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Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry apologizes for Instagram post
The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has faced criticism for uploading an altered promotional photo of an event on Instagram without permission.
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On Aug. 15, the Tourism and Creative Economy posted a promotional photo of an event that was edited without permission from the event's organizers. (Shutterstock/wichayada suwanachun)
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he Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry posted an apology on Instagram for uploading a promotional photo of an event on Saturday without acknowledging the event's organizers.
A post shared by Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif (@kemenparekraf.ri) on
The now-deleted post was about virtual performance “Malin Kundang”, part of the event series #MusikalDiRumahAja (Musical at Home), held by Indonesian culture information portal Indonesia Kaya and event organizer BOOW LIVE. It was uploaded on YouTube on July 23.
In its post, the ministry stated that it did not have any bad intentions. “We wanted to help promote [the event series] by uploading its content as a form of our support toward #MusikalDiRumahAja. It has become our responsibility to boost promotions and publications of the country’s creative works. We didn’t intend to claim or take advantage of the program in any way,” the post reads. “Through this clarification post, we’d like to extend our apology for all artists who are involved in #MusikalDiRumahAja.”
The post was uploaded by the ministry following criticism from filmmakers Joko Anwar and Angga Dwimas Sasongko on Twitter on Tuesday.
Kemaren Menteri, sekarang Kementerian. Ngambil project sama program orang lain lalu di-rebranding sendiri tanpa ijin.
Dan ini KEMENPAREKRAF! @Kemenparekraf yang mustinya jadi garda paling depan perlindungan Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HAKI) pic.twitter.com/mWQydy5AmF
— Kaka Glenn, terima kasih. (@anggasasongko) August 18, 2020
Joko wrote that the event’s promotional photo was taken and edited to later be uploaded on the ministry’s Instagram. “The organizers’ logos were deleted and replaced by the ministry’s logo,” wrote Joko. “What happened? What a shame.”
Galeri Indonesia Kaya dan Boow Live bikin teater musikal. Lalu materi promonya dicomot, dimodifikasi, diposting di akun Instagram Kemenparekraf (sudah dihapus setelah diprotes pemilik acara). Logo penyelenggara dihapus, diganti logo Kemenparekraf. Ada apa ini? Memalukan sekali. pic.twitter.com/YqQXHrYaj6
— Joko Anwar (@jokoanwar) August 18, 2020
Joko also included screenshots of Instagram Stories that stated the editing process was done without permission from the organizers. (wir/wng)
