Elin Yunita Kristanti

Elin Yunita Kristanti developed an early interest in politics after the fall of Soeharto and Indonesia's Reformation 1998. Then she choose to study political sciences in Department of Politics and Government Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta in 1999. But after graduated from university, she was not interested to be a politician or government employee. She prefers to be a journalist, to remains independent and non-partisan . During 13 years of her career as a journalist, she's been working in some reputable news media, Jawapos (printed), Vivanews.com (Viva.co.id), dan Liputan6.com and developing interest in some topics, including history, science, international relations, and geopolitics. At present time, she is a Deputy Editor in Chief Liputan6.com and using her position to encourage the young journalists to increase their skill and knowledge in this era of information explosion. She is also a program manager for Cek Fakta Liputan6.com. Since July 2nd, 2018, Cek Fakta Liputan6.com has been recognized as one of 62 verified signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter. Cek Fakta Liputan6.com also involved in Google News Initiative to fight the spread of hoaxes and fake news. Contact: elin.yunita@kly.id