Rosihan calls for 'chatty' journalism<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Veteran journalist Rosihan Anwar has hailed a new
\ntrend in journalistic reporting, advising younger generation
\njournalists to write more in a "chatty" style.<\/p>\n
"Reporters, men or women, don't seem to have the ability to
\nwrite in a narrative manner," said Rosihan, who is also renown as
\nan avid writer, educator, artist and historian.<\/p>\n
He is campaigning for a new style in modern journalism, where
\nwriters make their reports in a narrative, or "story-telling",
\nway. The concept is in contrast with the classical "reverse
\npyramid" style of news reporting, where the most important
\ninformation is conveyed in the lead paragraphs, and less
\nimportant information in later paragraphs.<\/p>\n
Rosihan was speaking on the sidelines of a book launching on
\nWednesday at the Wisma Bimasena in the Dharmawangsa Hotel in
\nSouth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Senior journalist Herawati Diah launched the English version
\nof her biography An Endless Journey. Diah, who turns 88 this
\nApril, was one of the founders of the now-defunct English-
\nlanguage newspaper, Indonesian Observer.<\/p>\n
"Ibu Diah uses a conventional approach in most of her
\nwritings, and she writes well and in a chatty way," said Rosihan.
\n"I'm a man, I wouldn't do that."<\/p>\n
Mark Hanusz of Equinox publishing said that it was important
\nthat Ibu Diah's story be documented. "I'm really excited about
\npublishing it because foreigners can learn a lot through one
\nperson's view of Indonesian history." --JP<\/p>",
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