A Media for the Community
High mountains, deep valleys and dense forests can no longer impede the flow of information. Even without electricity, radio and television keep broadcasting a variety of news and information to the remotest areas in Indonesia. The 1998 reforms expanded the scope of media community, raising the number of radio stations from 700 to 2,000. Villages became an integral and active part of the world of information. Farmers, tailors, fishermen and many others, were all transformed, becoming 'journalists and broadcasters' on the side. An exclusive report by Tempo English Edition from Papua, Sulawesi, the Nusa Tenggaras and Flores.
July 21, 2010
IN today's information age, when it is easy to access all forms of news, we are flooded hour after hour by news that passes us by. However, the information that is circulated does not always fulfill the needs of certain groups in society. To be able to touch upon the needs of different groups, a form of community media is required which involves members of the community and provides information that meets their specific needs.
With an awareness
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