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        "id": 1102110,
        "msgid": "media-seen-as-timid-1447893297",
        "date": "2001-10-18 00:00:00",
        "title": "Media seen as timid",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Media seen as timid MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local media has lost much of its freedom since Megawati Soekarnoputri ascended to the presidency in July, National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Alwi Sihab said on Wednesday. Alwi said that the Indonesian media enjoyed maximum freedom during the administration of Megawati's predecessor, Abdurrahman \"Gus Dur\" Wahid. \"This (less freedom of the press) is no secret.",
        "content": "<p>Media seen as timid<\/p>\n<p>MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The local media has lost much of<br>\nits freedom since Megawati Soekarnoputri ascended to the<br>\npresidency in July, National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Alwi<br>\nSihab said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alwi said that the Indonesian media enjoyed maximum freedom<br>\nduring the administration of Megawati's predecessor, Abdurrahman<br>\n\"Gus Dur\" Wahid.<\/p>\n<p>\"This (less freedom of the press) is no secret. While during<br>\nGus Dur's administration, freedom of expression reached such<br>\nheights that even the media in the West does not enjoy,\" said<br>\nAlwi.<\/p>\n<p>Alwi, who was Gus Dur's minister of foreign affairs, said that<br>\nthe New York Times, a leading American newspaper, once said that<br>\npromoting freedom of the press and democracy was Gus Dur's best<br>\nachievement.<\/p>\n<p>Alwi made the remarks when addressing a discussion on<br>\ndemocracy among activists of non-governmental organizations.<br>\n--Antara<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/media-seen-as-timid-1447893297",
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