This is a list of newspapers in Indonesia.
National newspapers All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.
General newspapers Name Format First published Owner Circulation readership Notes Jawa Pos Broadsheet/TabloidMonday-Saturday edition in broadsheet, Sunday edition in tabloid. 1949 Jawa Pos Group 450,000 Kompas Broadsheet 1965 Kompas Gramedia Group 880,990 Koran Jakarta Broadsheet 2008 PT Berita Nusantara Media Indonesia Broadsheet 1970 Media Group 250,000 Rakyat Merdeka Broadsheet 1997 Jawa Pos Group Political news daily
Business newspapers Name Format First published Owner Notes Bisnis Indonesia Broadsheet 1985 Bisnis Indonesia Group Investor Daily Broadsheet 2001 B Universe Kontan Broadsheet 2007 Kompas Gramedia Group Daily version of Kontan weekly newspaper
Sports newspapers Name Format First published Owner Super Ball Broadsheet 2017 Kompas Gramedia Group
Tabloids Name First published Last published Owner Category Nyata 1971 2026 Jawa Pos Group Women's Bola 1984 2018 Kompas Gramedia Group Sports Nova 1988 2022 Kompas Gramedia Group Women's Soccer 2000 2014 Kompas Gramedia Group Football Libero 1999 2001 Unknown Football Cempaka 1990 2019 Suara Merdeka Group Women's Exotica 2003 2006 Unknown Men's Lifestyle Buah Bibir 2002 2006 Unknown Men's Lifestyle Motor Plus 1999 2018 Kompas Gramedia Group Automotive Keren Beken! 2000 2012 Aneka Yess! Group Teen Otomotif 1991 present Kompas Gramedia Group Automotive Komputek 1990 2014 Jawa Pos Group Computer Bintang 1991 2019 Media Bintang Indonesia Entertainment Wanita Indonesia 1989 2019 Citra Media Persada Women's Nakita 1999 2017 Kompas Gramedia Group Family Oto Plus 2003 2017 Kompas Gramedia Group Automotive Saji 2003 2021 Kompas Gramedia Group Cooking Genie 2005 2017 MNC Media Women's Realita 2006 2017 MNC Media Reality GO 1994 2006 Media Go Sports Sinyal 2005 2016 Kompas Gramedia Group Mobile phone Rumah 2003 2017 Kompas Gramedia Group Housing Kontan 1996 present Kompas Gramedia Group Business PcPlus 2000 2013 Kompas Gramedia Group Computer Cek & Ricek 1998 2019 Cek & Ricek Entertainment Koki 2003 2020 Jawa Pos Group Cooking Femme 2009 2016 Jawa Pos Group Women's Nurani 2000 2017 Jawa Pos Group Women's Modis 2008 2017 Jawa Pos Group Women's Ototrend 2001 2018 Jawa Pos Group Automotive Posmo 1999 2019 Jawa Pos Group History Info Kecantikan 2006 2013 Jawa Pos Group Women's Gaul 2002 2014 Emtek Teen Pulsa 2003 2021 Pulsa Indomedia Pratama Mobile phone Hoplaa 1994 2000 Media Bintang Indonesia Children Mama Mia! 2007 2008 Emtek Women's Bintang Home 2003 2019 Media Bintang Indonesia Housing Cantiq 2006 2012 Jawa Pos Group Women's Media Umat 2009 present Yayasan Halqah Islam Islam Kompetisi 1992 1997 Jawa Pos Group Sports
Local newspapers All newspapers listed below are in Indonesian.
Newspaper chain Note: Some members of these chain are shown below this sub-section. Jawa Pos News Network – owned by Jawa Pos Group Sumatera Ekspres Group Riau Pos Group Fajar Indonesia Network Tribun Network – owned by Kompas Gramedia
List of newspapers (*) indicates a local insertion of Jawa Pos
Aceh Prohaba Rakyat Aceh Serambi Indonesia Aceh News Media Andalas Seputar Aceh Pos Aceh
North Sumatra Analisa Metro Siantar Pos Metro Medan Sinar Indonesia Baru Sumut Pos Tribun Medan Waspada Metro Tabagsel Metro Asahan Mimbar Umum Metro 24 Media 24 Jam Jurnal Asia Realitas Batak Pos Metro Tapanuli Harian Andalas Medan Pos Harian Mistar
West Sumatra Haluan Padang Ekspres Pos Metro Padang Rakyat Sumbar Singgalang Mimbar Minang Metro Andalas
Riau Haluan Riau Riau Pos Tribun Pekanbaru Metro Riau Dumai Pos Pekanbaru Pos Posmetro Indragiri Posmetro Rohil Posmetro Mandau Riau Pesisir Rakyat Riau Riau Mandiri Pekanbaru MX Koran Riau
Riau Island Haluan Kepri Pos Metro Batam Tanjungpinang Pos Batam Pos Tribun Batam
Jambi Bungo Independent Bute Ekspres Jambi Ekspres Jambi Independent Metro Jambi Tribun Jambi Radar Bute Bungo Pos Pedestrian Jambi Jambi One Halo Jambi
South Sumatra Lahat Pos Linggau Pos Palembang Independent Palembang Ekspres Palembang Pos Pos Metro Palembang Radar Palembang Rakyat Palembang Sriwijaya Post Sumatera Ekspres Tribun Sumsel Prabumulih Pos Enim Ekspres Harian Oku Selatan Pagaralam Pos Harian Musi Banyuasin Harian Banyuasin Oku Timur Pos Rakyat Empat Lawang Harian Silampari Oki News Suara Pancasila
Bangka Belitung Babel Pos Bangka Pos Pos Belitung Belitong Ekspres Babel News Negeri Laskar Pelangi Rakyat Pos
Bengkulu Bengkulu Ekspress Curup Ekspress Radar Lebong Radar Kepahiang Radar Seluma Radar Utara Rakyat Bengkulu Radar Bengkulu Rakyat Benteng Radar Kaur Radar Mukomuko Radar Pat Petulai Radar Selatan
Lampung Lampung Ekspress Lampung Post Radar Lampung Radar Lambar Radar Lamsel Radar Lamteng Tribun Lampung Radar Tanggamus Cakra Lampung Radar Kotabumi Radar Way Kanan Fajar Sumatera Pikiran Lampung Kupas Tuntas Medinas Lampung Haluan Lampung Rilis.id Lampung
Banten Banten Pos Banten Raya Radar Banten Tangerang Ekspres Tangsel Pos Kabar Banten Tangerang Raya Kontak Banten Tangsel Xpress Satelit News
Special Capital Region of Jakarta Poskota Warta Kota Pelita Baru Koran Jakarta Jaya Pos
West Java Cianjur Ekspres Galamedia Jabar Ekspres Pasundan Ekspres Pikiran Rakyat Radar Bandung Radar Bekasi Kabar Priangan Radar Bogor Radar Cirebon Radar Depok Radar Karawang Radar Sukabumi Radar Tasikmalaya Sumedang Ekspres Tribun Jabar Galura Inilah Koran Debar News Rakyat Bogor Bogor Today Suara Cirebon Harian Metropolitan Radar Garut Fajar Cirebon Koran Gala Radar Cianjur Cikarang Ekspres Seputar Jabar Radar Indramayu Radar Kuningan Radar Majalengka Rakyat Cirebon Kabar Cirebon Karawang Bekasi Ekspres Bandung Pos
Central Java Semarang Post Suara Merdeka Solopos Tribun Jateng Wawasan Radar Tegal Radar Semarang* Radar Pekalongan Radar Banyumas Radar Kudus* Radar Solo* Radar Purwokerto Jateng Pos Lingkar Rakyat Jateng Magelang Ekspres Purworejo Ekspres Joglo Jateng Joglosemar Warta Jateng Meteor
Special Region of Yogyakarta Harian Jogja Kedaulatan Rakyat Koran Merapi Minggu Pagi (weekly) Radar Jogja* Tribun Jogja Merapi
East Java Harian Bhirawa Malang Post Malang Posco Media Memorandum Radar Banyuwangi* Radar Mojokerto* Radar Jember* Radar Madiun* Radar Bromo* Radar Kediri* Radar Bojonegoro* Radar Malang* Radar Madura* Radar Tulungagung* Radar Semeru* Radar Surabaya Surabaya Pagi Surya Bisnis Surabaya Malang Ekspres Memo X Duta Masyarakat Suara Media Nasional Kabar Madura Koran Madura Harian Bangsa Disway Surabaya Post Jatim Mandiri
Bali Bali Post Tribun Bali Radar Bali Bali Express Denpost Fajar Bali Media Bali Paswara Nusa Bali Bali Tribune
West Nusa Tenggara Lombok Post Suara NTB Radar Sumbawa Bimeks Radar Lombok Radar Mandalika
East Nusa Tenggara Pos Kupang Timor Ekspres Flores Pos Ekora NTT Erende Pos
West Kalimantan Kapuas Pos Metro Pontianak Pontianak Post Tribun Pontianak Harian Equator Berkat Rakyat Kalbar Suara Pemred
Central Kalimantan Kalteng Pos Radar Sampit Tabengan Palangka Pos Palangka Ekspres Borneonews Radar Pangkalan Bun Media Kalteng Kalteng Ekspres
East Kalimantan Balikpapan Pos Bontang Post Kaltim Post Koran Kaltim Samarinda Pos Tribun Kaltim Swara Kaltim Berau Post Kata Kaltim Metro Samarinda
South Kalimantan Banjarmasin Post Kalselpos Radar Banjarmasin Barito Post Mata Banua Kalimantan Post Metro Banjar
North Kalimantan Radar Tarakan Kaltara Pos Bulungan Post
North Sulawesi Bolmong Raya Koran Manado Manado Post Radar Manado Tribun Manado Radar Bolmong Posko Manado Harian Komentar Sulut Post
South Sulawesi Berita Kota Makassar Fajar Palopo Pos Pare Pos Rakyat Sulsel Radar Bone Radar Selatan Tribun Bone Tribun Timur Ujungpandang Ekspres Koran Seruya Radar Makassar Celebes News Pedoman Rakyat
Southeast Sulawesi Buton Pos Kendari Ekspres Kendari Pos Rakyat Sultra Sultra Satu Berita Kota Kendari Kolaka Pos Baubau Post
Central Sulawesi Luwuk Post Palu Ekspres Radar Palu Metro Sulawesi Mercusuar Sulteng Raya Poso Raya Kaili Post Pos Palu Banggai Raya
Gorontalo Gorontalo Post Radar Gorontalo Rakyat Gorontalo
West Sulawesi Radar Sulbar Sulbar Express Polman Ekspres
Maluku Ambon Ekspres Siwalima Rakyat Maluku Berita Kota Ambon Kabar Timur
North Maluku Malut Post Radar Halmahera Fajar Malut Posko Malut
West Papua Radar Papua
Southwest Papua Radar Sorong Papua Barat Pos
Papua Cenderawasih Pos Koran Jubi (weekly)
Central Papua Radar Timika Timika Express
South Papua Radar Merauke
Foreign-language newspapers Chinese Harian Indonesia Harian Inhua Harian Nusantara Indonesia Shang Bao Yinni Guoji Ribao (International Daily News) Xun Bao Kun Dian Ri Bao
English International Bali Post The Bali Times The Jakarta Post Independent Observer
Japanese The Daily Jakarta Shimbun (じゃかるた新聞)
Defunct and historical newspapers Malay/Indonesian Contemporary (1945–present) Bernas (Yogyakarta) – ceased publication in 2018, continued online Harian Bola – daily version of Bola Harian Pelita (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2019, continued online Indonesia Raya (Jakarta) Indopos (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2020, continued online Koran Sindo (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2023 Koran Tempo (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2020, digital version ceased in 2024 Republika (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2022, continued online Sinar Harapan (Jakarta) – ceased publication in 2015, continued online Suara Pembaruan (Jakarta) Sin Po (Jakarta, Indonesian-language edition) Suara Karya – continued online Surabaya Post (East Java) Warta Bhakti (Jakarta)
Historical (defunct before 1945) Djawa Tengah (Central Java) Han Po (Palembang) Medan Prijaji Neratja Pemandangan Perniagaan Selompret Melajoe (Central Java) Sikap Tjahaja Timoer (East Java) Tjhoen Tjhioe Warna Warta (Central Java)
Party-owned Abadi (Masyumi) Harian Rakjat (Communist Party of Indonesia) Pedoman (Indonesian Socialist Party) Suara Katolik (Catholic Party) Suluh Indonesia (National Party of Indonesia)
Chinese Hua Chi Pao Keng Po (競報) Sin Po (新报, Chinese-language edition)
Dutch Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad De Indische Courant De Locomotief Het Vrije Woord Nieuws van den Dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië Soerabaijasch Handelsblad
English Bali Daily Indonesia Observer Jakarta Globe – ceased publication in 2015, continued online Times of Indonesia
See also List of magazines in Indonesia Media of Indonesia
Footnotes
Further reading Hemant Shah, and Gati Gayatri. "Development News in Elite and Non-Elite Newspapers in Indonesia" Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (June 1994) 71#2 pp: 411-420 doi: 10.1177/107769909407100214 Hill, David T. The Press in New Order Indonesia (Equinox Publishing, 2006) online Hill, David T. Journalism and Politics in Indonesia: A Critical Biography of Mochtar Lubis (1922-2004) as Editor and Author (2010) Isa, Zubaidah. "Printing and publishing in Indonesia, 1602-1970' (PhD Dissertation, Indiana University, 1972.)