Kompas

Kompas is one of Indonesia's largest and most influential daily newspapers, published in Indonesian from Jakarta. It covers national politics, economy, and society for a broad readership and operates a major digital news portal. It is regarded as one of the country's most respected and established press titles.

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Kompas at a glance

Country: Indonesia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: kompas.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Kompas

Crosswire groups Kompas 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 Kompas sits in Indonesia's press

Kompas is one of 6 outlets tracked in Indonesia, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Jakarta Post. 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 Kompas outside Indonesia, starting with Southeast Asia, are Bangkok Post (Thailand), The Straits Times (Singapore), Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) and Tuổi Trẻ (Vietnam). Opening one of them beside Kompas is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.