Kristian Oka Prasetyadi is a Master of International Journalism student at the University of Melbourne. Originally from the city of Surabaya in Indonesia, he spent almost five years (2019-2024) working as a regional reporter for a national daily Harian Kompas (Kompas.id) in Manado, in the country’s province of North Sulawesi. During the period, he developed skills in features and long-form writing, as well as video journalism. In 2018, he obtained a bachelor degree in International Relations from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta.