Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Jakob Oetama, founder of the Kompas daily newspaper, and an iconic figure in Indonesian journalism, died today at the age of 88. Affectionately known by his initial J O ...

n his 80th birthday today, Jakob Oetama can easily pass as an icon in many respects, ranging from journalism to entrepreneurship. His reputation as a media mogul is firmly planted through one of ...

ome of us may not know Jakob Oetama, who died at the age of 88 on Wednesday. But we know his legacy, which is Kompas, the leading national daily, and his business conglomerate Kompas Gramedia Group.