IDN Times

IDN Times
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia
FoundedJune 8, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-08)
FoundersWinston Utomo
William Utomo
Headquarters
Jakarta (IDN HQ) and Surabaya, East Java (Surabaya Creative Lab)[1]
,
Indonesia
Area served
Worldwide
ParentIDN
Websiteidntimes.com

IDN Times is an Indonesian multi-platform digital media for the younger generation.[2] IDN Times is one of the business units of IDN, founded by Winston Utomo and William Utomo on June 8, 2014. Currently, senior journalist Uni Zulfiani Lubis serves as Editor-in-Chief of IDN Times.[3][4][5][6]

History

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Founded in 2014, IDN Times was formerly known as Indonesian Times. Indonesian Times is a website that contains several articles written by Winston Utomo when he was still working at Google Singapore. Indonesian Times developed into IDN Times, a multi-platform digital media with the main target audience being millennial and z generations in Indonesia.[7][8][9]

Bureau

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IDN Times has a representative bureau that has spread over 12 provinces in Indonesia:

IDN Times burau Province
IDN Times Jatim  East Java
IDN Times Bali  Bali
IDN Times Sulsel  South Sulawesi
IDN Times Sumut  North Sumatra
IDN Times Jabar  West Java
IDN Times Kaltim  East Kalimantan
IDN Times Jogja  Special Region of Yogyakarta
IDN Times Jateng  Central Java
IDN Times Banten  Banten
IDN Times Sumsel  South Sumatra
IDN Times Lampung  Lampung
IDN Times NTB  West Nusa Tenggara

Events

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Indonesia Millennial Summit

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The Indonesia Millennial Summit is an independent annual event that brings together leaders across various disciplines.[10] In 2022, the Indonesia Millennial Summit changed its name to the Indonesia Millennial and Gen-Z Summit to reach Gen-Zs, which accounted for around 27.94% of Indonesia's total population by 2020.[11][12]

Indonesia Writers Festival

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Indonesia Writers Festival is an independent writing festival organized by the IDN Times. The event aims to empower Indonesian people through writing by inviting literacy experts and activists from various backgrounds.[13]

Duniaku.com

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Duniaku.com is a multi-platform digital media part of IDN Times which presents content about geek culture ranging from video games, anime, comics, films, technology and gadgets. Duniaku.com was officially launched on September 6, 2019 by the Minister of Communication and Informatics Rudiantara together with CEO of IDN Media Winston Utomo and IDN Times and Editor-in-Chief of Duniaku.com Uni Lubis.[14]

Awards

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  • 2019 IDN Media won WAN-IFRA Asia Digital Media Awards 2019 as the Best Digital Project to Engage Younger and/or Millennial Audiences for IDN Times’ #MillennialsMemilih program[15]
  • 2020 IDN Times (IDN Times Community) won WAN-IFRA Asia Digital Media Awards 2019 in The Best in Audience Engagement category.[16]
  • 2021 IDN Times journalists won awards at the Subroto Award, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) on 28 September 2021.[17]

#Interconnected22 by Pulitzer Center

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One of the IDN Times journalists, Dhana Kencana, was the speaker at the #Interconnected22 conference held from June 9 to June 10, 2022, in Washington DC, United States of America.[18] Dhana Kencana is also a grant recipient Pulitzer Center through the Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF) program, a funding program for journalists that makes a number of coverage of the rainforest.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Kontak Kami". IDN Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Fajar, Nugraha (2023-11-10). "Highlighting the Significance of Ethical Journalism and Impact in Digital Era". medcom.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ "Tentang Kami". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ^ "Keisengan Winston Utomo Lahirkan Media Daring Terhits untuk Generasi Y dan Z". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ^ "Winston Utomo – Pendiri IDN Times Media - Biografi dan Kisah Sukses Tokoh Dunia". 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-04-15.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Pradata, Reezky (2018-03-31). "IDN TIMES : Bagai Oasis Millenials dan Gen Z Cari Informasi dan Inspirasi". Reezky Pradata Sanjaya. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  7. ^ "11 Sosok Pebisnis Muda Inspiratif yang Patut Dijadikan Role Model". Seller Center Bukalapak. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. ^ "Tech in Asia Indonesia - Menghubungkan Ekosistem Startup Indonesia". id.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ^ Gafara, Ghesa (2020-01-14). "Indonesia Millennial Summit 2020: Membahas Empat Sudut Pandang yang Bisa Membangun Indonesia". USS Feed. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  10. ^ "Indonesia Millennial and Gen-Z Summit 2022 Highlights Youth Participation in Democracy". whatsnewindonesia.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  11. ^ Gafara, Ghesa (2020-01-14). "Indonesia Millennial Summit 2020: Membahas Empat Sudut Pandang yang Bisa Membangun Indonesia". USS Feed (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  12. ^ "Memahami Karakteristik dan Ciri-ciri Generasi Z". Nasional Katadata.co.id (in Indonesian). 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  13. ^ Destiana, Mona. "Indonesia Writers Festival 2019 Ajak Generasi Milenial untuk Aktif Menulis". www.goodnewsfromindonesia.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  14. ^ Suteja, Jaja (2019-09-06). "Duniaku.com Resmi Diluncurkan". BeritaSatu.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  15. ^ "Asian Digital Media Awards 2019". WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  16. ^ "Asian Digital Media Awards 2020". WAN-IFRA. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  17. ^ "Jurnalis Peraih Penghargaan Subroto". Tempo (in Indonesian). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  18. ^ "Dhana Kencana, Southeast Asia RJF grantee".
  19. ^ "Dana Hibah Jurnalisme Hutan Hujan Asia Tenggara".
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