Pemandangan

The newspaper was first published on 8 April 1933 by journalist Saeroen. In the first few months after the first issue, the sales of the newspaper could not cover expenditures, and the newspaper received financial support from local plantation owner Oene Djoenaidi. Saeroen would write editorials in Pemandangan under the pen name "Kampret" (bat), but these editorials resulted in Pemandangan being censored by the Dutch East Indies government. It also ceased publication for a week between 17 and 24 May 1940, due to censorship. Pemandangan would continue to publish following the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, and was the only newspaper to continue publication during the early occupation period without any shutdowns. During the occupation period, it was the chief competitor of the Japanese-sponsored newspaper Asia Raya. Pemandangan had a stance of being neutral with respect to political parties, though it maintained a nationalist stance.