Indonesian Journalists Association
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- Indonesia
Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia | |
| Formation | February 9, 1946 |
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| Headquarters | Dewan Pers, 34, Jalan Kebon Sirih, RW 07, Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Jakarta Special Capital Region, 10110, Indonesia |
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Chairman | Margiono |
Chairman of the Honorary Board | Ilham Bintang |
| Website | www.pwi.or.id |
The Indonesian Journalists Association (Indonesian: Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia), also known by its Indonesian initials PWI, is the first professional journalist organization in Indonesia. PWI was established on 9 February 1946 in Surakarta (this date was designated under the New Order in 1985 to become National Press Day).[1] PWI consists of journalists spread all over Indonesia.[1] Currently PWI is led by Margiono as chairman who has served from 2013 to 2018.[2]
The establishment of the PWI organization became the beginning of Indonesia's struggle against colonialism in Indonesia through media and writing.[1] After the establishment of PWI, similar organizations were also established.[1] The organization was the Newspaper Publishers Union (SPS; Indonesian: Serikat Penerbit Suratkabar) on 8 June 1946.[1] The SPS changed its name to the Press Company Union (SPP; Indonesian: Serikat Perusahaan Pers) in 2011, coinciding with the 65th SPS anniversary.[1][3][4] The interest in establishing SPS at that time departed from the idea that the ranks of national press publishers needed to be immediately organized and managed, in its idiomatic and commercial terms, considering that the colonial press and foreign press were still alive and still trying to maintain its influence.[5] Because the distance of time of establishment is close and has a similar historical background, PWI and SPS are likened to "conjoined twins" in the world of journalism.[5]
