 Front page ofPemandangan, 12 April 1934 | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder | Saeroen |
| Founded | 8 April 1933 |
| Ceased publication | 1958 |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Headquarters | Batavia (laterJakarta) |
Pemandangan (transl. The View) was a daily newspaper published in theDutch East Indies (and laterIndonesia) between 1933 and 1958. It was one of the few local newspapers which was initially allowed to operate during theJapanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.
The newspaper was first published on 8 April 1933 by journalistSaeroen. In the first few months after the first issue, the sales of the newspaper could not cover expenditures, and the newspaper received financial support from local plantation ownerOene Djoenaidi.[1] Saeroen would write editorials inPemandangan under the pen name "Kampret" (bat), but these editorials resulted inPemandangan being censored by theDutch East Indies government.[2] It also ceased publication for a week between 17 and 24 May 1940, due to censorship.[3]
Pemandangan would continue to publish following theJapanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, and was the only newspaper to continue publication during the early occupation period without any shutdowns.[4] During the occupation period, it was the chief competitor of the Japanese-sponsored newspaperAsia Raya.[5]Pemandangan had a stance of being neutral with respect to political parties, though it maintained a nationalist stance.[4] Around that time, the paper had a daily circulation of 7,000.[6] The paper was censored at least twice during the occupation - in both cases due to images of Japanese EmperorHirohito being obscured by theJapanese flag and both resulting in the arrest of editor-in-chiefSoemanang Soerjowinoto.[7]
In the aftermath of thePacific War and during theIndonesian National Revolution, Djoenaidi enlisted journalistRosihan Anwar to usePemandangan's existing printing facilities to publish another newspaper,Pedoman.[8] In 1953,Pemandangan was accused of leaking national secrets – specifically, on new civil servant salaries and foreign investments to 21 firms[9] – in a column, and its editor-in-chiefAsa Bafaqih was put on trial. Bafaqih accepted full responsibility, while refusing to reveal the names of informants in accordance with thejournalistic code.[10] The investigation was eventually ceased by theAttorney General at that time,Soeprapto.[9]
It ceased publication in 1958.[11]