Guess What? Djisman Simanjuntak

Guess What? Djisman Simanjuntak

Have you ever heard Djisman Simanjuntak talk about press
freedom?

Probably not.

Simanjuntak is the executive director of the Prasetiya Mulya
Graduate School of Management and he is popular for his sharp
analysis in the field of economics. Therefore, it was quite
surprising when he talked about the freedom of the press on
Friday afternoon.

He did not mean to have a lengthy discussion about the topic.
But he mentioned it in a prologue for the launching of The
Eksekutif Interview in conjunction with the 16th anniversary of
Eksekutif magazine.

The media must have incredible ability in order to be able to
maintain the balance between responsibility and freedom because
the definition of a free and responsible press is not clear, he
said.

"Eksekutif has been successful in maintaining the balancing as
it has survived to reach its 16th anniversary."

In another part of his speech, he underlined the need for
creativity in any business.

"Unfortunately, creative people are often called kurang ajar
(impolite) because people adore conformity and harmony. They do
not like divergence." (sim)