ABSTRACT
Freedom of information has become an important issue in the transition to democracy in Indonesia. Denied during the New Order from 1965 to 1998, the problems around the establishment of an open media have not been entirely overcome. This chapter examines one facet of the Indonesian community’s attempts to establish a democratic information, media and communication system. It pursues a case study of community radio in Yogyakarta Special Region, to analyse how ordinary people use community radio to preserve local culture as a strategy to empower themselves in the public sphere.
