Saturday, December 18, 2004

Asia Pacific Media Network :: INDONESIA: Media people criticized for lack of solidarity

Asia Pacific Media Network :: INDONESIA: Media people criticized for lack of solidarity:

"Jakarta: Prominent lawyer Nono Anwar Makarim criticized the Indonesian media on Thursday for its lack of cohesion in putting pressure on the government and the House of Representatives to revise existing laws that are often used against journalists and media enterprises.

'If media people can show solidarity, they can put pressure on the government and the House (to reform outdated laws). We must look to other countries that have reformed press laws,' he said in a discussion organized by the Press Council and UNESCO here on Thursday."

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