Councillor to launch newspaper

JAKARTA: Jakarta councillor Posman Siahaan of the Unity and Justice Faction announced on Monday that he would soon launch a newspaper to join the highly competitive media business.

The newspaper, to be called Reporter, is expected to be an independent newspaper despite his political activities, Siahaan said at a press conference.

Posman added that he and his family members were the sole shareholders of the paper.

Meanwhile, chief editor Raja Parlindungan Pane said that Reporter, which will officially hit the newsstands on Wednesday, would contain 40 percent news articles and 60 percent feature stories.

The planned 16-page daily expects to have a print run of between 4,000 and 5,000 copies a day. Reporter has allegedly secured a deal with property company PT Sumarecon Agung Tbk to publish the company's advertisements. -- JP