'Journalists' hit up regency for money

'Journalists' hit up regency for money

BOGOR: The Bogor regency administration is angry about the
demand for Idul Fitri "bonuses" it received from about 360 so-
called journalists.

The "journalists", who claimed to be assigned to cover
activities in the regency, made their monetary demands at each of
the administration's agencies, Sony Abdusyukur, regency
spokesman, said last Friday.

He said most of the publications the journalists claimed to
work for were defunct.

Sony said he believed there were only about 40 real
journalists covering the activities of the regency
administration.

To ensure positive news coverage, many government officials
and private companies pay off journalists. People often take
advantage of this practice by posing as journalists and demanding
money from officials.--JP