The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is Indonesia's leading English-language daily newspaper, based in Jakarta. It covers Indonesian national news, politics, economy, and society for domestic and international English-speaking readers. Known for independent reporting, it maintains print and digital editions and is the country's principal English-language news source.

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The Jakarta Post at a glance

Country: Indonesia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups The Jakarta Post

Crosswire groups The Jakarta Post as Centrist for comparisons within Indonesia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The Jakarta Post sits in Indonesia's press

The Jakarta Post is one of 6 outlets tracked in Indonesia, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Kompas. By outlets tracked, Indonesia ranks ninth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Jakarta Post outside Indonesia, starting with Southeast Asia, are The Star (Malaysia), Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Straits Times (Singapore) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines). Opening one of them beside The Jakarta Post is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.