Name : Mr. Herman Nasir
Present Position : Head, ANTARA News Agency, Sumatra Barat
Previous Position : Head, ANTARA News Agency, Bengkulu
Head, ANTARA News Agecy, Jambi
Journalist, Jambi ANTARA News Agency
Visiting Lecturer, Usuluddin State Institute of Islamic Sdudies,
Jambi
Education/Training :Workshop on Commodity Market and Stock Exchange,
ANTARA National News Agency Institution, 2000
Training on Accounting for ANTARA News Agency Chiefs,2000
Seminar on Taxation, Jambi, 1992
Official Training on the Public Relation of Jambi Province
Governance, 1991
Training oa Land and Building Taxation of Jambi Governance, 1991
Training on Law, Cooperation of Indonesia Journalist
Association, Jambi High Court, 1990
Journalism Basic Course, ANTARA National News Agency
Institution
Academy of Commercial Administration, Jambi
Memberships : Indonesian Reporters Association
( Persatuan Wartawan Indonesia/ PWI )
Address
Jl. Kampung Nias 5 No.34
Padang
Indonesia
Telephone : (627) 513-1604
Fax : ( 627 ) 512-1604
Email : antarapadang@yahoo.com
Personal Data : Born January 1, 1960 in Indonesia
Languages : Indonesian ( fluent ), English
Other Travel : Malaysia, 2000
Background : Herman Nasir is Sumatra’s best reporter on environmental issues.
His stories repeatedly get national play. He is also a specialist in
Commercial reporting. ANTARA entrusted him with
Management of two busy provincial bureaus at the same time,
Bengkulu an Jambi ( Where destruction of remaining jungle
cover advances with frihtening rapidity, as Herman has
frequently reported ) until recently promoting him to head of
ANTARA’s Padang office.
While in the United States, Mr. Herma Nasir’s program should include the following :
·Environmental journalism
·Environmental NGOs and other organizations active in promoting and publicizing Environmental awareness
·U.S. Government environmental agencies
·Meetings with commercial journals, major environmental journalists, and U.S. wire services
·A visit to U.S. National park, including meetings with park management officials
·A visit to a well-established school of journalism in the U.S
