Warief Djajanto Basorie
Warief Djajanto Basorie is a past reporter of Indonesias KNI News Service and Jakarta correspondent of the Manila-based DEPTHnews Asia. He later became a journalism instructor at the Dr.Soetomo Press Institute (LPDS) in Jakarta where he convened thematic reportorial workshops. The themes included AIDS, the environment and the climate crisis. He worked from home during the covid pandemic and is now retired. Warief contributes articles to domestic and overseas outlets on the environment, climate, Indonesian politics, and international relations.
Recent articles by Warief Djajanto Basorie
5 January 2025
Atmakusumah, doyen of press freedom in Indonesia, passes away
On June 21 1994 Indonesia’s information ministry withdrew the press permits of the weekly magazine Tempo, the weekly political tabloid Detik, and Editor, a new news weekly. Their critical reporting upset President Soeharto, particularly Tempo revealing conflict between cabinet ministers in the government purchasing naval vessels from the former East Germany.
20 November 2024
Indonesia’s Jokowi does a Machiavelli
Power is the proverbial drug that leaders find hard to quit.