The New Broadcasting Overlords
Some of the elected members of the KPI have scanty track records in broadcasting. Candidates who fought for democratization in broadcasting were left out.
July 26, 2016
At Senayan, Jakarta, last Tuesday, there was frenzied activity in the conference room of the House of Representatives (DPR) information commission. Some of its members spread out carrying sheets of white paper. They milled about looking for colleagues from the other factions. A meeting, which was supposed to start at 6:30pm, began nearly an hour behind schedule. That evening, the DPR was about to select the nine members of the Indonesian Broadcas
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