Transparency in KPI Selection
The selection of new members to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has caused uproar, with several public organizations calling on President Joko “Jokowi” Widowo to postpone their installation.
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Analysts monitor national television broadcasts on Wednesday (1/8/2018) in the monitoring analysis room of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) in Jakarta. The results of the KPI’s Period I survey showed that several categories of television programs had not yet reached the commission’s quality index standard, including news (2.98), variety shows (2.51) and infotainment (2.35).
The selection of new members to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has caused uproar, with several public organizations calling on President Joko “Jokowi” Widowo to postpone their installation.
As this daily reported, several organizations have expressed their objections to the non-transparent selection of KPI members for the 2019-2022 term, including Remotivi, the Alliance of Independent Journalists, and LBH Press. The organizations have asked President Jokowi to postpone installing the nine new KPI members elected by the House of Representatives (DPR).