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Endy Bayuni

Jakarta, Indonesia

Endy M. Bayuni took up the job of chief editor of The Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s independent and leading English language newspaper, in August 2004 shortly after he returned from a one-year Nieman Fellowship at the Harvard University. Endy has been with the newspaper since 1991, working his way up from Production Manager (Night Editor), to National Editor, Managing Editor, and Deputy Chief Editor through all those years. He previously worked as the Indonesian correspondent for Reuters and Agence France-Presse between 1984 and 1991, and began his journalistic career with The Jakarta Post in 1983. Endy completed his Bachelors of Arts degree in economics from Kingston University in Surrey, England, in 1981. Close.

Endy Bayuni

Jakarta, Indonesia

Endy M. Bayuni took up the job of chief editor of The Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s independent and leading English language newspaper, in August 2004 shortly after he returned from a one-year Nieman Fellowship at the Harvard University. more »

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November 6, 2008 1:15 PM

Help Americans Stop Seeing in Black and White

Race still divides America

Is Barack Obama black or white? The last time that question came up about a public figure it was about Michael Jackson. While Jackson definitely comes from black parents, the president-elect of the United States, appearance and color of skin aside, comes from a mixed family.

I don't mean to spoil the party, but here is the bad news for African Americans: Obama is not black. Let me rephrase that. He is not all that black. To call the winner of Tuesday's election in the United States America's "first black president" is a complete misnomer, misleading, and unnecessarily perpetuates racial division.

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