Not Just About Presidential Elections
The aspirations of the people should be heard. independent media that carry out professional coverage are expected to be an antidote to biased coverage.
(From left to right) Formappi researcher Lucius Karus, Researcher at the Political Research Center for the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Mouliza Kristhopher Donna Sweinstani, and General Elections Commission member August Mellaz, in a discussion "Socialization of Political Parties towards the 2024 Election" at the KPU office, Jakarta, Friday (24/2/2023).
Kompas is expected to be able to cover the 2024 elections, the process for which has already started this year, comprehensively, objectively and independently. As an influential media outlet, Kompas should also play a role in the development of democracy in this country.
Such a hope came to the surface in the Kompas Ombudsman Forum, which specifically discussed coverage ahead of the 2024 elections on Friday. The topic of the elections has been discussed many times in the Kompas Ombudsman Forum. At each of the events of this celebration of democracy, the ombudsman oversees editorial work, evaluates and at the same time recommends various perspectives in order to strengthen the completeness of the news, professionalism and independence.