Honest reporting

Honest reporting

After perusing a number of Jakarta newspapers, my great
appreciation goes to The Jakarta Post. It is the only paper to
have written on Aceh in a complete and honest way. Other
newspapers only print press releases published by the military.
We know from experience that such releases are biased.

The Post may think that its market segment is the expatriate
community. However, I am convinced that with your balanced
reporting, without your being aware, many members of the middle
class in Indonesia are using your newspaper as their main
reference. My colleagues and I in the office always read the Post
when we want to read about Aceh.

I herewith propose that you launch a fund raiser to help
people in the province. I believe that many readers -- both from
the local and expatriate community -- have been touched by your
reporting but they do not know how to express their feelings
because there is no institution which has started a fund raiser.
You can do this by cooperating with one of the non-governmental
organizations or action units which support the Acehnese people.

MUZAKIR

Jakarta