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View all search resultsA formidable PKI and a fervently noncommunist Indonesian Army were the two power camps competing to exert their influence and gain the favor of Sukarno, the country’s president since he proclaimed Indonesia’s independence in 1945. This PKI- Sukarno-Army trilateral power play only needed a trigger for a game-changing political explosion.The battle of the minds also filtered down to the media sector.
“These results show a worrying trend of declining media freedom and cuts to journalism at the very time when access to information and quality journalism is so crucial. Journalism is a public good and it deserves public support and an end to political obstruction and interference," International Federation of Journalists general secretary Anthony Bellanger said.
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