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The Press Council Must Act as Government’s Critical Partner

Monday, June 6, 2022

Azyumardi Azra is the new chair of the Press Council with the mission to revitalize the agency to become a critical partner of the government. He discusses the role of political and business oligarchs behind the democratic decline.

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Press Council Chairman Azyumardi Azra during a photo session at his home in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, May 27. TEMPO/M Taufan Rengganis . tempo : 177051629297.

THE Press Council has a new man at the helm. On May 18, Azyumardi Azra picked up the baton from Mohammad Nuh and became chief of the agency mandated to safeguard media freedom and public interest. Azyumardi says he wants the Council to go above and beyond the boundaries of the usual job routine such as handling press disputes, and raise its voice on issues that concern the public and strengthen democracy. Former Rector of Syarif Hidayatullah Stat

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