Djamaluddin Adinegoro is an Indonesian press pioneer. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. He is known as a reporter, writer, and political analyst. Through his writing in various newspapers, Adinegoro has made a great contribution in developing journalism and the Indonesian language. Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of His name was immortalized as a journalism award in Indonesia: the Adinegoro Award. [1]
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Early life
Djamaluddin was born on August 14, 1904, in Talawi, Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sawahlunto is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 273 West Sumatra ( Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar) is a province of Indonesia. His father Usman Bagindo was a ‘regent’ of Indrapura. Coming from a bureaucrat’s family, Djamaluddin had the privilege to be educated in Dutch schools. After graduating from the Europeesche Lagere School (ELS), Djamaluddin and his brother Muhammad Yaman continued their study in Hollands Indishe School (HIS) in Palembang. Palembang is a city of 1286000 in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Then he moved to Batavia to study in the medical school: School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen (STOVIA). Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. After studying he spent his spare time to read and write many articles for the Tjahaja Hindia magazine. As suggested by Landjumin Datuk Tumenggung, who runs the magazine, Djamaluddin used Adinegoro as his pseudonym in his writings. Because of his great interest in becoming a reporter, Adinegoro left STOVIA and traveled to Europe to study journalism.
Career
During his stay in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Adinegoro had the opportunity to work as a voluntary assistant for several newspapers. Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands After that he moved to Berlin, Munich, and Warzburg to study journalism, geography, cartography, and philosophy. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language From Germany, Adinegoro visited the Balkan countries, Southeast Europe, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Egypt, Abyssinia and India that gave him ideas to write. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
Adinegoro’s travel journal first appeared in Pandji Pustaka magazine and was published as a book, A Journey to the West. At that time his inspiring writing has gained attention from the youths in the Dutch East Indies. See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below His writing was readable, filled with knowledge, popular and easy to understand by readers who didn’t have high education.
In mid-1931 Adinegoro went back to Indonesia. He worked in Balai Pustaka Jakarta and received an assignment to lead Pandji Pustaka magazine as well as a writer in Bintang Timoer. Not long afterwards Adinegoro accepted an offer to lead a newspaper Pewarta Deli in Medan. Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Under Adinegoro’s leadership, Pewarta Deli had many improvement and changes, not only in terms of layout and news reporting, but also in the choice of articles. The attention of all Pewarta Deli’s readers was aimed at the brilliance of Adinegoro’s writings. Uniquely, his articles about the war in Abyssinia and the civil war in Spain were attached on a map that showed the location of the war, making it easier for readers to understand the reports. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of During that time attaching pictures or maps in a local media was uncommon.
On August 25, 1932 Adinegoro married Alidar binti Djamal, a woman from Sulit Air, Solok, West Sumatera, his friend from STOVIA, with whom he had five children. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Solok (means valley) is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its Motto is Kota Beras which means "the rice city" Although living a life of scarcity, Adinegoro had a high commitment as a reporter and writer who produced two literary works: Darah Muda and Asmara Jaya.
In Pewarta Deli editorial, Adinegoro expressed his thoughts about colonialism, the struggle for independence, nationalism and education. See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency His writing is always sharp and elegant. Because of his brilliance in choosing words, Adinegoro always managed to escape the legal traps made by the Dutch colonial government in Persbreidel-Ordonantie. The colonial government was always suspicious due to his activities in the nationalist movements.
During the Japanese occupation, Adinegoro lead the Sumatera Shimbun daily. After being assigned as a General Department Chief of Sumatera Chūō Sangi Kai, Adinegoro moved to Bukittinggi. Bukittinggi ( Indonesian for "high hill" is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of over 91000 people After the proclamation of independence, Adinegoro was assigned as head of Sumatera National Committee. He encouraged the people of Sumatera to carry out the President’s command: to take over the government from the Japanese and declare Proclamation of Independence along with the local leaders. Besides running the Kedaoelatan Rakjat newspaper, Adinegoro also established Antara newswire service Sumatra branch. ANTARA is the official News agency of the government of Indonesia.
In 1947 Adinegoro’s health was declining, and he moved to Jakarta. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After regaining his health, he started to write again for Waspada daily in Medan. Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Adinegoro’s spirit was raised again when he and his press colleagues set up a weekly, Mimbar Indonesia. In this well-known magazine he wrote about foreign affairs politics, which became his expertise.
Due to his wide-ranging knowledge, Adinegoro’s writings always attracted people’s attention. For example, his writing and report on the Roundtable Conference was very amazing, smart, and informative. He was able to see problems clearly and provided criticisms and arguments in a very smooth manner. It was no wonder that in such a short time Mimbar Indonesia became recognized among the Indonesia press.
Since October 1951, Adinegoro led the Indonesian Press Bureau Foundation (Yayasan Pers Biro Indonesia Aneta/PIA) which liquidated the colonial press bureau. PIA has published Indonesian, Dutch, English bulletins, as well as bulletins for finance and economy, and also news in English. Once after the PIA became a part of Antara Newswire Agency, Adinegoro became Antara’s Bureau Head of Education, Research and Documentation.
Among the press society, Adinegoro was known as a teacher who was very concern about the youths. Adinegoro was one of the founders of Sekolah Tinggi Publisistik in Jakarta and Faculty of Publicity (now known as Faculty of Copmmunication) at Padjadjaran University, Bandung. Bandung (bʌndʊŋ is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's fourth largest city
Adinegoro’s concern about the freedom of the press when political animosity increased affected his health. Several times his health was declining and Adinegoro had to be hospitalized in Carolus Hospital, Jakarta. On January 8, 1967 the Indonesian journalist passed away. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He now rests in Karet Public Cemetery in Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta ( Indonesian: Jakarta Pusat) is a city of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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References
- ^ Richard McMillan (Routledge). This is a list of notable Minangkabau people Academics Arbi Sanit, political scientist Asvi Warman Adam, historian The British occupation of Indonesia 1945-1946. 2006. ISBN 0415355516.
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