Internal trouble brewing at `Suara Pembaruan'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Trouble is brewing Suara Pembaruan, one of
\nIndonesia's oldest and leading daily newspapers, with many of its
\njournalists accusing the management of failure to improve the
\ndaily's waning performance.<\/p>\n
The journalists, both younger and senior members of the staff,
\nblame the daily's declining circulation and poor editorial
\nperformance on General Manager Albert Hasibuan and Editor-in-
\nChief Sutarno because \"they are incapable of managing Suara
\nPembaruan in a professional way.\"<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the disgruntled journalists of the Jakarta-based
\nevening paper planned to take their case to the House of
\nRepresentatives (DPR). However, they failed to meet the members
\nof the dominant Golkar faction they wanted to see because they
\nwere held up by traffic. The journalists turned up at the DPR
\nbuilding later than they had planned.<\/p>\n
The journalists said they will return to see the legislators
\nnext Wednesday.<\/p>\n
One Suara Pembaruan journalist, who requested anonymity, told
\nThe Jakarta Post that the daily's editorial problems include the
\nduplication of news stories in a single edition, incorrect
\nediting, and poor news selection.<\/p>\n
He said that more than 50 journalists, including seniors ones,
\nare opposing the daily's present management policy.<\/p>\n
They blamed the management for failing to fulfill their
\npromise to improve the daily's performance, which also involves
\nthe journalists' welfare.<\/p>\n
The management's authoritative stance was shown when it
\ntemporarily relieved six journalists of their duties because they
\nhad the \"courage to offer improvement concepts\" last year. The
\njournalists were later reinstated.<\/p>\n
\"The improvements they promise never materialize,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Journalists Association, and the Ministry of
\nInformation, at the urging of the journalists, have reportedly
\nadvised the daily's management to solve the problem, but no
\nresponse has been made.<\/p>\n
\"We have become impatient, and without any intention to
\ndegrade the management, we're lodging our complaint with Golkar,\"
\nhe said. (par)<\/p>",
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