Broadcasting bill and press freedom

Broadcasting bill and press freedom

From Media Indonesia

If the significant differences between the broadcasting community, represented by ATVI, MPPI, PRSSNI and so forth, and the working committee of the House of Representatives on the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) are not wisely handled than the problems that arise could prove critical to the country's broadcasting world. To avoid polemics, particularly in the broadcasting community, it is advisable to have this particular bill reviewed and improved.

The broadcasting law is a matter of great and strategic urgency in our national community, now engaged in the building of democracy and the implementation of regional autonomy. To formulate a broadcasting bill which could accommodate more ideas and ensure the coordination of various ideas, everything must refer to the Constitution or the relevant laws, such as those regarding the press, on telecommunications, on consumer protection and on films.

It is expected that this broadcasting law will eventually lead to the establishment of responsible "press freedoms" based on professionalism and upholding ethics, morality and the law, a condition beneficial to those in broadcasting and the public.

RIDWAN

Tangerang, Banten