Occupation Journalist Writer Name Budi Putra | Role Journalist | |
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Born September 12, 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-09-12 ) Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, Indonesia Education University of Indonesia, Andalas University | ||
Budi Putra (born September 12, 1972 ) is a technology journalist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is currently working as Head of Digital for RGE Indonesia. His previous positions are Chief Executive Officer at The Jakarta Post Digital and as advisor at Singapore-based video streaming company Viki., and Country Editor at Yahoo! Indonesia.
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Prior to joining Yahoo! as Country Editor for Indonesia in October 2009, he was working as editor for Koran Tempo Daily and Tempo Interactive. After resigned from Tempo on March 2007, Budi writes tech posts for SlashPhone and runs a Jakarta-based Asia Blogging Network.
Budi Putra was also a staff writer for English-language CNET Asia and the Jakarta Post. Budi has written four books on technology in Indonesian.
Education
Born in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra of the Minangkabau land, Budi graduated with a BA in History from Andalas University in Padang, West Sumatra and earned a master's degree in the Communications Management at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta.
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