The most common form of media is television. State-owned Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) is in competition with major national commercial networks.
Numerous stations can be found on the radio dial, just in Jakarta. In line with global trends, print newspaper circulations are falling.
The troubled province of West Papua has "drastic" restrictions on media access, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
There were 212 million internet users by July 2022, comprising 76 percent of the population (Internetworldstats . com). Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are popular social media platforms.
The authorities can resort to blocking online content deemed to break the law or violate social norms, says Freedom House.
- The Jakarta Post - English-language daily .
- Kompas - daily .
- Pos Kota - daily .
- Indo Pos - daily.
- Republika - daily.
- Bisnis Indonesia - daily .
- Tempo - weekly.
- Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) - state-owned, operates national, regional and local stations.
- Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) - state-owned, operates two networks.
- Surya Citra Televisi Indonesia (SCTV) - private .
- Rajawali Citra TV Indonesia (RCTI) - private.
- Indosiar - private .
- MNCTV - private.
- Trans 7 - private.
- Metro TV - private, news.
- Antara - government-owned news agency, English-language pages.
- Jakarta Globe - news site, in English.
- Detikcom - news site.
. More generally, it says many journalists self-censor because of the threat from laws on blasphemy and online libel
