When the national mass media experiences a significant decline in circulation, this is not the case with Jawa Pos Newspaper, a regional newspaper in East Java. Circulation of newspaper sales both retail and subscription as well as advertising revenue declines, but the decline in Jawa Pos is not as deep as other newspapers. Losing to the speed of publication compared to online media, but choosing to concentrate on presenting local content, through what is referred to as hyperlocal journalism, which cannot be fulfilled by other online and newspaper media, as well as focusing on segments of readers who have worked and are economically established, making Jawa Pos' business performance, in general, remains excellent.

Disruption in information technology has caused newspapers experiencing a significant decline in revenue in terms of the number of customers and advertising. However, the efforts of print media companies in Indonesia to expand their customer base and revenue by expanding into online media platforms have not found the right business model because of a number of constraints on the media industry's business environment in the country. Characteristics of mass media products and consumers that are distinctive compared to other products make the management of media companies have to take a different strategic approach in maintaining the survival of their business in the future. The unpreparedness of human resources who are still strong in their "print" mindset and information technology infrastructure are obstacles. The character of media consumers who still view online information as a product that should not be paid is also an obstacle. Meanwhile, the cost of differentiating information production is high amid the offer of social media platforms that aggregate information in abundance and free of charge.

In general, it is concurred that the print media industry is an industry category that is currently sunset with its product life cycle is decreasing. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic condition since March 2020 in Indonesia has forced media businesses to suffer even more. However, on Saturday, July 4, 2020, Surabaya city has a new daily media published, namely “DI's Way Daily”. The figure behind it is Dahlan Iskan, a media figure known as the pioneer of Jawa Pos Daily. DI's Way brings several differentiating attributes to its product. With a simple case study method, this paper aims to examine the resilience of this daily from the perspective of hyperlocal content production strategy (hyperlocality) and entrepreneurial journalism. A local content strategy is insufficient to make the media business sustainable as it needs to be accompanied by entrepreneurial journalism.

This research is aimed at examining how the culture of immediacy is implemented in a newspaper undergoing digital transformation. This paper is written based on the case of Harian Kompas, the most influential newspaper in Indonesia, that just officially launched its paywall-based digital site, kompas.id as an alternative platform. Within this context, the daily implemented the digital-first strategy to put the priority of rapid digital news production prior to its slow-pace print edition. Through ethnography fieldwork in the daily’s newsroom, relying on in-depth interviews and participant observations, the study highlights a notion that the culture of immediacy is not easy to implement. The challenge rests on the fact that it is not only contradictory to the common rhythm of rigid newspaper work-flow and deadline among reporters and editors, but further it is considered harmful to the daily’s prescribed core value of comprehensive journalism originated from its editorial philosophy as well as journalism credo of being credible. It is within the constant negotiations among all the newsroom’s actors, the culture of immediacy remains to be a contesting value that should be carried out by the daily as a way to excrete the old habit of print deadline while the digital-first transformation is still taking shape. Keywords: Immediacy, digital-first, digital journalism, news production, digital transformation.

Riset ini mencoba menelaah peran politik pers—agen pembangunan, agen penghambat, dan agen perubahan—dalam isu pemakzulan Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) di era awal Indonesia memasuki era demokrasi . Dari analisa yang dilakukan dengan metode analisis isi kuantitatif diketahui bahwa Kompas memerankan fungsi sebagai agen penghambat sekaligus juga agen pembangunan. Peran seperti ini menjadi efektif dan strategis bagi demokratisasi Indonesia. KATA KUNCI: Peran politik, pers, demokrasi