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Place of Birth: Borobudur, Indonesia
About Jakob Oetama
- Dr (HC) Jakob Oetama (born Borobudur village, Magelang 27 September 1931), is an Indonesian senior journalist and also a media tycoon; the co-founder and owner of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest media group in Indonesia.
- Together with P.K.
- Ojong, he established Kompas Daily in 1965, one of leading newspaper in Indonesia. He successfully managed a nationwide circulated newspaper amid the repressive circumstances; navigating Kompas daily's policy throughout Suharto's authoritarian regime (1965–1998), which was quite oppressive against press and media freedom.
- His calm, modest, polite and soft personality is reflected in his journalistic approach and his media demeanor, which offers the so-called peaceful journalism, and managed to open the new horizon of the press that is completely modern, accountable, responsible, non-partisan, and has a far-sighted perspective.His media business includes at least 50 publications, including the well-respected Kompas daily, while the company also has over 100 bookstores across Indonesia.
- Its latest push is into the television business, launched Kompas TV in 2011.
- Kompas’ interests in the property sector, which include the Santika hotel chain, is currently concentrating on convention halls.
- In 2013 Jakob Oetama was listed as the 26th richest Indonesians, with $1.3 billion net worth of assets.Currently he is a President Director of Kompas Gramedia Group, member of board of trustees of Indonesian Journalists Association, advisor of ASEAN journalists confederation.
- Receiver of Mahaputra Utama award from Indonesian government in 1973, and receiver of Honoris Causa in communication from Gajah Mada University on 17 April 2003.
- Jakob Oetama is still active as a participant in debate and dialogue on national issues and a great supporter of the arts, by establishing Bentara Budaya galleries in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Bali.
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