Why horror films are dominating the Indonesian box office
Arts, Media2022 was a banner year at the Indonesian box office. While home-grown horror has been a hit with audiences, adapting other genres for the Indonesian market has proven difficult.
Talking Indonesia: Gen Z voters
2024 Indonesian Elections, Media, Talking IndonesiaGeneration Z will vote in their first general elections in 2024. How will they vote? Tito Ambyo sits down with Abigail Limuria and Dharmadji Suradika from Bijak Memilih, a website helping young people understand Indonesia's political landscape.
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.