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Chief Editors Forum celebrates 10 years amid calls for increased accountability
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Keynote speakers pose for photos at the 10th anniversary commemoration of the Chief Editors Forum in Jakarta on Aug. 5. They are (from left) Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, House of Representatives deputy speaker and National Awakening Party (PKB) chair Muhaimin Iskandar, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Coordinating Economic Minister and Golkar Party chair Airlangga Hartarto and Democratic Party chair Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)
The Chief Editors Forum is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a reaffirmation of its commitment to the free press.
The group met in Jakarta on Friday under the theme “Advancing the press, uniting the nation”, and the gathering featured government officials, politicians and businesspeople as keynote speakers.
In a video message, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo joined other political figures in congratulating the forum for its achievements in advancing press freedom and promoting independent journalism.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage the press to continue promoting the public's right to factual information, providing news through practice of quality journalism and combating hoaxes and slander, which can divide the nation," he said.
Chief Editors Forum chairman Arifin Asydhad said the forum had played a strong role in nurturing the press, identifying the nation’s problems and seeking the best solutions to those problems since its founding in 2012.
“The commitment to fostering the press and being attentive to problems the nation is facing is consistently upheld by the Chief Editors Forum," said Arifin, who is also the editor-in-chief of news website Kumparan. "Various programs continue to be taken to improve the quality of journalism. Discussion with stakeholders continues to be activated to identify the nation's problems and find solutions."
Arifin said the forum had created a task force that was working with the Press Council to devise regulations that he said would help large tech companies foster a healthy information ecosystem.
