50 Finalists of MediaMIND 2025, Strengthening Contribution of Sustainable Mining Economy

JAKARTA - MIND ID or Mining Industry Indonesia, the Holding State-Owned Enterprise for the Mining Industry, officially announces the 50 finalists of MediaMIND 2025. The jounalist competition, entering its fourth year, constitutes the appreciation for journalists who raise mining issues constructively and inspiratively.

The finalists will continue on with the competition by raising strategic issues in the mining sector, not only to provide information, but also to present ideas which inspire people.

MIND ID Corporate Secretary, Pria Utama, congratulated the finalists of MediaMIND 2025 who have managed to pass the selection program, with evaluations of an independent jury from various national media. 

He said that the first round of MediaMIND 2025 was very competitive. There were 431 quality journalistic works which have been registered, from written works, video, foto, to infographics.

“We are grateful for the enthusiasm displayed by journalists in MediaMIND 2025. This shows the high level of the media as the fourth pillar of democracy towards the future of the mining industry, to enable it to continue providing contribution for the development of Indonesia,” said Pria.

In the final stage, as many as 50 finalists will be divided into 10 media convergence groups to take part in the live coverage of the program, in one of the operational locations of the MIND ID Group.

The site visit from 15 to 24 October 2025 was to a number of subsidiaries, namely, PT Aneka Tambang Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, PT Timah Tbk, and PT Vale Indonesia Tbk.

The MediaMIND 2025 finalists are divided into four categories, namely, 20 finalists of Written, 10 finalist of Foto, 10 finalists of Video, and 10 finalists of Infographic categories. 

The names of the MediaMIND 2025 finalists in 4 categories are as follows:
Written category, 20 finalists, (Aditya Putra Perdana - Harian Kompas/Kompas.id, Ahmad Muzdaffar Fauzan - LKBN ANTARA, Ahmad Nabhani - Harian Ekonomi Neraca, Al Azhar - Koran Enim Ekspres Online, Andika Dian Pratama - KabarBaik.co, Doni Hermawan - IDN Times, Firmauli Sihaloho - Tribun Pekanbaru, Godang Sitompul - ruangenergi.com, Herdiyan - Bisnis Indonesia, Lidya Julita Sembiring - CNNIndonesia.com, Nur Hana Putri Nabila - Katadata.co.id, Nuzulia - Katadata, Rahmat Dwi Kurniawan - Warta Ekonomi, Rangga prakoso - investor daily, Riki Okta Putra - sumseldaily.co.id, Rio Indrawan - Dunia Energi (www.dunia-energi.com), Salman Muhiddin - Harian Disway, Verda Nano Setiawan - CNBC Indonesia, Wahyono - Porosbumi.com, Yosep Indra Praja - RMOL Sumsel). 

The 10 finalists of the Foto category (Andri Saputra - Antara Maluku, Dwi Pambudo - Rakyat Merdeka, Maman Sukirman - sindomakassar.com, Masyudi Firmansyah - Mediawarta.com, Mohamad Qori Haliana - Rakyat Merdeka, Muchtamir - Inspirasi Nusantara, Muhammad Zulfikar - ANTARA, Nova Wahyudi - ANTARA FOTO, Pradita Utama - detikcom, Ruht Semiono - sinarharapan.id). 

The 10 finalists of the Video category (Ade Firmansyah - IDX Channel TV, Agung Hepi Pitoyo - CNN INDONESIA TV, Ajat Hutdiyanto - CNBC Indonesia, Arie Budi Prasetyo - CNBC Indonesia TV, Erwin Tri Prasetyo - BISNIS INDONESIA, Fandi Yogari Saputra - ANTARA TV, Hendra Syamhari - masakini.co, Sabda MB Rolle - METRO TV, Saharudin - Antara TV, Sholihul Huda - METRO TV). 

The 10 finalists of the Infographic category (Achmad Aulia - Sonora Palembang, David Eka Issetiabudi - Bisnis.com, Dhana Kencana - IDN Times, Dyah Dwi Astuti - ANTARA, Elsya Rizkia Putri - Bisnis Indonesia, Erie Syahrizal - ANTARA, Helen Angelia - Context ID (Bisnis Indonesia), M Nurhadi Pratomo - Bisnis Indonesia, Supriyanto - Global Energi (Majalah), Tri Noropujadi - ANTARA).

Pria stressed that site visits will open the outlook of finalists on actual practice of the mining sector run by the MIND ID Group.

Participants not only process data and information, but can directly see the social impact and strategic benefits of various sustainable initiatives of the company.

“We believe that journalistic works from MediaMIND will become the digital footprint that has an important role in raising optimism, while at the same time, provide inspiration in building Indonesia’s sustainable future civilization,” Pria disclosed.