8 Comments on “Worldwide Press Freedom Index”

1. bradlymail Says:
   December 27th, 2006 at 3:09 pm

   The latest report, of 2006, shows the country holding at position 103rd out of 168 countries with a score of 26.0 again. [1]

   Singapore a dismal 146th

   Anyway, Indonesia has more press freedom than Singapore. In Singapore any articles written or published by public or jounalists must be screening by goverment body. Anyway it’s good, we can have any type of freedom or free democracy system, but all these must be controlled. If not, it’s can be disastered!

2. 1ndra Says:
   December 27th, 2006 at 5:54 pm

   If it isn’t controlled then it would be pleasure to make ‘fitnah’ and make fun other people life.

3. bradlymail Says:
   December 28th, 2006 at 8:21 am

   1ndra that’s way the Singapore Prime Minister and ex Prime minister always suing the publishers, when they wrote and publised wrong news about them. Yes, they did the right thing!

4. looking for sally Says:
   December 28th, 2006 at 8:46 am

   What else that got Indonesia in low rank at any indexing catagory. But I am sure Indo will be the high rank in contradictory list. Being the highest diversity, big natural resources, big population yet poor and corrupt.

   I guess that’s why the news about celebrities are much popular than news on technology, education etc., and most of the political leader has been trying to be celebrities with crap opinions and statement.

   And there are thoose gangs of religious Defender front that are free to terrorizing people and press. There more I think about my country the more sorry I felt.

5. his_majesty Says:
   January 4th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

   as an Indonesian senior high school student, I’m taught that Indonesia doesn’t have any article on its constitution that can be used against press.I’m also taught that press,journalist, etc. is controlled by the society itself,and punishment they take for not providing accurate information is from the society,too.
   So what i’ve been learning is crab…!!!

6. Andrew Says:
   January 20th, 2007 at 8:00 am

   His Majesty, “crab” is that little creature that walks sideways.
   

7. Dragonwall Says:
   October 9th, 2007 at 6:09 am

   So what i’ve been learning is crab”¦!!!

   Well I suppose so.

   I’m taught that Indonesia doesn’t have any article on its constitution that can be used against press..

   Are you sure. I am sure you were unaware of news blackout! Ask Harmoko about that and he will tell you more.

   I’m also taught that press,journalist, etc. is controlled by the society itself,and punishment they take for not providing accurate information is from the society,too

   Your so call controlled by society is seen as litigation. But not by society. If you make a slanderous remarks at someone like insulting the president cas and so on then you should be held liable for your own actions.

   What Salman Rushdie wrote in his book cause a worldwide emotion from the Islamic community that there were even people so primitive as to put a contract on him. He was later thought to be free after 10 years of protective custody, only to find out that another contract was put on him.

   In most country, unless you are a true democratic society, there is always a law controlling press release.

   Singapore adopted a tight press release is because they did not want any dick tom or harry to make certain publication that will arouse the discomfort of their people. Many of them had tried to make press release in magazines, newspaper and so on. But the end results is the most important matter. If you cannot back up your claim, then be prepare for the worst.

   There are worst press control in Indonesia I have seen. During the New Order, does the press allow Chinese to be printed? Only one and that is on condition that they publish all unimportant news together with Indonesian printing in it.

   So do you still think that there is no constitution that controls the press? Your teacher may have given you the wrong teaching with an intent.

8. Moan Says:
   February 26th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

   Yep, it’ll gonna be screwed up if there’s no laws to control it !
   But as far as i seen, Indonesia is better than their neighbour such as malaysia though !
   In malaysia, even blogger was screened by the government !
   The press is so strict, that they’re not even allowed to give an opinion which is compare it to another regime !
   I’m wondering why they’re above us !

   Maybe it was in new order, but could ya see now the different ?
   But, now there’s some of the politicians who afraid their dirty works being known by the press so they try to cover it though !

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