List of newspapers in Indonesia

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This is a list of newspapers in Indonesia.

National newspapers

All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.

General newspapers

Name	Format	First published	Owner	Circulation readership	Notes
Jawa Pos	Broadsheet/Tabloid^[n 1]	1949	Jawa Pos Group	450,000
Kompas	Broadsheet	1965	Kompas Gramedia Group	880,990
Koran Jakarta	Broadsheet	2008	PT Berita Nusantara
Koran Sindo	Broadsheet	2005	MNC Media
Koran Tempo	Tabloid	2001^[n 2]	Tempo Inti Media		Digital-only format
Media Indonesia	Broadsheet	1970	Media Group	250,000
Rakyat Merdeka	Broadsheet	1997	Jawa Pos Group		Political news daily

Business newspapers

Name	Format	First published	Owner	Notes
Bisnis Indonesia	Broadsheet	1985	Bisnis Indonesia Group
Investor Daily	Broadsheet	2001	B Universe
Kontan	Broadsheet	2007	Kompas Gramedia Group	Daily version of Kontan weekly newspaper

Sports newspapers

Name	Format	First published	Owner
Super Ball	Broadsheet	2017	Kompas Gramedia Group

Tabloids

Name	First published	Last published	Owner	Category
Nyata	1971	present	Jawa Pos Group	Women's
Bola	1984	2018	Kompas Gramedia Group	Sports
Nova	1988	2022	Kompas Gramedia Group	Women's
Soccer	2000	2014	Kompas Gramedia Group	Football
Libero	1999	2001	Unknown	Football
Cempaka	1990	2019	Suara Merdeka Group	Women's
Exotica	2003	2006	Unknown	Men's Lifestyle
Buah Bibir	2002	2006	Unknown	Men's Lifestyle
Motor Plus	1999	2018	Kompas Gramedia Group	Automotive
Keren Beken!	2000	2012	Aneka Yess! Group	Teen
Otomotif	1991	present	Kompas Gramedia Group	Automotive
Komputek	1990	2014	Jawa Pos Group	Computer
Bintang	1991	2019	Media Bintang Indonesia	Entertainment
Wanita Indonesia	1989	2019	Citra Media Persada	Women's
Nakita	1999	2017	Kompas Gramedia Group	Family
Oto Plus	2003	2017	Kompas Gramedia Group	Automotive
Saji	2003	2021	Kompas Gramedia Group	Cooking
Genie	2005	2017	MNC Media	Women's
Realita	2006	2017	MNC Media	Reality
GO	1994	2006	Media Go	Sports
Sinyal	2005	2016	Kompas Gramedia Group	Mobile phone
Rumah	2003	2017	Kompas Gramedia Group	Housing
Kontan	1996	present	Kompas Gramedia Group	Business
PcPlus	2000	2013	Kompas Gramedia Group	Computer
Cek & Ricek	1998	2019	Cek & Ricek	Entertainment
Koki	2003	2020	Jawa Pos Group	Cooking
Femme	2009	2016	Jawa Pos Group	Women's
Nurani	2000	2017	Jawa Pos Group	Women's
Modis	2008	2017	Jawa Pos Group	Women's
Ototrend	2001	2018	Jawa Pos Group	Automotive
Posmo	1999	2019	Jawa Pos Group	History
Info Kecantikan	2006	2013	Jawa Pos Group	Women's
Gaul	2002	2014	Emtek	Teen
Pulsa	2003	2021	Pulsa Indomedia Pratama	Mobile phone
Mama Mia!	2007	2008	Emtek	Women's
Bintang Home	2003	2019	Media Bintang Indonesia	Housing
Cantiq	2006	2012	Jawa Pos Group	Women's

Local newspapers

All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.

Newspaper chain

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

• Jawa Pos News Network – owned by Jawa Pos Group
  • Sumatera Ekspres Group
  • Riau Pos Group
  • Fajar Indonesia Network
• Tribun Network – owned by Kompas Gramedia

List of newspapers

(*) indicates a local insertion of Jawa Pos

Aceh

• Rakyat Aceh
• Serambi Indonesia

North Sumatra

• Analisa
• Metro Siantar
• Pos Metro Medan
• Sinar Indonesia Baru
• Sumut Pos
• Tribun Medan
• Waspada
• Metro Tabagsel
• Metro Asahan

West Sumatra

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

Riau

• Haluan Riau
• Riau Pos
• Tribun Pekanbaru
• Metro Riau
• Dumai Pos
• Pekanbaru Pos

Riau Island

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

Jambi

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

South Sumatra

• Linggau Pos
• Palembang Independent
• Palembang Ekspres
• Palembang Pos
• Pos Metro Palembang
• Radar Palembang
• Rakyat Palembang
• Sriwijaya Post
• Sumatera Ekspres
• Tribun Sumsel
• Prabumulih Pos
• Enim Ekspres
• Harian Oku Selatan

Bangka Belitung

• Babel Pos
• Bangka Pos
• Pos Belitung
• Belitong Ekspres

Bengkulu

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

• Poskota
• Warta Kota

West Java

• Cianjur Ekspres
• Galamedia
• Jabar Ekspres
• 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

• Harian Jogja
• Kedaulatan Rakyat
• Koran Merapi
• Minggu Pagi (weekly)
• Radar Jogja*
• Tribun Jogja

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

• Bali Post
• Tribun Bali
• Radar Bali

West Nusa Tenggara

• Lombok Post
• Suara NTB
• Radar Sumbawa

East Nusa Tenggara

• Pos Kupang
• Timor Ekspres

West Kalimantan

• Kapuas Pos
• Metro Pontianak
• Pontianak Post
• Tribun Pontianak

Central Kalimantan

• Kalteng Pos
• Radar Sampit
• Tabengan

East Kalimantan

• Balikpapan Pos
• Bontang Post
• Kaltim Post
• Koran Kaltim
• Samarinda Pos
• Tribun Kaltim
• Swara 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
• Sultra Satu

Central Sulawesi

• Luwuk Post
• Palu Ekspres
• Radar Sulteng
• Metro Sulawesi
• Mercusuar
• Sulteng Raya

Gorontalo

• Gorontalo Post
• Radar Gorontalo

West Sulawesi

• Radar Sulbar

Maluku

• Ambon Ekspres
• Siwalima

North Maluku

• Malut Post

West Papua

• Radar Papua
• Radar Sorong

Papua

• Cenderawasih Pos
• Koran Jubi (weekly)
• Radar Timika

Foreign-language newspapers

Chinese

• Harian Indonesia (印度尼西亞日报)
• Harian Inhua (印华日报)
• Harian Nusantara (千岛日报)
• Indonesia Shang Bao (印度尼西亞商报 / 印尼商报)
• Yinni Guoji Ribao (International Daily News) (国际日报)

English

• International Bali Post
• The Bali Times
• The Jakarta Post
• Independent Observer

Japanese

• The Daily Jakarta Shimbun (じゃかるた新聞)

Defunct and historical newspapers

Malay/Indonesian

Contemporary (1945–present)

• Bernas (Yogyakarta) – ceased publication in 2018, continued online
• Harian Bola – daily version of Bola
• Harian Pelita (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2019, continued online
• Indonesia Raya (Jakarta)
• Indopos (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2020, continued online
• Republika (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2022, continued online
• Sinar Harapan (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2015, continued online
• Suara Pembaruan (Jakarta)
• Sin Po (Jakarta, Indonesian-language edition)
• Suara Karya – continued online
• Surabaya Post (East Java)
• Warta Bhakti (Jakarta)

Historical (defunct before 1945)

• Djawa Tengah (Central Java)
• Han Po (Palembang)
• Medan Prijaji
• Neratja
• Pemandangan
• Perniagaan
• Selompret Melajoe (Central Java)
• Sikap
• Tjahaja Timoer (East Java)
• Tjhoen Tjhioe
• Warna Warta (Central Java)

Party-owned

• Abadi (Masyumi)
• Harian Rakjat (Communist Party of Indonesia)
• Pedoman (Indonesian Socialist Party)
• Suara Katolik (Catholic Party)
• Suluh Indonesia (National Party of Indonesia)

Chinese

• Hua Chi Pao
• Keng Po (競報)
• Sin Po (新报, Chinese-language edition)

Dutch

• Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad
• De Indische Courant
• De Locomotief
• Het Vrije Woord
• Nieuws van den Dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
• Soerabaijasch Handelsblad

English

• Bali Daily
• Indonesia Observer
• Jakarta Globe – ceased publication in 2015, continued online
• Times of Indonesia

See also

• List of magazines in Indonesia
• Media of Indonesia

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.)