Gatra (magazine)

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Gatra
Gatra Cover.jpg
February 2012 cover
Editor-in-ChiefMukhlison Sri Widodo
CategoriesNews and politics
FrequencyWeekly (on Thursdays)
Circulation 3,000 (2024)
PublisherEra Media Informasi
Founder Bob Hasan
First issue19 November 1994;29 years ago (1994-11-19)
Final issue25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)
Country Indonesia
Based in Jakarta
Language Indonesian
Website gatra.com
ISSN 0853-1706

Gatra (stylized in all caps) was a weekly news magazine published in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1994 to 2024. It was one of the two principal news magazines in the country, the other being Tempo. [1] [2]

Contents

Gatra was founded in 1994, following Suharto administration's ban on Tempo magazine; it was primarily founded by former Tempo staff. [3] The magazine has its headquarters in Jakarta. [4] [5] It provides articles on news and was published on a weekly basis. [5] [6]

The magazine's motto was Baca Gatra Baru Bicara (Read Gatra, Then Talk). The magazine folded in July 2024 after 30 years of publication due to economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8]

List of editors-in-chief

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