This is a very timely and important study, with relevance for our understanding of Indonesia well beyond the operations of its media. Anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indonesian politics and society, and using the media as their point of entry or as a tool for that understanding, will have their task made easier by Tapsell’s study.

David T. Hill, Professor, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University

This is an essential book that explores the relationship between the Indonesian media, especially in digital form, and oligarchy on the one hand, and civil society on the other. It provides a detailed but also reflective analysis of the way that digital media may help to further entrench the position of oligarchic elites, yet also nurture some sources of challenge to them, even if in often highly disorganised ways.

Vedi Hadiz, Professor of Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne