A symbolic new look<\/p>\n
I was amazed to see the new look of The Jakarta Post, which I
\nunderstand will appear from now on, starting from Oct. 1, 2001.<\/p>\n
The editors and staff must have had special reasons for
\nchoosing the symbolic date in the Indonesian political calendar
\nfor the new facelift.<\/p>\n
What is specially meaningful and encouraging to me in
\nappraising the new look of the Post is that the constructive
\nspirit of dynamism, as prevails in the press world, is not the
\nmonopoly of newspapers in Japan. Such a spirit turns out to exist
\nalso in Indonesia, as witnessed by the new look of the Post.<\/p>\n
In Japan, the English-language daily Mainichi suddenly changed
\ninto The Mainichi Daily News in the 1950s. The name of the daily
\nsuddenly appeared in a different new print. The Nippon Times of
\nwartime Japan began to bear the new name The Japan Times at the
\nend of the "Greater East Asia War", the Japanese version of the
\nPacific War.<\/p>\n
In response to the sympathetic passage in the editorial titled
\nA new face, inviting comments and suggestions from readers, I am
\nrather curious as to how the Sunday edition of the Post will show
\nup in its new look. Will the distinctive columns like People,
\nLife, Arts, Sports, Travel, Entertainment, Images, Cook's Corner,
\ncarrying instructive and thought-provoking features, be continued
\nand improved?<\/p>\n
Features that are cherished with great expectations, and
\nexcitement, among the intellectual or educated class are, for
\ninstance, a sequence of glimpses of classrooms with pupils in
\nelementary schools in outer regions like Biak, Ambon, Sumbawa,
\nLombok, Bali, etc. For that matter, similar features may be run
\non elementary schools in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
Could such features be given the chance to appear in, for
\ninstance, the Images column of the Sunday edition? It is
\nimportant to note that the conditions of the classrooms in
\nelementary schools will reflect on the quality and the state of
\nmind of the local leaders, whether they belong to the class of
\npoliticians or that of bureaucrats.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, I wish to commend the considerateness of the
\neditors and staff in opting for a larger type of print, making
\nEnglish reading easier for the younger generations now studying
\nin high schools and universities. The future of Indonesia lies in
\ntheir hands.<\/p>\n
S. SUHAEDI<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/a-symbolic-new-look-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }