Born and educated in Indonesia, Ratih Hardjono went to the University of Sydney, Australia. She later became an international correspondent for Kompas, Indonesia's leading daily newspaper where she worked for 14 years. She remains the only Indonesian woman to receive a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University, Boston.
In 1999 Ratih joined the campaign team for President Abdurrahman Wahid and then became Presidential Secretary. She managed presidential staff and seven Presidential palaces, and set up the first civilian Indonesian Presidential office since 1965. While in office she introduced freedom of press at the Presidential palace, and allowed all members of the press open access to the President.
In 2000 she was Programme Coordinator Information and Publication for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia.
While working as an international correspondent for Kompas, Ratih specialized in reporting on countries undergoing the transition from military rule to democratization and also countries at war. She reported on the break up of the Soviet Union in central Asia, the attempted military coups in Haiti and Papua New Guinea, and the transition process in South Africa, focusing on the Truth and Reconciliation Process. Ratih also covered the ethnic cleansing in Burundi, and in Bosnia, where she traveled extensively into many theaters of war. She has also covered the elections in the United States and Australia, as well as many other issues encountered in her extensive travels around the world at that time.
In 2002 Ratih edited a book with Stefanie Teggemann for the World Bank and the Partnership for Governance Reform titled, "The Poor Speak Up, 17 Stories of Corruption." Her first book "White Tribe of Asia" was published in 1993 in Indonesia and Australia. Ratih still writes articles for the media in Indonesia and the Nieman Report at Harvard University. Ratih currently works part time as a public affairs consultant.
Ratih is married to Mohammad Fajrul Falaakh and has twin sons.
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Born and educated in Indonesia, Ratih Hardjono went to the University of Sydney, Australia. She later became an international correspondent for Kompas, Indonesia's leading daily newspaper where she worked for 14 years. She remains the only Indonesian woman to receive a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University, Boston.
