'Tempo' employees take different paths<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): When Tempo was banned, the staff were given the
\nchoice of joining Gatra or staying with the non-existent magazine
\nfor an unpredictable future.<\/p>\n
Those who remained with the magazine, decided to set up a
\ncompany to supply articles to some Jakarta publications. As it
\ndeveloped, the company divided into several clusters:<\/p>\n
1. The Tebet camp, which is now a company operating under the
\nname PT Reksa Mitra Berjaya (RMB), consists of more than 40 ex-
\nTempo journalists who decided not to join Gatra. PT RMB's
\nactivities include publishing the Sunday edition of the Media
\nIndonesia daily and the Jakarta Stock Exchange's bulletin. Since
\nmost ex-Tempo artists have joined this company, PT RMB is also
\ncooperating with some Jakarta-based magazines, such as Swa
\neconomic magazine, to handle their cover designs. PT RMB was
\npreviously established to accommodate all ex-Tempo journalists
\nwho didn't want to join Gatra, but some journalists decided to
\nleave this company to found their own teams or work
\nindependently. Some working for PT RMB work other jobs and on
\nother teams. Everyone working under PT RMB donates one fourth of
\ntheir earnings to the company to help former Tempo staff who need
\nfinancial support. Bambang Harimurti, former Tempo chief
\ncorrespondent in Washington D.C., U.S, leads the company.<\/p>\n
2. GAT Plus or Gabungan anak Tempo plus is one of the teams
\nfounded by those who left PT RMB. GAT Plus previously cooperated
\nwith the daily Sinar Pagi to publish its Sunday edition. However,
\nthe team has ended their cooperation and now is publishing Media
\nIndonesia's special pages on crimes called Delik, which appears
\nevery Wednesday. Ex-Tempo journalists joining this team include
\nAhmed Kurnia, Rudy P. Singgih, Mohamad Cholid, Sri Wahyuni and
\nIndrawan.<\/p>\n
3. Some ex-Tempo senior economic journalists are now engaged by
\nthe Neraca economic daily. They include Isma Sawitri and Max
\nWangkar. However, they donate 20 percent of their earnings to the
\nsafety fund of PT RMB to help those in financial need.<\/p>\n
4. Some former staff are now managing the documentation center
\nand library of PT Graffiti Pers, the company which published
\nTempo, and was previously managed by the magazine. The library
\nand documentation center, located on the eighth floor of Gedung
\nBukaka, former Tempo office on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, is
\nopen to the public. Tempo was known for its strong research and
\ngood library. It also ran the Pusat Data dan Analisa Tempo
\n(Tempo's data and analysis center). A new separate library will
\nbe also opened in Central Jakarta in August for the general
\npublic. The center is headed by Bambang Bujono.<\/p>\n
5. Some former staff joined Forum Keadilan magazine. Among them
\nare Budi Kesuma, Margana, Putu Setia, Ardianto Gesturi, Bambang
\nAji, Sapto and Sri Widodo.<\/p>\n
6. Others are now working individually:
\n - Nunik Iswardani, now working at SCTV
\n - Yuli Ismartono, SCTV
\n - Didik Budiarta, working at a production house
\n - Bina Bektiati, now a Sydney, Australia correspondent for the
\nSurabaya-based Jawa Pos
\n - Rustam Mandayu, working for Jawa Pos daily
\n - Liston P. Siregar, working in the Indonesian section of BBC in
\nLondon
\n - Robin Ong, has his own photography studio
\n - Toriq Hadad is a now freelance writer. Currently he is writing
\na biography about Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur.
\n - Leila Chudori, who is one of Indonesia's most prominent
\nwriters, is writing film reviews and short stories for a number
\nof publications.
\n - Jopie Hidayat, working at the Jakarta Stock Exchange
\n - Photographer Rini PWI is freelancing and has just returned from
\nBosnia
\n - A lay-out artist has now joined the Ummat Moslem magazine which
\nwill be published next week by Republika daily.
\n - Some former Tempo secretaries have joined Gatra and some of
\nthem are working either for PT RMB or PT Graffiti Pers. Four
\noffice boys are engaged by PT RMB, two by PT Graffiti Pers and
\nnine others by Gatra. (als)<\/p>",
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