and leaked. The danger comes from the reaction of Indonesian netizens to any news or posts about Bjorka’s antics. Bjorka Check out Twitter and other social media news feeds and typical reactions are support for Bjorka and criticism of... Continue Reading →
Some of Tim's closest friends are getting together to organize an occasion to celebrate his life, a few years of which were spent in Jakarta as the correspondent for the Asian Wall Street Journal, at the Face Bar next Tuesday evening. I think Tim would like that. Here's the invite message from Juliana on Facebook:... Continue Reading →
I met Ghafur and ran into him often in the days when I first got to Indonesia as a foreign correspondent for Asia Times in 1996. Didn't see that much of him after 1997 because he moved to the business side but I remember him as being knowledgeable and easy to get along with. RIP... Continue Reading →
Here's a quick update for those observing the media scene in Indonesia: Anthony Deutsch has been appointed Jakarta Correspondent at the Financial Times and will take up the role on 8 March. Anthony was previously Bureau Chief of the Associated Press’s Indonesia and East Timor bureau. Looks like he beat out quite a few contestants... Continue Reading →
JFCC members and foreign correspondent watchers might be interested in this development with the Financial Times vacancy in Indonesia. Who would be Financial Times’ new Indonesian correspondent?. January 7th, 2010 Back in October Financial Times Correspondent John Aglionby packed his bags and headed home to Ole Blighty for a position in the paper after living... Continue Reading →
Those of you old enough to remember the Far Eastern Economic Review in its heyday would no doubt have remembered Derek Davies, the larger than life figure behind the Travelers Tale column who was the basis of one of Le Carre's fictional characters. It now turns out that art was indeed imitating life. Derek Davies was,... Continue Reading →
Can someone do a favor for the Indonesian Police and buy them a copy of Dale Carniegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People? As if they do not have their hands full managing the ill will that is emanating from their bungling of the KPK investigations, the Indonesian Police just had to go out... Continue Reading →
After more than a decade in Jakarta, a columnist Jakarta Java Kini and another local magazine, as well as being the contributor for The Guardian and correspondent for the Financial Times in the past three years, John Aglionby is heading home. He'll be back at his London office, running, in his own words "the news... Continue Reading →
It all seems so long ago now but there was a time when the FEER ruled the roost. When it was a trusted source of hard-to-get information, helped shape opinions, shake governments and gave journalists some respect. These days we contend with Mickey Mouse publications that do not cover Asia in depth and full of... Continue Reading →
Photographer Ed Wray has been one of the more friendly and down-to-earth member of the Jakarta Foreign Correspondent's Club for years. He worked for AP but recently decided to quit and go it alone as a freelancer. He will be based in Indonesia for this new venture. He's also set up a website to showcase... Continue Reading →
Tim who was the WSJ's correspondent based in jakarta till a few years ago goes in for hi second operation in Brussels today. Tim had his first operation in Singapore when doctors found a malignant tumor. The operation was a success and he relocated to Brussels. Now doctors have found another growth and Tim goes... Continue Reading →
That's Reporting Indonesia, a book aboutn the paper's 25-year history. The Post will launch it at a party tomorrow. Unspun understands that the book is written by Reuters journalist Bill Tarrant and edited by Jeremy Wagstaff, whose Loose Wire column appears in many publications, among them The Wall Street Journal and The Jakarta Post. The... Continue Reading →
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