He said journalism that was vulgar in nature and did not recognize ethical limits had appeared in recent news coverage in both print media companies and television stations.

Yadi said journalists in several media outlets seemed no longer to respect ethical limits as had been seen in the murder of Deudeuh Alfi Sahrin, or Tata Chubby, an alleged online prostitute, which received excessive coverage in various media companies.

"It seemed that the journalists did not consider the negative impacts of their news reports, which could psychologically affect her child and family, even though they did not have any involvement in the case," said Yadi as quoted by Antara in Padang, West Sumatra, on Saturday.

He added that in several other cases, a number of television stations invited sex workers for interviews about their work.

"What kind of values do they want to give the public through TV shows watched by not only adults but also children?" said Yadi.

He said excessive coverage of suspected terrorists'€™ arrests also had negative impacts on their families.

"These show that journalists do not refer to ethical principles anymore in determining what kind of issues they need to broadcast and what kind of information they need to keep out of the public spotlight," said Yadi. (dyl/ebf)(++++)

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