![]() The author argues that the work of creative actors like Wardhana could constitute an answer to the lack of resources in Indonesian Media and Cultural Studies departments. ![]() Unlike the formal mechanisms of media regulation, his work approaches the media not merely in terms of institutions and content, but rather as socio-cultural environments and ecologies. ![]() Wardhana’s writings stand out for their identification of the recurring and interrelated issues in Indonesian media history conceptualization of Indonesia as a televised world and creative reworking of television in an experimental literary form. The article will contextualize Wardhana’s work by comparing it with the activities of the independent Indonesian Broadcasting Commission and the broader media watch and media literacy movement. This oeuvre constitutes a critical and creative documentation of the role of the media, particularly television, in Indonesia’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy. This article focuses on the oeuvre of Indonesian journalist, essayist, and literary author Veven Sp.
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