Gatra (magazine)

*Gatra*
	February 2012 cover
Editor-in-Chief	Mukhlison Sri Widodo
Categories	News and politics
Frequency	Weekly (on Thursdays)
Circulation	3,000 (2024)
Publisher	Era Media Informasi
Founder	Bob Hasan
First issue	19 November 1994; 29 years ago
Final issue	25 July 2024
Country	Indonesia
Based in	Jakarta
Language	Indonesian
Website	gatra.com
ISSN	0853-1706

Gatra (stylized in all caps) was a weekly news magazine published in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1994 to 2024. It was one of the two principal news magazines in the country, the other being Tempo.^[1]^[2]

Gatra was founded in 1994, following Suharto administration's ban on Tempo magazine; it was primarily founded by former Tempo staff.^[3] The magazine has its headquarters in Jakarta.^[4]^[5] It provides articles on news and was published on a weekly basis.^[5]^[6]

The magazine's motto was Baca Gatra Baru Bicara (Read Gatra, Then Talk). The magazine folded in July 2024 after 30 years of publication due to economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

List of editors-in-chief

Herry Komar (1994–1998)
Widi Yarmanto (1998)
Bernardus Rahmanto (1998–2002)
Iwan Qodar Himawan (2002–2006)
Budiono Kartohadiprodjo (2006–2012)
Heddy Lugito (2012–2016)
Carry Nadeak (2016–2019)
Mukhlison S. Widodo (2019–2024)

References

^ Kuipers, Joel C. "The Media". In Indonesia: A Country Study (William H. Frederick and Robert L. Worden, eds.). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (2011).
^ An earlier titled magazine had more in its title - Gatra:majalah warta wayang Sekretariat Nasional Pewayangan Indonesia (1985), Gatra : majalah warta wayang, Sekretariat Nasional Pewayangan Indonesia, retrieved 17 August 2024
^ Rosgani, Oki (25 July 2024). "Majalah Gatra: Pamit dan Tak Terbit Lagi". TintaHijau.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ Matt Davies (2006). Indonesia's War Over Aceh: Last Stand on Mecca's Porch. Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-134-19331-8.
^ ^a ^b Elizabeth Fuller Collins (2007). Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. University of Hawaii Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-8248-3183-7. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ Gatra indeks artikel, MBM Gatra, 1900, retrieved 17 August 2024
^ "Majalah "Gatra" Tutup mulai 31 Juli 2024". Kompas (in Indonesian). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

External links

Official site (in Indonesian)

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[1] Kuipers, Joel C. "The Media". In Indonesia: A Country Study (William H. Frederick and Robert L. Worden, eds.). Library of Congress Federal Research Division (2011).

[2] An earlier titled magazine had more in its title - Gatra:majalah warta wayang Sekretariat Nasional Pewayangan Indonesia (1985), Gatra : majalah warta wayang, Sekretariat Nasional Pewayangan Indonesia, retrieved 17 August 2024

[3] Rosgani, Oki (25 July 2024). "Majalah Gatra: Pamit dan Tak Terbit Lagi". TintaHijau.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[4] Matt Davies (2006). Indonesia's War Over Aceh: Last Stand on Mecca's Porch. Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-134-19331-8.

[efc-5] Elizabeth Fuller Collins (2007). Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. University of Hawaii Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-8248-3183-7. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[6] Gatra indeks artikel, MBM Gatra, 1900, retrieved 17 August 2024

[7] "Majalah "Gatra" Tutup mulai 31 Juli 2024". Kompas (in Indonesian). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

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