
Foreign influencers in Indonesia: love of the country or a ploy for popularity?
Arts, Media, Society, Top StoriesWhat is behind the growing number of foreign influencers producing content about Indonesia?

Best of 2022
Arts, Economy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Media, Politics, Society, Talking Indonesia, Top StoriesIndonesia at Melbourne will again be taking a short break over the New Year period. Here we present the articles and episodes that attracted your attention in 2022. We look forward to seeing you again in early 2023!

Talking Indonesia: communicating research
Education, Media, Talking IndonesiaHow can Indonesian researchers better share their knowledge and expertise with the world? Tito Ambyo chats to Prodita Sabarini in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Is it time for Indonesia’s media to act on growing Chinese influence?
Foreign Policy, MediaSince 2019, China has greatly expanded its efforts to influence media in Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: digital journalism
Media, Talking IndonesiaHow is VICE Indonesia tackling the challenges of the local digital media landscape? Tito Ambyo chats to Ardyan M Erlangga in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Talking Indonesia: digital literacy and misinformation
Media, Talking IndonesiaHow big a problem is misinformation and disinformation in Indonesia? Is the government helping or hindering efforts to tackle the problem? Tito Ambyo chats to Associate Professor Ika Idris in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.

Hackers, doxers and influencers: the limits of political participation on social media
Media, PoliticsSix years into Jokowi’s presidency, the time for blind optimism about the democratic potential of social media is long gone, writes Ibnu Nadzir.

Talking Indonesia: digital attacks on activists and the media
Human Rights, Media, Talking IndonesiaWho is responsible for digital attacks on activists and the media, and what effect do they have on Indonesian democracy? Dr Dave McRae discusses these issues and more with Damar Juniarto in Talking Indonesia.

A long and winding road: fighting stereotypes and information disorder in Tilik
Arts, Gender, MediaDr Novi Kurnia reviews the polarising short film Tilik, which has been hugely popular since being uploaded to YouTube last month.