Press Council Chair, Ninik Rahayu: Journalists Must Not Think About Their Own Stomachs

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Press Council Chair Ninik Rahayu on the polemics surrounding the National Press Day and media freedom under the Prabowo government.

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Chairperson of the Indonesian Press Council for the 2022-2025 period Ninik Rahayu during an interview with Tempo at the Press Council Building, Jakarta, February 14, 2025. Tempo/Ilham Balindra. tempo : 174316500953.

THE controversy surrounding National Press Day has resurfaced this year. The name and celebration, observed annually on February 9, have been questioned by journalist organizations in Indonesia. The press day has so far been observed on the 9th of February, the day the Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI) was established. 

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) previously held a discussion on the formulation of National Press

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