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Five selected readers chosen among The Jakarta Post reader survey correspondents
Indonesia’s leading English-language newspaper kicked off 2023 by conducting a readers’ survey that involved 225 respondents, with five survey participants selected readers of a special event held on Monday at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta.
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(From left) Finance and administration general manager Diana Tjiptono, COO Maggie Tiojakin, chief editor M. Taufiqurrahman and chief sales officer Sanrais Ramadhan pose for a group photo on Jan. 16, 2023 at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta.
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ndonesia’s leading English-language newspaper kicked off 2023 by conducting a readers’ survey that involved 225 respondents, with five survey participants selected readers in a special event held on Monday at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta with five survey participants selected in a special event held on Monday at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta
The winners were Indonesian readers Jason, Dato and Nazarine, as well as Bill from the United States and Mike from Australia. Each will also receive a cash of Rp 1 million (US$66).
Monday’s special event was attended by several members of the Post’s board of directors: COO Maggie Tiojakin, editor-in-chief M. Taufiqurrahman, finance and administration general manager Diana Tjiptono and chief sales officer Sanrais Ramadhan.
They all thanked the winners as well as all survey respondents for being the Post’s loyal readers, including some subscribers who have been avid readers for two decades.
“We’re very happy that our readers are still very committed to what we deliver every single day, and that they’re excited to explore [the Post’s] in-depth stories, investigative journalism,” said Maggie.
“We are quite humbled by the responses of readers who have been with us for over 20 years. I think it’s amazing,” she added.
The Jakarta Post readers’ survey found that many respondents subscribed to the newspaper because it was in English, it provided good and fair coverage and most importantly, it provided quality, in-depth journalism.
The Post is especially known for adopting slow journalism, in which it provides in-depth coverage on a particular issue that invites deeper reflection, as opposed to quickly publishing articles on current news.
Slow news media also characteristically avoid sensationalism, making them credible sources of accurate information.
“[The Post] operates old-school journalism, in which we go after depth, clarity and proper coverage rather than speed,” said editor-in-chief Taufiqurrahman.
“That’s how we provide a more comprehensive view of the world, instead of merely giving a minute-by-minute account of breaking news or stories [solely to] generate clicks and engagement,” he said.
In 2022, the Post provided extensive coverage on events and topics, such as Indonesia’s Group of 20 presidency and other major issues in the country, which of course included the COVID-19 pandemic and related socioeconomic developments.
The Post also serves as a channel to bring news from all over the world to its broad Indonesian and global readership, while providing insight to the local impacts of international events, such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the global fuel hike.
The chief editor particularly lauded the Post’s reporters for a “tremendous job” in their full-year coverage of the G20, from the handover in December 2021 to the 2022 G20 Leaders’ Summit in November.
“It had been a very busy year,” Taufiqurrahman added.
The Jakarta Post readers’ survey was distributed on Dec. 5-16 in the newspaper and via email direct message (EDM).
The responses from readers will help the Post map its course as it strives to maintain the high-quality, independent reporting for which it is known in covering key events through the year, such as Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN chairmanship.
