Days of Empty Talk
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
The damage incurred by the New Order’s control of the press is still being felt. But the responsible parties have yet to account for their actions.
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It’s been four years since press freedom was restored in Indonesia—thanks to reformasi. Yet not many remember how bad it was for the press under the repressive New Order regime—suppressed, manipulated and, not infrequently, snuffed out of existence.
Many choose to forget. They say it’s better to focus on the future than be bogged down by a terrible past. Critically speaking, such a view is wrong. As the saying goes, thos
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