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National scene: Jokowi likens news to herbal medicine
President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo shared his mixed feelings about the media on National Press Day on Tuesday
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resident Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo shared his mixed feelings about the media on National Press Day on Tuesday.
Opening a commemoration event in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician said the country was lucky to have press freedom in which any kind of information was widely accessible.
'Some of the various information is bitter like jamu [traditional herbal medicine], but cures like a vitamin. But much is just plain bitter and bothers our healthy minds,' he said.
He said sensational headlines were often used by the media.
Jokowi said such news articles made people pessimistic and discouraged investors.
A dark horse in the 2014 presidential election, the former Jakarta governor faced a turbulent first year in office, experiencing an economic slowdown and difficulty in consolidating his political clout.
He has since gained control as most of the political parties have pledged support for the government.
Jakarta-based pollster Indikator Politik revealed on Monday that the President currently enjoyed a 67 percent approval rating, the highest since he took office.
