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JOURNALISM

ON TECH​​

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Deepfakes Featuring Deceased Terrorists Spread Radical Propaganda | VOA News

My original piece on AI-generated videos showing deceased terrorists circulating in Southeast Asia. Experts warn that these videos are misleading and could be used as recruitment tools. 

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Role: Producer, Reporter, Video Editor

Senior Citizens Face Difficulties With Indonesia’s Retirement App Designed to Help Them


The Indonesian Civil Servant Savings and Insurance Fund (Taspen) created a digital app to streamline services. However, senior users still struggle to access it.

Role: Lead reporter and writer

Journalism in the Age of Prompts: How AI Pushes Newsrooms Deeper into an Existential Struggle for Relevance


As newsrooms rush to roll out automation and partner with AI firms, they risk sinking deeper into ethical lapses, crises of trust, worker exploitation, and unsustainable business models. Stronger regulatory support is urgently needed.

Role: Lead reporter and writer

How AI Hype Deepens Labor Exploitation in the Name of ‘Efficiency’ in Indonesia | Project Multatuli​

 

Amid unchallenged Big Tech narratives and widespread techno-optimism in Indonesia, Automation Fever attempts to provide a deeper reflection on the risks and impacts of automation tools on society that are often glossed over by companies and policymakers.

 

Role: Co-author, Grant recipient​​​​​

ENTERPRISE REPORTING

 

Public Interest in the Indonesian Artificial Intelligence Roadmap | TEMPO

The Indonesian government is currently drafting a national artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap. The public hopes for an AI design that is more inclusive and prioritises human rights values.

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Role: Co-author, Grant recipient​​​​

INVESTIGATION

‘The promise was a lie’: How Indonesian villagers lost their cut of the palm oil boom | The Gecko Project - Winner of SOPA Award

 

An international investigation by The Gecko Project, BBC News, and Mongabay estimates that Indonesian villagers are losing hundreds of millions of dollars each year because palm oil producers are failing to comply with regulations requiring them to share their plantations with communities.​​​​​​​

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Role: Researcher Assistant

AWARDS AND GRANTS

SOPA Award, Excellence in Technology Reporting [卓越科技報道獎]

2026, Asia-Pacific

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Pulitzer Center's AI Reporting Grant

2025, United States​

​Chevening Scholarship

2020–2021, United Kingdom​​

Adenauer Fellowship

2018–2019, Germany

 

Voice of America-PPIA

Broadcasting Fellowship

2017–2018, United States

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