Tribun Network Explained

Tribun Network is a newspaper chain in Indonesia owned by Kompas Gramedia. Currently, the group has owned 22 local newspapers, which are spread across 24 cities and regencies in Indonesia, and a national newspaper. Tribun Network also maintains its own news portal Tribunnews.com.

History

In the late 1980s, there was an appeal from the Department of Information to the major newspapers for helping minor local newspapers which were hampered by the press permit (SIUPP) problem. The government created regulations to cut advertisement space on a newspaper up to 30% of all content if they did not want to help minor newspapers.[1]

In 1987, Kompas Gramedia took over the ownership of Sriwijaya Post in Palembang. At the same time, the subsidiary Persda (short for Kelompok Pers Daerah, Regional Press Group) was established under the company name PT Indopersda Primamedia whose initial task was to assist local newspapers that needed assistance. In 1988, Kompas Gramedia took over Mimbar Swadaya weekly newspaper, whose name was changed to Serambi Indonesia in Banda Aceh, as well as the weekly newspaper Surya in Surabaya (which was founded by the Pos Kota in 1986) which was later changed to a daily publication. In 1992, Kompas Gramedia took over the Pos Kupang daily, and in 1994, the Banjarmasin Post.[2]

Persda later strengthened its business by publishing its own regional newspapers in other cities under the Tribun (Tribune) brand. The first newspaper to hold the brand Tribun Kaltim was first published in 2003 in Balikpapan; followed by Tribun Timur (Makassar), Tribun Jabar (Bandung), and other Tribun-branded newspapers.

On 22 March 2010, Persda changed its name to Tribun Network, describing the change as "a transformation from a striking regional image to a national one". The unified Tribunnews.com online portal was also launched.[3]

In 2014, Tribun Network published a national-oriented sports newspaper Super Ball[4] as a spin-off for the football section of its newspaper members. Its online portal, which was originally a subdomain of Tribunnews.com, is currently a subdomain of Bolasport.com.[5]

List of newspapers

NameLocaleNotes
Serambi IndonesiaBanda Aceh, Aceh
Tribun MedanMedan, North Sumatra
Tribun PekanbaruPekanbaru, Riau
Tribun BatamBatam, Riau Islands
Tribun JambiJambi, Jambi
Sriwijaya PostPalembang, South Sumatra
Tribun SumselPalembang, South Sumatra
Bangka PosPangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung
Pos BelitungTanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung
Tribun LampungBandar Lampung, Lampung
Tribun JakartaSpecial Capital Region of JakartaDigital publication, now defunct
Warta KotaSpecial Capital Region of Jakarta
Tribun JabarBandung, West Java
Tribun JatengSemarang, Central Java
Tribun JogjaYogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta
SuryaSurabaya, East Java
Tribun PontianakPontianak, West Kalimantan
Tribun KaltimBalikpapan, East Kalimantan
Banjarmasin PostBanjarmasin, South Kalimantan
Tribun TimurMakassar, South Sulawesi
Tribun ManadoManado, North Sulawesi
Tribun BaliGianyar, Bali
Pos KupangKupang, East Nusa Tenggara
Super BallSpecial Capital Region of JakartaNational sports newspaper

Tribunnews.com

Tribunnews.com
Type:News website
Language:Indonesian
Owner:Tribun Network (Kompas Gramedia Group)
Commercial:Yes
Current Status:Active

Tribunnews.com is the online news portal of Tribun Network. All news portals of the chain's newspapers are redirected into subdomains of Tribunnews.com, as well as their e-paper website.

Tribunnews.com was cited by Andalas University in 2018 as the most popular nationally-hosted website in Indonesia, with 183.2 million visits per month. It was ranked at 38 in the world's most popular websites by traffic by Alexa Internet.[6]

In January 2019, Tribunnews.com was among the seven Indonesian online media with the highest viewership, and total online media reached 150 million Indonesians, or 56% of the population.

The Makassar branch of the website, Tribun Timur, as well as its associated YouTube channel (each Tribun branch has their own YouTube channel) have been criticized by Indonesian media watchdog Remotivi for providing frequent, pro-Russian coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Indonesian audiences.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darmo . Herman . 11 September 2020 . Rajin ke Daerah untuk Mengelola Koran Kecil yang Masih Rugi . Serambinews.com . 30 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Kelompok Pers Daerah (Tribun) . Kompas Gramedia (Facebook page) . 5 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Dahi . Dahlan . 23 March 2010 . Tribunnews.com dan Bendera Tribun Network . Tribunnews.com . 5 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Darmo . Herman . 16 January 2014 . Super Ball, Koran Nasional Bola Terbesar . Tribunners . 11 October 2020.
  5. Web site: About Us . SuperBall.id . 11 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Alexa Top 500 Global Sites. Alexa Internet. https://web.archive.org/web/20200416015659/https://www.alexa.com/topsites. April 16, 2020. live. June 27, 2020.
  7. Web site: Heychael . Muhamad . Propaganda Rusia Di Tribun Timur (Russian Propaganda in Tribun Timur) . Remotivi . March 24, 2024 . Indonesian . December 6, 2023.
  8. Web site: Gentile . Francesca . Indonesian News Outlet Promotes Russian Narratives on YouTube . March 24, 2024 . December 20, 2023.