MediaMIND 2025 Winners, Moving Sustainable Economy

Jakarta - MIND ID or Mining Industry Indonesia, the Holding State-Owned Enterprise for the Mining Industry, officially announces the winners of the MediaMIND 2025 journalistic competition at the MediaMIND 2025 Night of Appreciation.

MediaMIND Journalistic Competition, the fourth year the competition has been held, is an event for national and local journalists, students and the public, to delve into strategic and arousing issues from the Indonesian mining industry to move sustainable economy for the future of Indonesia. 

Announcement of the winners at the MediaMIND 2025 Night of Appreciation is the peak of a series of strict competition process, including direct coverage or site visit program to the 7 location points of operations of the MIND ID Group, which occurred 15-24 October 2025.

MIND ID Deputy President Director, Dany Amru Ichdan, extended his congratulations and the utmost appreciation to the winners and all the finalists who have participated.

“I am certain that winning or not, our dedication is the same. But winning shows that we have learned a lot. So all the efforts that have been shown by winners tonight will become an important learning session to improve the business process of the MIND ID Group,” said Dany in Jakarta, Thursday (11/12/2025).

Dany added that this event is also a momentum to strengthen the constructive energy between corporation and journalists.

He believes that the role of journalists is to check and balance each strategic step which has been made by MIND ID and Group Members.

“We want to have the very constructive closeness which has been forged tonight, to be made as our momentum to open up even more, to be more approachable and journalists’ criticism of us to be sharper,” he added. 

List of MediaMIND 2025 Winners

The winners of MediaMIND 2025 are divided into four journalist categories, one student categoy, and one general category:

• Winners of the Journalist Text/Written Category are, Best of the Best: Herdiyan (Bisnis Indonesia) and Text Runner Up: Rahmat Dwi Kurniawan (Warta Ekonomi)
• In the Foto Category, Best of the Best Photoraphy: Muhammad Zulfikar Harahap (LKBN ANTARA) and Photoraphy Runner Up: Masyudi Firmansyah (Mediawarta.com)
• In the Video Category, Best of the Best Video: SHOLIHUL HUDA (METRO TV) and Video Runner Up: Fandi Yogari Saputra (Antara TV)
• In the Infographic Category, Best of the Best Infographic: Supriyanto (Global Energi) and Infographic Runner Up: Tri Noropujadi (LKBN Antara)
• In the group category, 1st Winner: Ewako Sorowako Group (Ahmad Nabhani - Harian Ekonomi Neraca, Ahmad Muzdaffar Fauzan - LKBN Antara, Nova Wahyudi - Antarafoto, Arie Budi Prasetyo - CNBC Indonesia TV, Supriyanto - Global Energi), 2nd Winner: 08 Bangka Group (Doni Hermawan - IDN Times, Rangga Prakoso - Investor Daily, Andri Saputra - Antara Maluku, Ade Firmansyah - IDX Channel TV, Desty Luthfani - Kabarbursa.com), and 3rd Winner: 5 KTP Group (Rio Indrawan - Dunia Energi, Herdiyan - Bisnis Indonesia, Pradita Utama - Detikcom, Hendra Syamhari - Masakini.co, M. Nurhadi Pratomo - Bisnis Indonesia)
• The 5 Winners of the Reporting Category (Students) are Ayu Lestari (UIN Walisongo Semarang), Syaifa Khahfi (Universitas Negeri Jakarta), Nofanolo Batee (Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas Medan), Alvaro Rifat Danendra (UPN Veteran Jakarta), and Micco Aureldo (Politeknik Manufaktur Negeri Bangka Belitung)
• Winners of the Social Media Category (General) are Riska Aini Putri, Akbar Fernando Ndabung, Muhamad Fachri Maulana, Ulya Zaen Cahyani, and Dandi Prayuda (Yuda)

MIND ID, through the creations of participants and winners of MediaMIND, continues to exert the nation’s optimism in building the future civilization of Indonesia.