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        "msgid": "the-press-and-megawati-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-02-13 00:00:00",
        "title": "The press and Megawati",
        "author": null,
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        "summary": "The press and Megawati It is by now a well known fact that President Megawati Soekarnoputri -- as evidenced by her incessant complaints -- has been very upset with the nation's press. The situation between Megawati and the press seems to be heating up instead of cooling off. Nonetheless, State Minister of Communications and Information Syamsul Muarif claimed that Megawati's presence at the commemoration of National Press Day in Bali on Sunday would be a time for reconciliation.",
        "content": "<p>The press and Megawati<\/p>\n<p>It is by now a well known fact that President Megawati<br>\nSoekarnoputri -- as evidenced by her incessant complaints -- has<br>\nbeen very upset with the nation's press. The situation between<br>\nMegawati and the press seems to be heating up instead of cooling<br>\noff.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, State Minister of Communications and Information<br>\nSyamsul Muarif claimed that Megawati's presence at the<br>\ncommemoration of National Press Day in Bali on Sunday would be a<br>\ntime for reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>But, what would we say if there was something in the press<br>\nwhich made the President uneasy? Shall we blame the media alone?<\/p>\n<p>Megawati said in her address in Bali that the media must be<br>\nable to use its freedom in a professional way. Only with<br>\nprofessionalism could the press develop mutual respect and<br>\nmaintain balanced reports. \"We all hope that the press can<br>\ndevelop its role and function based on its conscience, wisdom and<br>\npoliteness,\" the President said.<\/p>\n<p>Conscience, wisdom and politeness could be the barometer used<br>\nby the President to judge the media.<\/p>\n<p>Press reports, people say, reflect what is going on in the<br>\nsociety. So if the press reports are said to abandon conscience,<br>\nwisdom and politeness, it means that our people are lacking<br>\nconscience, wisdom and politeness.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, not only the President is uneasy with what is going<br>\non in our society. The people and the professional press have<br>\nalso been deeply worried by what has been going on among us.<\/p>\n<p>What kind of conscience do we have when we let corruption<br>\ncontinue? What kind of conscience do we have when we retain our<br>\nleadership position while we are a convicted criminal?<\/p>\n<p>We must acknowledge that some of us in the media have<br>\npublished 'excessive reports'. The materials for publication must<br>\nbe properly selected before being served to the public. In this<br>\nway, there will be nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>-- Harian Ekonomi Neraca, Jakarta<\/p>",
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