news agency indonesian news agency organized private company enterprises country national news agency supplying news reports domestic media organization organization authorized distribute news material created foreign news agencies news agency founded country colony independence activists dissatisfied lack local coverage dutch owned news agency operation absorbed news network following invasion japanese staff played key role broadcast indonesia proclamation independence assumed control facilities region end war agency remained private management placed control presidency 1960s government shifted focus nation building institution state promote policies following wave political reforms late 1990s began produce reporting independently government reorganized state owned enterprise media scholars argue lengthy relationship government makes difficult agency news organization celebrated 75th anniversary december history early years established december later colonial capital dutch_east_indies prior establishment founded indies news agency number dutch indigenous firms existence achieve similar stature dutch agency rarely included local news coverage led dissatisfaction independence activists eventually decided form separate news agency working newspaper employee dutch advertisement agency acquaintance left dutch authorities attempted political activism met residence author discuss establishment news agency named agency based weekly magazine previously established editor chief senior editor news bulletin reporting establishment reprinted newspapers december following day older brother editor chief editor chief appointed agency board directors agency leadership later reorganized managing editor deputy years old time credited keeping agency alive early years building base supporters emerging indigenous middle class left director network schools promoted editor chief agency deputy editor chief later elevated managing editor left agency illness employee briefly succeeded managing editor replaced japanese forces took control indies empire news agency established branch office renamed eventually absorbed news network months later press activity flourished opened offices major cities java indonesia independence proclaimed august obtained copy text dictated telephone colleagues agency resulting news bulletin slipped past japanese broadcast network officials attempted bulletin able deliver copy proclamation agency radio station midst confusion assumed control local network japanese surrendered allied forces weeks later reopened private management september leading journalists soon saw need agency establish additional branches outside editor opened offices february branch received funding newly formed indonesian government housed story building goal break dutch allied monopoly news indonesia especially local british authorities recognize indonesia independent government national news agency dutch relinquished possessions indies indonesian government began mass media efforts build unified nation president released executive decree reorganized increased government control weeks reorganization september merged existing news agencies received financial assistance government placed directly president control giving authority appoint agency managing director editor chief position structure government resulted confusion ownership control shifting editorial views coming decades pursued increasingly leftist policies conservative media accused explicitly partisan reporting following removal office subsequent government agency policies prompting criticism liberal media abortive coup blamed allies left military command nearly editorial staff dismissed journalists sympathetic communist_party killed subsequent anti communist purge assumed presidency following year agency produced news reports based official government sources independent news outlets published stories politically sensitive topics reported order avoid sanctions stories found offensive government leaders government released decree freedom press news publishers obtain permit publish permit print military security authority ensured suppression publications militant views resigned presidency licensing requirements media organizations lifted following september number authorized publications span months attempted image independent news agency amid wave political reforms allegations continued bias policies successor president later sacked agency managing director accused dominating news agency trying turn private company replacement appointed post journalism experience specifically tasked agency independent removed control presidency reorganized private state owned enterprise experienced financial losses recent years sought billion million government following year order agency business capabilities goal independent business entity operations state owned enterprise enterprises previously direct presidential authority administrative structure provided subsidies news agency responsible coordinated press activities points government point included deputy chief indicating military interest regulating press status government entity come question restrictions press activity lifted article law republic indonesia news organizations operate legal entity directly contradicted status institute according executive editor government accounted percent operational costs figure fallen percent additional percent income coming sale wire services domestic news organizations decree news organization permitted distribute news material foreign news agencies results effective monopoly provides largest source agency revenues government officials called end practice point decision undermine entire operating structure compromise agency financial stability reported domestic news organizations agency wire service public response opinion legacy news organization documentation indonesia process formative years nation alternative news source fledgling indonesian press afford services rival nationalist interpretations reporting contrasted dutch news agency despite advances political scientist observed overall impact reporting remained limited continued exist reflecting weakness nationalist press predominantly home based news coverage finding way nationalist minded newspapers progressive chinese press organs hill argues journalists guerrilla soldiers equally important winning nationalist newspapers largely postwar transitional allied administration engaged war propaganda order gain international recognition independent indonesia occasion agency anniversary president stated immense contributions documenting nation struggle period revolution role forgotten growing involvement 1950s resulted triangular power structure president grew wary leftist leaning government management countered establishing policies views consortium newspapers sought establish news agency formed indonesia staff resources limited compared received government funding agencies ceased operations senior argue relationship government puts agency risk engaging self censorship recent years internal reforms immediately completely eliminate culture come characterize relationship government press note journalists given greater rights affiliate organize unions peers news organizations
Antara (news agency)