Merah Putih: One for All; Half-Baked Nationalism
The animated film Merah Putih: One for All was launched in August 2025, timed to coincide with Indonesia’s 80th Independence…
- August 18, 2025
The “Sound Horeg” Phenomenon: From Echo Chamber to Insight Chamber via Media Monitoring
A public debate has emerged around the presence of sound horeg (also called carnival sound), especially after the East Java…
- August 14, 2025
Media Monitoring: Definition, Benefits, and Binokular Media Utama’s Solutions
In today’s digital age, millions of articles, videos, social-media posts, and news broadcasts go live every day. Governments, companies, and…
- August 7, 2025
Digital-Sovereignty Risks Behind the New U.S.–Indonesia Trade Deal
Indonesia’s data-security debate has flared again—this time over a clause in the newly minted trade pact with the United States…
- August 4, 2025
Understanding ESG: Definition, Functions, and the Role of Media Monitoring
Over the past few decades, growing awareness of sustainability has reshaped the way companies and investors evaluate business performance. Rising…
- August 1, 2025
Tom Lembong Triumphs on Social Media
On a rather scorching Friday afternoon, 18 July 2025, Thomas Trikasih Lembong—better known as Tom Lembong— entered the Hatta Ali…
- July 25, 2025