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.
Writers and critics reinvent themselves to survive a shrinking media landscape

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)
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.