Satrio Arismunandar
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Satrio Arismunandar (born 1961) was a student movement activist from Indonesia. He founded the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) in 1994, as an organization that opposed the Suharto regime and has since become Indonesia's leading body for journalists.[1] Its involvement in the labor movement led to him being forced to step down from the daily newspaper Kompas in 1995.
Education and student activities
He was born in
After working from 1986 to 1995 as a journalist, he went back to do a Master's degree in Defence Studies at the University of Indonesia, and graduated in August, 2000. His thesis was on The role of student journalism in the student movement in 1998: A case study of the bulletin Move! at the time of stopping president Suharto, which became the material for a book.
Journalistic experience
Since he was a student, Satrio had already worked as a freelance writer (1981–1986), journalist for the daily Harian Pelita (1986–1988), the daily Kompas (1988–1995), and the magazine D&R (1997–2000). As a journalist in Kompas, he became a specialist on the politics of the Middle East and international conflict, after reporting from the Gulf War in Iraq and the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He now works in television.
Notes
- ^ "Aliansi Jurnalis Independen". Aliansi Jurnalis Independen. Retrieved 2022-12-07.