Wartawan senior sekaligus salah satu pendiri Majalah Berita Mingguan (MBM) Tempo Fikri Jufri meninggal
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00:00A senior journalist as well as one of the founders of the weekly newspaper or MBM Tempo, Fikri Jufri, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025, around 9.41 p.m. WEST INDIAN TIME.
00:16The founder of the other MBM Tempo, Gunawan Muhammad, confirmed the matter.
00:22Before being buried at TPU Karet Bifak in the afternoon, Fikri's body was buried at Serenya Hills Cluster Signature, Block O-19, Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta.
00:34Fikri, his last breath was exactly on the day of the publication of Tempo No. 54.
00:41Together with Gunawan Muhammad, Fikri Jufri founded the weekly newspaper Tempo.
00:47The man who was buried at FJ Hill also once held the position of editor-in-chief of Tempo magazine.
00:54Fikri Jufri, during his lifetime, was a reliable journalist.
00:59Born in Jakarta on March 25, 1936, he is known to have the strength of a lobbyist, the power of the press, as well as an alliance in interview techniques and obtained exclusive materials.
01:12In 1976, FJ was the first journalist to write a case of debt-related bankruptcy and almost bankrupt due to mismanagement.
01:24FJ is also known to be a founder and was once the editor-in-chief of Majalah Matra in the mid-1980s.
01:34He once applied for a degree at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia.
01:39Fikri once attended a seminar for economic writers in Manila in 1968 and received a professional journalistic fellowship at Stanford University, United States in 1972-1973.
01:56Fikri Jufri's journalistic career began as a reporter in Harian Kami in 1976-1968 and then as a reporter in Harian Pedoman in 1968-1969.
02:14After that, Fikri then obtained a position as a representative editor-in-chief of Majalah Berita Mingguan Express in 1970.
02:24In 1971, he served as a representative editor-in-chief of Majalah Berita Mingguan Tempo until the end of his life.
02:34Since 1968, FJ has also served as the director of marketing PT Graffiti Pers, editor-in-chief or general editor of Majalah Bulanan Matra.
02:46In addition, FJ also served as the director of PT Bina Media Tenggara, editor-in-chief of Jakarta Post.
02:55He has published his biography entitled Saya Al-Jufri Bukan Al-Kapon on March 25 last year, on the 81st anniversary of his birthday.
03:08Fikri Jufri also received a lifetime award at the Press Department on National Press Day or PHPN 2018.