Kompas
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Kompas Gramedia |
| Founder(s) | P. K. Ojong and Jakob Oetama |
| Publisher | PT Kompas Media Nusantara |
| Founded | June 28, 1965 |
| Political alignment | Secular |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Ceased publication | 1965, 1978 (temporary) |
| Headquarters | Kompas Gramedia Building Jl. Palmerah Selatan No. 22 – 28 Jakarta 10270 Indonesia |
| Circulation | average of 500,000 |
| OCLC number | 12594358 |
| Website | print.kompas.com |
Kompas is an Indonesian national newspaper. Published by Kompas Gramedia, it has been in existence since June 28, 1965.
Kompas also manages an online portal KOMPAS.com, which contains updated news and the digital version of the paper.
The paper was first suggested by General Ahmad Yani, then commander of the Indonesian Army, to Frans Seda, a government minister and leader of the Catholic Party. Yani encouraged Seda to publish a newspaper that was representative of the Catholic Party faction, in order to counter the communist propaganda spearheaded by the PKI.
Seda sounded out the idea to his friends, P.K. Ojong and Jakob Oetama. Ojong subsequently agreed to undertake the project and Oetama became its first editor-in-chief. Later the newspaper's mission was changed to become one that is independent and free from any political factions.
The publication was initially named Bentara Rakyat (People's Herald). At President Sukarno's suggestion, it was renamed to Kompas (Compass), for the direction-finding instrument.
Kompas began publication on June 28, 1965 from an office in central Jakarta. Its circulation grow from initial circulation of 4,800 copies in 1965 to around 500,000 in 2014. Since 1969, it has been the largest national Indonesian language newspaper in Indonesia. Kompas reached its peak circulation in 2004, when its daily circulation reached some 530,000 copies, and its Sunday edition, 610,000 copies. Readership totaled some 2.25 million. In 2014 its circulation reached 507,000, with 66% circulating in Greater Jakarta.
Like many major daily newspapers, Kompas is divided into three major parts: a front section containing national and international news, a business and finance section, and a sports section.
Kompas features the Benny & Mice and Panji Koming comic strip every Sunday.
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