Jati Savitri Sekargati

(She/Her)

Jati is a PhD candidate and researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, UK. Her research focuses on newsroom fact-checking as a means to counter disinformation during Indonesia's 2024 presidential election. In 2023, she was selected as a research fellow for the Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) Harmful Speech Monitoring Fellowship, organised by Internews and funded by USAID.

Before pursuing her PhD, Jati worked as a professional TV journalist in Indonesia for 18 years. She represented Indonesia at the Intermedia Dialogue in Oslo, Norway, and Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2019, as well as in Tunis, Tunisia, in 2017, where she delivered presentations on the role of journalists in combating hate speech and disinformation.

In 2006, Jati was awarded a StuNed scholarship to study international broadcast journalism at the Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) in Hilversum, the Netherlands. She also holds a master’s degree in media management from Universitas Indonesia.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Postgraduate Researcher in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • 2018–2022
    Head of Digital Creative Content, Medcom.id
  • 2016–2018
    Newsroom Manager, Metro TV
  • 2014–2016
    Executive Producer, Metro TV
  • 2009–2014
    Producer, Metro TV
  • 2007–2009
    Associate Producer, Trans TV
  • 2004–2007
    Reporter, Trans TV

Education

  • 2009 
    Universitas Indonesia, Master in Media Management
  • 2004 
    Universitas Airlangga, Bachelor in Communications Science

Honours

PhD Studentship Awardee at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, United Kingdom. Awarded The Best Talkshow of KPI Award 2013. Nuffic Scholarship Awardee 2014. StuNed Scholarship Awardee 2006.

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