Detik

Detik.com, launched in 1998, is one of Indonesia's most-visited news websites, publishing breaking news around the clock in Indonesian. A digital-native pioneer of the country's online press, it is owned by CT Corp, the conglomerate of businessman Chairul Tanjung, through Trans Media, and covers politics, business, sport, and entertainment for a mass national audience.

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Detik at a glance

Country: Indonesia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: News portal
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Detik

Crosswire groups Detik as Centrist for comparisons within Indonesia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Detik sits in Indonesia's press

Detik is one of 6 outlets tracked in Indonesia, and one of 2 news portals among them — the other being Tribunnews. By outlets tracked, Indonesia ranks ninth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 11 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Detik outside Indonesia, starting with Southeast Asia, are Online Khabar (Nepal), Tengrinews (Kazakhstan), Agenda.ge (Georgia) and News.am (Armenia). Opening one of them beside Detik is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.