The demise and revival of Indonesian pop culture journalism

Writers and critics reinvent themselves to survive a shrinking media landscape

Shindu Alpito shifted his focus from writing to hosting his popular music podcast Shindus Scoop.jpg

Shindu Alpito, right, a former staff writer at Rolling Stone Indonesia, has shifted his focus from writing to hosting his popular music podcast, Shindu's Scoop. (Courtesy of Shindu Alpito)

MARCEL THEE

JAKARTA -- Once the most colorful part of Indonesia's weekend newspapers and hip-culture publications, long-form cultural criticism has all but vanished from the country's media.

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