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Broadcasting body finds rampant violations by TV stations
Rebel against mediocrity: Activists stage a peaceful rally to criticize the Indonesian Broadcasting Commissionâs slow response to poor quality television programs in Jakarta recently
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span class="inline inline-center">Rebel against mediocrity: Activists stage a peaceful rally to criticize the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission's slow response to poor quality television programs in Jakarta recently. (Tempo/Dasril Roszandi)
The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has identified rampant violations by broadcasting companies, particularly television stations, of laws that govern the content they air to the public.
'We found journalistic content showing violence, descriptions of criminal acts in too much detail, insufficient protection of victims, inaccurate news and repetitive reporting of tragedy,' said KPI chairman Judhariksawan in a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing intelligence, defense and foreign affairs on Monday.
The KPI had imposed 49 sanctions, including discontinuing two programs and limiting the duration of two others, across several television networks in the first two months of 2016, he said, adding that there was still a lot of broadcast content that violated the Broadcasting Code of Conduct and Program Standards (P3SPS).
Among those remaining violations are: the use of public channels to serve the interests of their owners, physical and verbal abuse on various television shows and featuring personal and private matters as infotainment, Judhariksawan added.
He also said that the broadcasting commission planned to evaluate the 10 television networks whose permits were set to expire this year.
Lawmaker Elnino M. Husein Mohi of the Gerindra Party said that House Commission I had discussed several changes in the revision of the Broadcasting Law, including the extension of the KPI's power to fine unresponsive television networks and the restriction of cigarette and political advertising.
'We are proposing one point to be included in the hearing's conclusion: stopping all unfair and unequal political ads, so that there will be no more complaints from the public about kids memorizing political party anthems,' he said.
Meanwhile, lawmaker Evita Nursanty from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) criticized television networks for continuing to violate the prevailing regulations. 'What they have showed to the public is far away from what is permitted in Broadcasting Law No. 32/2002,' she said. (vps/bbn)(+)
