On reporting about Africans<\/p>\n
I have been dismayed with the consistently negative and racist
\nbias you have in reporting about Africans in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
For example, in the news item entitled Zimbabwean, Indonesian
\nnabbed with heroin, published on Dec. 14, 1999 on your City page,
\nyou portray a negative image of Africans just because a guy from
\nZimbabwe was arrested on a drug-related offense. You quote an
\nofficial as saying \"If you look around now holding the arms of
\nmany African men are Indonesian girls ...\" To me this is
\nirresponsible reporting that tries to portray Africans as drug
\ndealers who take advantage of innocent Indonesian girls.<\/p>\n
I hope you understand the potential danger of such reckless
\nreporting to many innocent Africans living and traveling in
\nIndonesia and benefiting the country through export trade to
\ntheir home countries.<\/p>\n
I urge you to be objective and professional in your reporting
\nabout Africans in a style worthy of a paper such as yours.<\/p>\n
MICHAEL HAILU<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>\n
Note: We agree that many Africans here have become good brothers
\nto us. But police records since 1997 have revealed another story
\nof some people from Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. The week before
\nlast alone, Jakarta police detained at least two Africans -- a
\nZimbabwean and a Liberian, also for drug case. Much more, hotel
\nand motel operators on Jl. Jaksa have reportedly closed their
\ndoors for any Africans, we repeat, Africans due to such image.<\/p>\n
-- Editor<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/on-reporting-about-africans-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }