Endy Bayuni

Endy M. Bayuni (born 3 May 1957) is an Indonesian journalist, who served as chief editor of The Jakarta Post daily newspaper from 2004 to 2010 and 2016 to 2018. He is a co-founder and executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists. In May 2020, he was named an inaugural member of Facebook's Oversight Board.

Early life and education Endy Mouzardi Bayuni was born in Jakarta on 3 May 1957 to Rasyid Bayuni and Azhar Musa, both from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Endy's middle name, Mouzardi, was chosen because of his father's fondness for the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

His father worked as a diplomat, so Endy grew up in Burma (1958–59), Thailand (1960–64), Jakarta (1968-1972), Argentina (1972-74) and Switzerland (1974). After Rasyid was assigned to Geneva, Switzerland, as a staff representative of Indonesia to the United Nations, Endy decided to continue his education in England, where his older brother, Satri Bayuni, was working for Natrabu travel agency.

Career After graduating from university, Endy joined his brother at Natrabu travel agency in London, sending British tourists to Indonesia. While applying for a work permit, he was ordered to leave England for working without permission. He returned to Jakarta in November 1982. He served as interim chief editor from 2016 to January 2018, after his predecessor, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, was selected by President Joko Widodo to lead Indonesia's Antara state news agency. In his capacity as senior editor, Endy writes regular columns on Indonesian politics, foreign affairs, economic development, Islam and the changing media industry. In addition to writing columns, he also trains new journalists and organizes writing training for professionals.

Organizations and fellowships Endy has received several journalism fellowships, including Senior Fellow at the East West Center office in Washington in 2011, the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University in 2003-04 and the Jefferson Fellowship at Hawaii University in 1999.

In 2016, he was elected executive director of the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ), which he co-founded in 2012.

He is a board member of several non-government organizations, including the Partnership for Governance Reform Indonesia, Nature Conservancy Indonesia, and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict.

In May 2020, Endy was named a member of Facebook's Oversight Board. He likened the Board to a "supreme court", saying the independent body would consider freedom of expression and human rights principles when determining whether certain content on Facebook and Instagram should be removed or allowed to stay. “I'm a Facebook user, and while I see the benefits of the platform, I also see big issues related to content. On the one hand, we have to protect freedom of speech, but we cannot let free speech lead to harassment or violence. I hope that as part of the Oversight Board I can help to address this balance.”