Private TV should have ethics code<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Noted communications expert Alwi Dahlan reminded
\nmanagers of private television stations on Saturday of the need
\nfor a code of ethics, despite the fact that the government has
\nbeen slow in issuing TV broadcasting laws.<\/p>\n
Dahlan said in Bogor that the managers owed it to their public
\nto select broadcasting materials without detrimental elements
\nsuch as excessive violence.<\/p>\n
\"This is a matter of ethics, a matter of social responsibility
\nwhich is not contingent with the broadcasting laws,\" he was
\nquoted by the Antara news agency as saying. \"Even if the laws do
\nnot yet exist, the television managers cannot ignore their social
\nresponsibilities.\"<\/p>\n
Alwi said that private station managers should establish an
\nassociation to discuss and establish rules.<\/p>\n
\"The managers of private television stations should make an
\nagreement among themselves to establish rules on the ethical
\nroles of television, and to define their own responsibility,\" he
\nsaid. \"This option would be better than for them to have the
\ngovernment issue restrictive rulings on the issue.\"<\/p>\n
Dahlan also called on public organizations, such as the
\nIndonesian Consumer Organization, to launch a campaign against
\ntelevision programs containing destructive elements.<\/p>\n
Dahlan also applauded a recent study by the Ministry of
\nInformation and the Foundation of Child and Maternal Welfare
\nwhich found that private station programming had a bad influence
\non children.<\/p>\n
\"There have been too many people complaining about how TV has
\na negative influence on children, without the support of any
\nstudies,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dahlan said he believed the study was conducted in an
\nobjective, responsible manner since the ministry's research
\ncenter is manned by people with television programming
\nexperience.<\/p>\n
\"Ishadi is there,\" he said, referring to the former director
\nof state-owned television station TVRI. \"He should be objective
\nabout the study because he didn't have anything to gain by
\nattacking (private) television stations.\"<\/p>\n
\"Some people's credibility is at stake here, so for the
\nmeantime we can trust the results of the study,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Those who might disagree with the study have the option to
\nconduct other studies, he said.(swe)<\/p>",
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