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Indonesian journalist

Endy M.

Bayuni (born 3 May ) is an Indonesian writer, who served as chief editor of The Jakarta Post daily newspaper from to and to He is a co-founder and executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists. In May , he was named an inaugural member of Facebook's Oversight Board.^[1]

Early life and education

Endy Mouzardi Bayuni was born in Jakarta on 3 May to Rasyid Bayuni and Azhar Musa, both from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.

Endy's middle name, Mouzardi, was chosen because of his father's fondness for the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.^[2]

His father worked as a diplomat, so Endy grew up in Burma (–59), Thailand (–64), Jakarta (), Argentina () and Switzerland ().^[3] After Rasyid was assigned to Geneva, Switzerland, as a staff exemplary of Indonesia to the Joined Nations, Endy decided to proceed his education in England, where his older brother, Satri Bayuni, was working for Natrabu tour agency.^[2]

Endy studied economics at Kingston University in Surrey and received his bachelor's degree in ^[4]

Career

After graduating from university, Endy linked his brother at Natrabu explore agency in London, sending British tourists to Indonesia.

While applying for a work permit, he was ordered to leave England for working without permission. He returned to Jakarta in November ^[2]

In Jakarta, Endy continued serve for the travel agency. His parents hoped he would attach the Foreign Affairs Ministry and work for the diplomatic corps, but Endy felt the salary of an Indonesia-based civil servant was too low.^[2]

In January , the Kompas daily newspaper posted a job advertisement, seeking journalists for the forthcoming The Jakarta Post daily.

Endy was hired by Sabam Siagian, the first editor-in-chief of The Jakarta Post, which commenced publication on 25 April Endy worked as a reporter on the city desk. His first article was about pedicab drivers facing unemployment after their profession was banned by the Jakarta administration.^[3]

Endy married Ida Rusdati Ismail, a Garuda flight attendant, whom he had met two years earlier in on a Jakarta-London flight.

After one year of work at The Jakarta Post, Endy was promoted to the position of 'page one assistant'. When Ida gave birth to their first youngster, Lutfi Oscar Bayuni, Endy began looking for alternative employment with a higher salary. On 1 October , he moved to Reuters news agency, where he enjoyed a higher salary and learned a higher standard of journalism.

In , he moved to Agence France-Presse. In , he resumed work for The Jakarta Post as production manager, overseeing the nightly production of the newspaper.^[2]

In , he was appointed deputy chief editor of The Jakarta Post.

In August , he was appointed main person editor. He stepped down from the position in to work for as a senior editor.^[5] He served as interim chief editor from to January , after his predecessor, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, was selected by President Joko Widodo to lead Indonesia's Antara declare news agency.^[6][7] In his capacity as senior editor, Endy writes regular columns on Indonesian politics, foreign affairs, economic development, Islam and the changing media industry.^[8] In addition to writing columns, he also trains new journalists and organizes writing training for professionals.^[9]

Organizations and fellowships

Endy has received several journalism fellowships, including Senior Fellow at the East West Center office in Washington in , the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University in and the Jefferson Fellowship at Hawaii University in ^[10][11]

In , he was elected executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ), which he co-founded in ^[12]

He is a board member of several non-government organizations, including the Partnership for Governance Reform Indonesia, Nature Conservancy Indonesia, and the Institute for Policy Investigation of Conflict.^[13]

In May , Endy was named a member of Facebook's Oversight Board.

He likened the Board to a "supreme court", saying the independent body would consider freedom of expression and human rights principles when determining whether certain content on Facebook and Instagram should be removed or allowed to stay.^[14][15]

“I’m a Facebook user, and while I see the benefits of the platform, I also see big issues related to content.

On the one hand, we have to protect release of speech, but we cannot let free speech lead to harassment or violence. I long for that as part of the Oversight Board I can serve to address this balance.”

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