'Antara' lashes out at subscribers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Most subscribers to state-owned news agency Antara
\nuse the agency's news reports as raw material only, Antara chief
\neditor Mohammad Sobary said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"Thus our soul has been murdered by our subscribers,\" Sobary
\nsaid during a hearing with House of Representatives Commission I
\nfor media and defense affairs.<\/p>\n
Sobary made the statement in response to questions from
\nlegislators on the commitment of the state news agency to
\nmaintaining the country's territorial integrity, as reflected in
\nits stories.<\/p>\n
Legislators questioned why stories on the Aceh conflict mostly
\ndwelled on civilian casualties and suffering, instead of
\nhumanitarian activities in the province.<\/p>\n
Sobary said that because most subscribers used Antara's
\nreports only as their raw material, it was difficult to judge the
\nagency's commitment to national unity based on Antara articles
\nused by both the print and electronic media.<\/p>\n
Sobary, who was appointed Antara's chief editor by former
\npresident Abdurrahman Wahid, emphasized on Monday that the news
\nagency was committed to maintaining the country's integrity. --JP<\/p>",
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