▁media ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁consist ▁of ▁several ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁communic ations ▁media : ▁television , ▁radio , ▁cinema , ▁newsp apers , ▁mag az ines , ▁and ▁Internet - based ▁Web ▁sites . ▁ ▁History ▁Media ▁freedom ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁increased ▁consider ably ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁President ▁Su h arto ' s ▁rule , ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁monitor ed ▁and ▁controlled ▁domestic ▁media ▁and ▁restricted ▁foreign ▁media . ▁Long ▁suppress ed ▁and ▁har ass ed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Order , ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁press ▁is ▁now ▁among ▁the ▁fre est ▁and ▁liv eli est ▁in ▁Asia . ▁The ▁tr end ▁toward ▁somewhat ▁greater ▁pl ural ism ▁and ▁open ness ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁New ▁Order , ▁when ▁the ▁regime ▁allowed ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁stations . ▁( The ▁television ▁stations ▁all ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁Jak arta - based ▁at ▁first .) ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁television ▁stations ▁enjoyed ▁pen etr ation ▁rates ▁of ▁around ▁ 7 0 ▁to ▁ 7 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁Although ▁the ▁television ▁lic enses ▁were ▁all ▁given ▁to ▁various ▁Su h arto ▁family ▁members , ▁cron ies , ▁and ▁other ▁wealth y ▁con gl omer ates , ▁competition ▁for ▁advert ising ▁re venue ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁potential ▁national ▁audience ▁meant ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁stations ▁were ▁tempt ed ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁boundaries , ▁especially ▁regarding ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁news ▁programs ▁other ▁than ▁those ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁state - run