Media should not be the mouthpiece of a political party owner.

B.J.Habiebie

Media should not be the mouthpiece of a political party owner.

Media should be fair to all political parties and providing equal opportunities for campaigning.

Although the media owners take charge of a particular political party, they can not use the media as a campaign tool exclusively.

According to the Committee of Voters of Jeirry Sumampow Indonesia (KPI), in essence, all parties have the opportunity to use the media as a campaign tool.

"Even if there are media owners are also organizers of political party campaign using the media as a means, it is okay, but there should be equal opportunity for other political parties," said Jeirry in Jakarta, Sunday (05/05/2013).

Jeirry said, should not the media owners who also feel political party political party committee shall be privileged to appear in the media.

Media owners are also organizers of political party can not violate a provision for equal opportunities for parties to appear in the media.

According Jeirry, KPU and Bawaslu should dare audit the television show featuring a particular political party, especially when it comes to display media owners are also certain political party management.


One form that impede freedom of the press in Indonesia is the owner of capital. Because the media should be limited capitalism.

This statement was made in the media observer of South Sulawesi, Anwar Ilyas, in Makassar respond International Press Freedom Day, Friday (03/05/2013). "The condition of the press in Indonesia in general is better than before the reform, however, press freedom remains constrained media due to capitalism," he said.

According to Anwar, the importance of limiting the capitalist media not to impede freedom of the press, but only to limit the power and interests of the owners of capital are more concerned with business, even a political element.

As a result, he said, journalists do not have freedom of expression journalistic stints promote the public interest, not the interests of the owners of capital.

"Government as regulator, we need to evaluate the condition of the press so as not to get stuck in the capitalist media," he said.


3rd President Jusuf Habibie Bacharudin rate, the Indonesian press has not really independent, as expected by the Press Law. This statement came in a speech when he received the Gold Medal of Independence, Saturday (09/02/2013) in Manado.

While serving 3rd President, BJ Habibie signed the Press Law. In the New Order era under Habibie, press freedom is limited. Some media had prohibition and restraint of freedom. Now, members of the press was able to breathe as mandated by the Law. 4 and then guaranteed by Article 28 of the Constitution 45.

"However, in this reform era, very disayangkankan world press has not really freed from the parties or certain groups who have political power and have a great capital," Habibie said in front of hundreds of reporters in attendance.

If the New Order era of press freedom curbed by the authorities, at present constrained by the press and the political interests of capitalists. This condition will make the public's right to obtain a balanced and accurate information forgotten.

Habibie also suggested, to the front of the press should be able to improve the quality of well-being by providing assurance of the press, increasing keprofesionalitas and prevent partisan press.

"Regulation of self control is also important as well as the press release of political influence and business. Due to the quality press is a free press," Habibie said.

Gift of freedom of the press to the gold medal presented by the Chairman of PWI Habibie and the National Chairman of the Press Council. The event took place at the Grand Kawanua Convention Centre was attended by the Governor of North Sulawesi and Gorontalo Governor.

While other things that also need to be considered is the high level of violence against journalists. Though the government has issued Law No. 40 Year 1999 on Freedom of the Press, including the protection of journalists in carrying out their journalistic duties.

It was recognized also Chairman of the Indonesian Journalist Association (PJI) Pengda Sulawesi, Joel Mappanganro, in Makassar.

According to him, journalists are vulnerable to acts of violence in carrying out their journalistic duties. Especially if the news sources related to the source of power or capital owners.

"On the other hand, the welfare of journalists in their profession as well be its own problems. On the field there is still receiving wages below the regional minimum wage (UMR), particularly those working in the media are ignoring the welfare pemodalnya journalists," he said.