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        "msgid": "ministry-of-human-rights-promotes-balanced-reporting-between-criticism-and-solutions-1773237137",
        "date": "2026-03-11 19:45:55",
        "title": "Ministry of Human Rights promotes balanced reporting between criticism and solutions",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights has called on media outlets to balance coverage of social problems and human rights violations with reporting on development solutions and remedial measures. Minister Natalius Pigai argues that whilst media has a crucial role in exposing societal issues including poverty, unemployment, and maternal mortality, it should also highlight preventive and curative initiatives to strengthen public awareness and support for human rights-responsive development policy.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The Ministry of Human Rights is calling on media\norganisations to present balanced reporting that combines exposure of\nsocial issues with coverage of development solutions in order to\nstrengthen public awareness of human rights concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai stated that media plays an\nimportant role in uncovering various problems affecting society,\nincluding different forms of violations and social inequality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedia must also expose the reality of social pathologies. On\nmaternal mortality, child mortality, poverty, unemployment \u2014 it is fine\nto report on these,\u201d he said in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that media reporting should not stop at problem\nexposure, but should also highlight various resolution efforts and\ndevelopment initiatives being undertaken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedia must also campaign for development, how to address matters of\na curative, preventive, and pre-emptive nature so we can build\nIndonesia,\u201d Pigai said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pigai, this role is important so that media does not\nmerely document problems, but also becomes part of prevention and public\neducation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>He added that media has a function to preserve, protect, and promote\nhuman rights values through the dissemination of accurate and balanced\ninformation.<\/p>\n<p>With this approach, Pigai hopes media can strengthen public education\nfunctions while promoting development policies that are more responsive\nto human rights concerns.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-human-rights-promotes-balanced-reporting-between-criticism-and-solutions-1773237137",
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