Historiography of the Indonesian Press: A Critical Review of Colonial, Vernacular, and Post-Independence Perspectives

This study aims to analyze three major historiographical works on the Indonesian press critically: Ahmat Adam (2003), David T. Hill (2011), and Basilius Triharyanto (2009). Employing a Historiographical Review approach and Qualitative Comparative Analysis, this article examines how these three works construct the narrative of the Indonesian press from the colonial era to the post-independence period. The findings indicate that these works represent three distinct analytical loci: the press as an