Sinar Indonesia Baru Explained

Sinar Indonesia Baru
Motto:Untuk Demokrasi, Persatuan, dan Pembangunan
(For Democracy, Unity and Development)
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owner:PT Sinar Indonesia Baru
Founders:GM Panggabean
Language:Indonesian
Headquarters:Jl. Brigjen Katamso No 66 AB Medan, North Sumatra 20151
Publishing City:Medan
Publishing Country:Indonesia
Issn:0215-3157

Sinar Indonesia Baru (New Rays of Indonesia, also known by its abbreviation SIB) is an Indonesian daily newspaper published in Medan, North Sumatra. The newspaper was founded on 9 May 1970 by GM Panggabean, a former contributor at Waspada;[1] [2] it claims itself as the only newspaper founded by a Bataknese.[3] Besides printed edition, Sinar Indonesia Baru also maintain its online presence.

In a 2011 writing, Sinar Indonesia Baru was among the largest circulated daily newspaper in Indonesia, with the circulation of about 150,000.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susunan Redaksi Cetak. HarianSIB.com. 18 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Medan . Cerita . Harian SIB Medan, Hariannya Orang Medan . Cerita Medan . 2013 . 30 September 2020.
  3. Web site: SIB, Satu-satunya Koran yang Didirikan Orang Batak . HarianSIB.com . 30 September 2020.
  4. Kuipers, Joel C. "The Media". In Indonesia: A Country Study (William H. Frederick and Robert L. Worden, eds.). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (2011).