Arswendo Atmowiloto was an Indonesian journalist and writer.
13 Facts About Arswendo Atmowiloto
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Arswendo Atmowiloto later changed his forename to Arswendo and adopted his father's name, Atmowiloto, as a surname.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto undertook a creative writing course at the University of Iowa.
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The former was initially a newspaper, which Arswendo Atmowiloto turned into a tabloid-format publication covering movies, television, and entertainment topics, with great success.
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Tempo wrote in 1990 that Arswendo Atmowiloto was "Indonesia's most productive writer".
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Out of the 50 figures in the list, Arswendo Atmowiloto himself ranked 10th, placed right above Muhammad.
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The court noted that Arswendo Atmowiloto was responsible for the poll results and could have edited them to prevent any provocation of his young readers.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto's trial was one of the most well-guarded trials in Indonesian history, with Tempo reporting that around 1,000 security personnel were involved in guarding the proceedings.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto returned to literature and journalism after his release, first leading the previously struggling tabloid Bintang Indonesia for three years before founding his own media company Atmo Bismo Sangotrah in 1998.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto published several tabloids, including a children's tabloid Bianglala, Ina, and Pro-TV, though only Ino continued in publication following the departure of one of Arswendo's business partners.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto died on 19 July 2019 at his home in Jakarta, about three weeks after an announcement that he had been suffering from prostate cancer for several months.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto's body was buried the following day at the San Diego Hills cemetery in Karawang.
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Arswendo Atmowiloto married Agnes Sri Hartini in 1971, and had three children.