Surjadi checks preparation for the press center project<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja checked yesterday on
\nthe latest preparations for the establishment of a press center
\nbuilding, the first ever in the country.<\/p>\n
Jakarta needed a press center, which would also function as
\nthe center of information and news sources in Indonesia, to help
\nstrengthen the capital's status as a service city, Surjadi said.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Press Center will be built on Jl. Suryopranoto,
\nCentral Jakarta, which is currently used as the secretariat of
\nthe Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Journalists Association
\n(PWI).<\/p>\n
\"Jakarta is home to at least 140 print media offices from all
\nparts of Indonesia, six television stations, around 40 foreign
\nmedia bureaus, and hundreds of radio stations,\" Surjadi said.<\/p>\n
\"This shows how important the media's influence is in society
\nand that's why they have to serve not only as an entertainment
\nsource but also as an education source with reliable analysis of
\ncurrent affairs,\" Surjadi said.<\/p>\n
The construction of the project, which will be wholly financed
\nby the city administration, is scheduled to begin in December. In
\nthe first stage, which is expected to be completed in two years,
\nthe building will consist of nine stories.<\/p>\n
In the second stage the center will be extended by up to five
\nother floors, depending on the requirements.<\/p>\n
However, Surjadi also said that the funding would probably not
\nbe continuous, meaning that at times it might be stopped or
\nreduced due to various problems.<\/p>\n
\"That's why I also ask City Council Speaker Edi Waluyo to make
\nsure that the funding can proceed smoothly,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the building would function as a center where
\njournalists from all media in Indonesia, especially those in
\nJakarta, could meet and exchange ideas.<\/p>\n
\"A press center is common in other major capital cities, such
\nas in Singapore, Washington and Tokyo,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's ceremony was also attended by Central Jakarta
\nMajor Abdul Kahfi, Edi Waluyo, the head of the PWI, Sofyan Lubis,
\nthe head of PWI's Jakarta's branch, Tarman Azzam, and senior
\njournalist Rosihan Anwar. (12)<\/p>",
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