Agus Sudibyo, a member of Indonesia’s Press Council, is worried about the state of journalism in Indonesia. He just published a book, Tarung Digital: Propaganda Komputasional di Berbagai Negara (“Digital Battle: Computational Propaganda in Many Countries”), about the pressures that internet giants such as Google and Facebook have put on Indonesian media by sucking up more than 50 percent of media revenue.
Medan, Indonesia – Just a few days before he was fatally shot in the thigh, Indonesian journalist Mara Salem Harahap, who was known as Marsal, took his wife and two children on a family outing to the city of Medan in North Sumatra, about two hours away from their home. During the trip, they took a family photograph together and Marsal shared the picture on social media.
“This was highly unusual,” his friend and fellow journalist, Rencana Siregar, told Al Jazeera. “In the 12 years that we had been friends, he hardly ever posted personal pictures. He wanted to protect his family.”
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All Indonesians urged to keep defending press freedom: press council 3rd January 2021
Press Council Head Mohammad Nuh (Foto Antara) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia s Press Council has appealed to all elements of society at large to keep defending and protecting freedom of the press because it is one of the fundamental pillars of democracy and an integral part of freedom of expression. To this end, the Press Council urges all parties to create a conductive situation and to show a collective commitment to making the quality of our press freedom get improved and beneficial for the entire nation. The press freedom is part of the principles of democracy that must collectively be fought, Press Council Head Mohammad Nuh said in a statement that ANTARA quoted in Jakarta on Sunday.