The Press Should Safeguard Public Reason during Political Year
The press should not function as watchdog, but also be able to provide education to the public, as well as quality information so that citizens can make the best rational choices.
Chief editor of Kompas Daily Sutta Dharmasaputra (left), Chair of the Commission for Complaints and Enforcement of Press Ethics at the Press Council Yadi Hendriana, Chair of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission Agung Suprio, CNN Reporting Director Titin Rosmasari, spoke at the seminar "Press and Simultaneous Elections 2024" held by the Council Press in Jakarta, Thursday (26/1/2023).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — In the political year, the press should play its part to increase public intellectual understanding of electoral issues. The press should not function as watchdog, but also be able to provide education to the public, as well as quality information so that citizens can make the best rational choices.
In his address at the seminar Press and 2024 Simultaneous Elections in Jakarta, on Thursday (26/1/2023), the chairperson of the Press Council, Ninik Rahayu, said the potential for conflict in holding the 2024 elections would be quite high. Ahead of the 2024 Election, the media should, therefore, be able to carry out their function as supervisors of the election stages, both those regulated by law and those outside regulations.