PWI stresses that the only institution that has legitimacy to regulate and organize journalist competency tests is the Press Council.Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) bans its 20 thousand members from taking journalist competency tests organized by illegitimate institutions for violating Law. No. 40 of 1999 on the Press.
"PWI stresses that the only institution that has legitimacy to regulate and organize journalist competency tests is the Press Council," PWI Chairman Atal Sembiring Depari noted in a written statement released here on Friday.
Based on the Press Law, only institutions certified by the Press Council are allowed to organize journalist competency tests, he said.
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"PWI has more than 20 thousand members. We are responsible (for them) and remind them of not being tempted to take competency tests organized by unclear institutions that do not understand the (journalistic) code of ethics," he remarked.
He urged PWI members to not easily believe institutions that seemingly have legitimacy to organize journalist competency tests, when in fact, they do not understand the right journalistic work and the Press Law.
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"The test institutions that are allowed to organize journalist competency tests are those certified by the Press Council," he affirmed.
Provisions on journalist competency test are set forth in Press Council's Regulation No. 01/ 01/Peraturan-DP/X/2018 on Journalist Competency Standard. The regulation is a follow up to the Palembang Declaration 2010 and is agreed upon by the Press Council constituents, he affirmed.
"PWI stresses that only journalist competency tests that refer to Law No. 40 of 1999 are valid and the others are against the Press Law," he stated.
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