Expecting a Commission with Teeth

With new members, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission is expected to be more professional, free from the interference of media conglomerates. Its predecessor’s performance is considered ineffective.

May 12, 2010

EZKI Tri Rezeki Widianti’s cellphone kept ringing on Wednesday a fortnight ago. Congratulations came one after another. Understandably, as she had just been elected member of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for the 2010-2013 period along with eight others: Mochamad Riyanto, Dadang Rahmat Hidayat, Azimah, Nina Mutmainnah, Idy Muzzayad, Iswandi Syahputra, Yudhariksawan, and Yazirwan Uyun.  “I went to bed at 3am,” said Ezi who wa

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