#press freedom

Collection of press freedom news, found 138 news.

Journalist Safety Index and need for ensuring journalists' safety

The Tifa Foundation, as part of the Safe Journalism Consortium that is supported by the Dutch Embassy, collaborated ...

No media representatives on publisher rights committee: Press Council

The 11-member publisher rights committee set up to execute Presidential Regulation Number 32 of 2024 will not include ...

Press freedom protected in new publisher rights regulation: Official

Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics, Nezar Patria, emphasized on Friday that the presidential regulation ...

Minister Marsudi receives press freedom award from PWI

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi received the Golden Medal for Press Freedom award from the Association of ...

Widodo asks ministries to prioritize press ad spending

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked his ministerial ranks, especially the Minister of Communication and ...

No media restrictions in quiet period ahead of elections: Bawaslu

The General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has assured that there will be no restrictions on the media during ...

Legal journalistic products cannot be criminalized: Police

Deputy Chief of the National Police (Polri), Commissioner General Agus Andrianto, stated that journalistic products ...

Clarifying facts is crucial to thwart disinformation, official says

The government has been conducting clarification of facts as a vital measure for handling and averting the spread ...

Need regulation for civilians owning self-defense weapons: MPR

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has said that special regulations ...

Women journalists vulnerable to gender-based violence: Commission

Women journalists are vulnerable to gender-based violence in carrying out their journalistic duties, a Member of the ...

Press freedom is foundation of other rights: US Embassy officer

Political officer of the United States Embassy Jordan Younes stated that freedom of the press is the foundation of ...

Need to balance press freedom with anti-hoax effort: MPR Speaker

Press freedom needs to be balanced with serious efforts to prevent the spread of hoaxes, disinformation, and news that ...

Maintaining press sustainability amid digital disruption challenges

The press, ever since its existence, has played an important role in society and become a guiding beacon for the public ...

New Criminal Code must not be used to prosecute journalists: PWI

The Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) has asked President Joko Widodo to ensure that the new Criminal Code is ...

Minister asks Press Council to devise digital journalism road map

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has urged the Press Council to formulate a journalism road ...