Dr Ross Tapsell is a lecturer and Indonesia specialist at the School of Culture, History and Language at the Australian National University. He has been a Visiting Fellow at The University of Indonesia (Jakarta), Airlangga University (Surabaya) and Indiana University in the USA.

This is a very timely and important study, with relevance for our understanding of Indonesia well beyond the operations of its media. Anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indonesian politics and society, and using the media as their point of entry or as a tool for that understanding, will have their task made easier by Tapsell’s study.

• Introduction Digital media in Indonesia/ 1. The medium and the message / 2. Digital conglomerates / 3. Media Oligarchs / 4. Counter-oligarchic media/ 5. Digital media ecosystems/ Conclusion/ Bibliography/ Index

Dr Ross Tapsell is a lecturer and Indonesia specialist at the School of Culture, History and Language at the Australian National University. He has been a Visiting Fellow at The University of Indonesia (Jakarta), Airlangga University (Surabaya) and Indiana University in the USA.

This is a very timely and important study, with relevance for our understanding of Indonesia well beyond the operations of its media. Anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indonesian politics and society, and using the media as their point of entry or as a tool for that understanding, will have their task made easier by Tapsell’s study.

• Introduction Digital media in Indonesia/ 1. The medium and the message / 2. Digital conglomerates / 3. Media Oligarchs / 4. Counter-oligarchic media/ 5. Digital media ecosystems/ Conclusion/ Bibliography/ Index

Dr Ross Tapsell is a lecturer and Indonesia specialist at the School of Culture, History and Language at the Australian National University. He has been a Visiting Fellow at The University of Indonesia (Jakarta), Airlangga University (Surabaya) and Indiana University in the USA.

This is a very timely and important study, with relevance for our understanding of Indonesia well beyond the operations of its media. Anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indonesian politics and society, and using the media as their point of entry or as a tool for that understanding, will have their task made easier by Tapsell’s study.

• Introduction Digital media in Indonesia/ 1. The medium and the message / 2. Digital conglomerates / 3. Media Oligarchs / 4. Counter-oligarchic media/ 5. Digital media ecosystems/ Conclusion/ Bibliography/ Index