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View all search resultsFollowing protests on social media and on the streets and threats of boycotting the private television company from pesantren students, management and alumni, Trans7 issued a public apology for content deemed disrespectful to the Islamic boarding school community.
A controversial broadcasting bill seeking to ban lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) content across conventional and online media has sparked widespread criticism, with activists warning it could fuel further discrimination and endanger the rights and safety of the marginalized community.
The Press Council has come out with a stern rejection of the widely criticized broadcasting bill, saying on Tuesday that it goes against the principles laid out in the Press Law and will only churn out bad journalism in the future.
Journalist organizations and members of the public have come out against a broadcasting bill they say would stifle the freedom of the press through vague and problematic provisions, including one they fear could curb investigative journalism on screen.
Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has suggested devising a key performance index (KPI) for ministers involving public input. Experts called this a valid idea but said politics would get in the way.
Children are being poisoned by hatred while television stations bombard us with tons of religious preachers, soap operas full of religious themes and censorship everywhere. But all the efforts of the KPI to create a “utopian” world by supervising the TV seem useless.
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