[1] PWI was established on 9 February 1946 in Surakarta (this date was designated under the New Order in 1985 to become National Press Day).
[1] The organization was the Newspaper Publishers Union (SPS; Indonesian: Serikat Penerbit Suratkabar) on 8 June 1946.
[5] Because the distance of time of establishment is close and has a similar historical background, PWI and SPS are likened to "conjoined twins" in the world of journalism.
[5] The meeting resulted in two decisions, including:[5] The eight commissions that have been formed are then assisted by Sumanang and Sudarjo Tjokrosisworo formulated the matters of the national press at that time and the effort to coordinate it into a national press line.
[5] The Business Committee held a meeting and discussed the issues faced by the press.