🇮🇩 CNN Indonesia

About CNN Indonesia

CNN Indonesia is owned by PT Trans News Corpora (Trans Media), which is part of CT Corp, a conglomerate founded by Chairul Tanjung. It operates under a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly Turner Broadcasting System), which grants it the rights to use the CNN brand and content.

While CNN Indonesia aims for journalistic integrity and balanced reporting under its licensing agreement with CNN International, external assessments of its media bias and factuality are largely unknown by major media watchdogs like Media Bias/Fact Check, Ad Fontes Media, and AllSides. Research suggests its news coverage can be generally more favorable to the government than to the community. The outlet has faced controversies, including the revocation of a journalist's presidential press pass for asking a 'non-relevant question' to President Prabowo Subianto, which drew condemnation from press groups. Additionally, there have been reports of an employment dispute where workers unionized due to wage cuts and were subsequently fired. Indonesia's press freedom environment is 'partly-free,' with journalists facing intimidation, legal restrictions, and self-censorship, which can impact editorial independence.