Pegadaian Continues Journalist Competency Tests for Hundreds of Reporters
PT Pegadaian (Persero) continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving the quality of the Indonesian press through the organisation of Journalist Competency Tests (UKW). From 2025 to mid-2026, the programme, in collaboration with the Dr. Soetomo Press Institute (LPDS), will reach hundreds of journalists from various regions across Indonesia as part of efforts to strengthen national press professionalism.
Entering 2026, this commitment continues. The first session of Pegadaian’s UKW for the year was held in Jakarta on 3-5 June 2026 and continued in Surabaya on 24-26 June 2026, with a total of 40 journalists from 37 media outlets participating.
Deputy Chairman of the Press Council, Totok Suryanto, expressed appreciation for Pegadaian’s support in enhancing the competence of journalists in Indonesia. In line with this, the Director of the Dr. Soetomo Press Institute, Kristanto Hartadi, also conveyed his appreciation and stated that Pegadaian’s support contributes to maintaining the quality of Indonesian journalism.
“On behalf of LPDS and all Indonesian press personnel, we thank Pegadaian for supporting the improvement of competence and professionalism of national press personnel. Moreover, the implementation of the UKW is also part of efforts to preserve press freedom. Press freedom can only be maintained by professional, competent, and high-integrity journalists. Pegadaian’s support is a tangible contribution to maintaining the quality of Indonesian journalism,” said Kristanto.
On a separate occasion, Director of Network and Operations of PT Pegadaian (Persero), Eka Pebriansyah, stated that for Pegadaian, the media is a strategic partner in building public literacy. Therefore, the company is committed to continuously supporting the capacity building of press personnel so they can present accurate, credible information that provides added value to the public.
“A professional press plays an important role in building public trust and improving public literacy, including financial literacy. Through the UKW, Pegadaian hopes to contribute to creating a healthy, objective, and responsible information ecosystem,” said Eka.
Previously, Pegadaian successfully held UKW programmes throughout 2025 in eleven cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Denpasar, Balikpapan, Manado, and Makassar. The programme was attended by 226 journalists from 208 media outlets across 26 provinces in Indonesia.
The implementation of the UKW aims to enhance journalist professionalism in accordance with the Journalistic Code of Ethics and Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press. This programme also represents Pegadaian’s contribution to supporting Sustainable Development Goal number 4, Quality Education, through improving human resource competencies in the field of journalism.