Some Historical Turning Points Sample Clauses

Some Historical Turning Points. As described in the previous chapter, Xxxxxx was actually founded by two people: XX Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx. However, since the very beginning, there has been an agreement between the two founders that the editorial policy of the newspaper would mainly be the remit of Xxxxx Xxxxxx, while Xxxxx would focus mainly on managing the business aspect of the newspaper and its development. One of the main considerations behind this was the fact that Xxxxx was still seen as a political outcast by Xxxxxxx’s regime in June 28, 1965. Therefore, in order to avoid the paper being banned by the regime, Xxxxx decided not to be conspicuously involved in the editorial policy. In fact, in the first issue of the newspaper, there was not even a mention of his name on the list of journalists at Kompas, let alone on the list of editorial staff. Even though there is no formal or written account which explicitly explains this division of labor between the two founders in the early period, it is common knowledge amongst the journalists in the newsroom, and has been shared orally from generation to generation. In a three-­‐part documentary officially released by Kompas TV entitled “50 Years of Kompas”,16 part one: “The Two Kompas Founders”, narrates how since the beginning, there was a clear job division between the two founders, whereby Xxxxx was in charge of the editorial policy while Xxxxx managed the business matters (Kompas Video, 2015). In part two entitled: “The Limited Movement of Kompas”, there is an interview with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx journalist and biographer of Ojong, where she explains that it was a new role for Xxxxx to act as the director of a newspaper, as all his previous roles were as editors (Kompas Video, 2015). However, he still managed this role well, according to Xxxxxx, as he was focused and meticulous which was conducive to managing financial matters. Therefore it is clear that since the very beginning, Xxxxx was the central figure in the newspaper for editorial matters. Furthermore, a dramatic event in 1978 made his influence even stronger, when the paper was banned for the second time on January 21, 1978 and Xxxxxx was forced to apologize to the regime before being allowed to operate again. A serious debate was had between the two founders, in which Xxxxx refused to fulfill the regime’s requirement. He 16 This interview was broadcast in a three-­‐part documentary released by Xxxxxx to commemorate its 50-­‐year anniversary, entitled "50 Years of Kompas" (You...