The State of Sports Journalism in IndonesiaCEFR A1
23 Mar 2025
Adapted from Arpan Rachman, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Royhan Firdaus, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Haris Kristanto Pardede is a football YouTuber from Indonesia.
- He shares news and videos about football.
- Pardede has over 118,000 followers on his channel.
- He started his channel during the pandemic.
- He covers the Indonesian national football team.
- Pardede helps stop false information about football.
Difficult words
- YouTuber — A person who makes videos on YouTube.
- followers — People who watch or support someone online.
- channel — A space on YouTube where videos are shared.
- pandemic — A worldwide disease outbreak.
- football — A sport played with a round ball.
- false — Not true or incorrect.
- information — Facts or details about something.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think YouTube is popular?
- What type of videos do you like to watch?
- How can someone share information about football?
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