List of newspapers in Indonesia

This is a list of newspapers in Indonesia.

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National newspapers

All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.

General newspapers
NameFormatFirst publishedOwnerCirculation readershipNotes
Jawa PosBroadsheet/Tabloid[n 1]1949Jawa Pos Group450,000
KompasBroadsheet1965Kompas Gramedia600,000
Koran JakartaBroadsheet2008PT Berita Nusantara
Koran SindoBroadsheet2005MNC Media
Media IndonesiaBroadsheet1970Media Group250,000
Rakyat MerdekaBroadsheet1997Jawa Pos GroupPolitical news daily
RepublikaBroadsheet1993Mahaka Media325,000Islamic stance

Business newspapers
NameFormatFirst publishedOwnerNotes
Bisnis IndonesiaBroadsheet1985Bisnis Indonesia Group
Investor DailyBroadsheet2001BeritaSatu Media Holdings
KontanBroadsheet2007Kompas GramediaDaily version of Kontan weekly newspaper

Sports newspapers
NameFormatFirst publishedOwner
Super BallBroadsheet2017Kompas Gramedia
TopSkorBroadsheet2005PT Sportjaya Sukses Lestari

Digital-only newspapers
NameFormatFirst publishedOwner
Koran TempoTabloid2001[n 2]Tempo Inti Media

Local newspapers

All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.

Newspaper chain

Note: Some members of these chain are shown below this sub-section.

List of newspapers

(*) indicates a local insertion of Jawa Pos

Aceh

  • Rakyat Aceh
  • Serambi Indonesia

North Sumatra

West Sumatra

  • Haluan
  • Padang Ekspres
  • Pos Metro Padang
  • Rakyat Sumbar
  • Singgalang

Riau

  • Haluan Riau
  • Riau Pos
  • Tribun Pekanbaru

Riau Island

  • Haluan Kepri
  • Pos Metro Batam
  • Tanjungpinang Pos
  • Tribun Batam

Jambi

  • Bungo Independent
  • Bute Ekspres
  • Jambi Ekspres
  • Jambi Independent
  • Metro Jambi
  • Tribun Jambi

South Sumatra

  • Linggau Pos
  • Palembang Independent
  • Palembang Ekspres
  • Pos Metro Palembang
  • Radar Palembang
  • Rakyat Palembang
  • Sriwijaya Post
  • Sumatera Ekspres
  • Tribun Sumsel

Bangka Belitung

  • Babel Pos
  • Bangka Pos
  • Pos Belitung

Bengkulu

  • Bengkulu Ekspress
  • Curup Ekspress
  • Radar Lebong
  • Radar Kepahiang
  • Radar Seluma
  • Radar Utara
  • Rakyat Bengkulu
  • Rakyat Benteng

Lampung

  • Lampung Ekspress
  • Lampung Post
  • Radar Lampung
  • Radar Lambar
  • Radar Lamsel
  • Radar Lamteng
  • Tribun Lampung

Banten

  • Banten Pos
  • Banten Raya
  • Radar Banten
  • Tangerang Ekspres
  • Tangsel Pos

Special Capital Region of Jakarta

West Java

  • Cianjur Ekspres
  • Galamedia
  • Pasundan Ekspres
  • Pikiran Rakyat
  • Radar Bandung
  • Radar Bekasi
  • Radar Bogor
  • Radar Cirebon
  • Radar Depok
  • Radar Karawang
  • Radar Sukabumi
  • Radar Tasikmalaya
  • Sumedang Ekspres
  • Tribun Jabar

Central Java

  • Semarang Post
  • Suara Merdeka
  • Solopos
  • Tribun Jateng
  • Wawasan
  • Radar Tegal
  • Radar Semarang*
  • Radar Pekalongan
  • Radar Banyumas
  • Radar Kudus*
  • Radar Solo*

Special Region of Yogyakarta

East Java

  • Malang Post
  • Memorandum
  • Radar Banyuwangi*
  • Radar Mojokerto*
  • Radar Jember*
  • Radar Madiun*
  • Radar Bromo*
  • Radar Kediri*
  • Radar Bojonegoro*
  • Radar Malang*
  • Radar Madura*
  • Radar Tulungagung*
  • Radar Semeru*
  • Radar Surabaya
  • Surabaya Pagi
  • Surya

Bali

West Nusa Tenggara

  • Lombok Post
  • Suara NTB

East Nusa Tenggara

  • Pos Kupang
  • Timor Ekspres

West Kalimantan

Central Kalimantan

  • Kalteng Pos
  • Radar Sampit

East Kalimantan

  • Balikpapan Pos
  • Bontang Post
  • Kaltim Post
  • Koran Kaltim
  • Samarinda Pos
  • Tribun Kaltim

South Kalimantan

  • Banjarmasin Post
  • Kalselpos
  • Radar Banjarmasin

North Kalimantan

  • Radar Tarakan

North Sulawesi

  • Bolmong Raya
  • Koran Manado
  • Manado Post
  • Radar Manado
  • Tribun Manado

South Sulawesi

  • Berita Kota Makassar
  • Fajar
  • Palopo Pos
  • Pare Pos
  • Rakyat Sulsel
  • Radar Bone
  • Radar Selatan
  • Tribun Timur
  • Ujungpandang Ekspres

Southeast Sulawesi

  • Buton Pos
  • Kendari Ekspres
  • Kendari Pos
  • Rakyat Sultra

Central Sulawesi

  • Luwuk Post
  • Palu Ekspres
  • Radar Sulteng

Gorontalo

  • Gorontalo Post
  • Radar Gorontalo

West Sulawesi

  • Radar Sulbar

Maluku

  • Ambon Ekspres
  • Siwalima

North Maluku

  • Malut Post

West Papua

  • Radar Papua
  • Radar Sorong

Papua

Foreign-language newspapers

Chinese

English

Japanese

Defunct and historical newspapers

Contemporary (1945–present)

Historical (defunct before 1945)

Party-owned

Chinese

Dutch

English

See also

Footnotes
  1. Monday-Saturday edition in broadsheet, Sunday edition in tabloid.
  2. First published as a physical newspaper. Its print edition was closed in 2020, retaining its digital edition.

Further reading
  • Hemant Shah, and Gati Gayatri. "Development News in Elite and Non-Elite Newspapers in Indonesia" Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (June 1994) 71#2 pp: 411-420 doi: 10.1177/107769909407100214
  • Hill, David T. The Press in New Order Indonesia (Equinox Publishing, 2006) online
  • Hill, David T. Journalism and Politics in Indonesia: A Critical Biography of Mochtar Lubis (1922-2004) as Editor and Author (2010)
  • Isa, Zubaidah. "Printing and publishing in Indonesia, 1602-1970' (PhD Dissertation, Indiana University, 1972.)
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