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Minister accuses three media organizations of spreading hatred
NU Online · Selasa, 22 Februari 2011 | 06:16 WIB
Jakarta, NU Online
Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam has accused three media organizations — namely Metro TV, TVOne and Media Indonesia newspaper — of spreading hatred toward the government through their news organizations.
“Metro TV and TV One, I watched them when I was in Kupang. As for the print [media], it is the one owned by the same TV owner,” Dipo said at the Bogor Palace on Tuesday.<<>br />
Dipo lashed out at the media on Monday, saying he had called on government institutions to implement an advertising boycott on media organizations that relentlessly portrayed Indonesia as a “messy and dark” country.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to East Nusa Tenggara a few weeks ago was a case in point, he said. While there was only a small group of people rallying at the president's arrival, the two television stations said the people of East Nusa Tenggara rejected Yudhoyono's visit.
“As a matter of fact, the number of people welcoming the president was far bigger [than the number of protestors],” he said.
The stations' constant broadcast of the North Jakarta riot last year and the mob attack of an Ahmadiyah community in Banten two weeks ago were further examples, Diplo said.
“It even scared my grandchildren. They [the stations] did not think about it,” he said, adding that state officials should decline requests for interviews from any media organizations with such tendencies because it was “useless.”
“Mass media is powerful. Please use the power fairly and with balance, and don't spread hatred,” he said, adding that he was not against criticism.
“The media shouldn't be against criticism either. All I said was 'boycott' and already I am accused of being authoritarian,” he said.
Metro TV and Media Indonesia are owned by media magnate Surya Paloh, a former Golkar Party politician who has established a social organization, National Democrats, that many say would be a political vehicle for the 2014 elections.
TV One, on the other hand, is owned by Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie. (jg/dar)
Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam has accused three media organizations — namely Metro TV, TVOne and Media Indonesia newspaper — of spreading hatred toward the government through their news organizations.
“Metro TV and TV One, I watched them when I was in Kupang. As for the print [media], it is the one owned by the same TV owner,” Dipo said at the Bogor Palace on Tuesday.<<>br />
Dipo lashed out at the media on Monday, saying he had called on government institutions to implement an advertising boycott on media organizations that relentlessly portrayed Indonesia as a “messy and dark” country.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to East Nusa Tenggara a few weeks ago was a case in point, he said. While there was only a small group of people rallying at the president's arrival, the two television stations said the people of East Nusa Tenggara rejected Yudhoyono's visit.
“As a matter of fact, the number of people welcoming the president was far bigger [than the number of protestors],” he said.
The stations' constant broadcast of the North Jakarta riot last year and the mob attack of an Ahmadiyah community in Banten two weeks ago were further examples, Diplo said.
“It even scared my grandchildren. They [the stations] did not think about it,” he said, adding that state officials should decline requests for interviews from any media organizations with such tendencies because it was “useless.”
“Mass media is powerful. Please use the power fairly and with balance, and don't spread hatred,” he said, adding that he was not against criticism.
“The media shouldn't be against criticism either. All I said was 'boycott' and already I am accused of being authoritarian,” he said.
Metro TV and Media Indonesia are owned by media magnate Surya Paloh, a former Golkar Party politician who has established a social organization, National Democrats, that many say would be a political vehicle for the 2014 elections.
TV One, on the other hand, is owned by Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie. (jg/dar)
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