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| ''This is an ], and the person should be referred by the given name, Ging.'' | ''This is an ], and the person should be referred by the given name, Ging.'' | ||
| '''Ging Ginanjar''' (died 20 January 2019)<ref name=PostObit>{{cite news|title=Tributes pour in for senior journalist Ging Ginanjar|first=Karina M.|last=Tehusijarana|newspaper=]|accessdate=27 January 2019|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/01/21/tributes-pour-in-for-senior-journalist-ging-ginanjar.html}}</ref> was an Indonesian journalist instrumental in securing freedom of the press during the transition to ] Indonesia.<ref name=BBCObit>{{cite news|title=BBC journalist Ging Ginanjar: A giant of Indonesia's battle for press freedom|date=26 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019|publisher=]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46997674}}</ref> | '''Ging Ginanjar''' (died 20 January 2019)<ref name=PostObit>{{cite news|title=Tributes pour in for senior journalist Ging Ginanjar|first=Karina M.|last=Tehusijarana|newspaper=]|accessdate=27 January 2019|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/01/21/tributes-pour-in-for-senior-journalist-ging-ginanjar.html}}</ref> was an Indonesian journalist instrumental in securing freedom of the press during the transition to ] Indonesia.<ref name=BBCObit>{{cite news|title=BBC journalist Ging Ginanjar: A giant of Indonesia's battle for press freedom|date=26 January 2019|accessdate=27 January 2019|publisher=]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46997674}}</ref> | ||
| Ging started his career in journalism at the tabloid Detik (which was banned by the ] regime in 1994 and reborn later as ]) in the early 1990s. In late 1994 he co-founded the ]. | Ging started his career in journalism at the tabloid Detik (which was banned by the ] regime in 1994 and reborn later as ]) in the early 1990s. In late 1994 he co-founded the ].{{fact}} | ||
| He was jailed after participating in demonstrations in 1998. | He was jailed after participating in demonstrations in 1998.{{fact}} | ||
| After the fall of Suharto, Ging worked at ], an independent news agency formed in the wake of the transition, and then at ], and eventually at ], where he worked until his death in January 2019. | After the fall of Suharto, Ging worked at ], an independent news agency formed in the wake of the transition, and then at ], and eventually at ], where he worked until his death in January 2019.{{fact}} | ||
| He died in January 2019 at the age of 54. | He died in January 2019 at the age of 54.{{fact}} | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Indonesian journalist (died 2019)This is an Indonesian name, and the person should be referred by the given name, Ging.
Ging Ginanjar (died 20 January 2019) was an Indonesian journalist instrumental in securing freedom of the press during the transition to Post-Suharto Indonesia.
Ging started his career in journalism at the tabloid Detik (which was banned by the Suharto regime in 1994 and reborn later as detik.com) in the early 1990s. In late 1994 he co-founded the Alliance of Independent Journalists.
He was jailed after participating in demonstrations in 1998.
After the fall of Suharto, Ging worked at KBR, an independent news agency formed in the wake of the transition, and then at Deutsche Welle, and eventually at BBC, where he worked until his death in January 2019.
He died in January 2019 at the age of 54.
References
- Tehusijarana, Karina M. "Tributes pour in for senior journalist Ging Ginanjar". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "BBC journalist Ging Ginanjar: A giant of Indonesia's battle for press freedom". BBC. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.