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| ICFJ training in Jakarta: Day 1 - Indonesian media "not doing a great job" covering religion and minorities
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Location: Blogs 2008 U.S.- Austria Journalism Exchange |
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| Posted by: Mario Scherhaufer |
1/18/2010 9:47 PM |
Together with Search for Common Ground and with a grant from the UN's Alliance of Civilizations, ICFJ is conducting a training workshop titled "Communicating Across Cultures: the Media & Muslim-Western Relations" in Jakarta from Jan. 18-20 for 30 Indonesian media professionals.
The highlight of the first day of training was keynote speaker: Endy M Bayuni, Chief Editor of The Jakarta Post
Bayuni pointed out to his colleagues that Indonesian media is not doing a great job covering religion and minorities. He criticized that coverage of these issues is ignored in the name of national security, with the assumption that such coverage would create national unrest and crisis.
According to Bayuni, major events like the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 and the conflict in East Timor were reported without reference and context to the religious aspects involved in those struggles. He said Indonesian journalists are either in denial or are actively ignoring the religious aspects and coverage of minorities in their reporting.
As a goal, Bayuni stated, journalists should strive to report fully and honestly and within the context of religious and ethnic differences. Bayuni believes that such reporting, for example practices on coverage of recent attacks on churches in Indonesia could create pressure on the government to act.
Bayuni warned his colleagues not to sensationalize when reporting the news, and he encouraged everyone to report proportionally by giving a voice to all parties involved.
"After the Bali bombing we tend to give more space to radical voices," Bayuni said. And the U.S. led invasion in Afghanistan was portrayed by some as America declaring war on Islam, he noted as another example.
With these guidelines and a sense of mission, Bayuni said, Indonesian media can help promote inter-faith society and dialog.
To the delight of two reporters among the participants in the workshop, Bayuni mentioned Kompass newspaper as a good example for coverage of religious and ethnic minorities in Indonesia. |
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| Location: Blogs2008 U.S.- Austria Journalism Exchange |
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| Posted by: Mario Scherhaufer |
1/18/2010 9:47 PM |
Together with Search for Common Ground and with a grant from the UN's Alliance of Civilizations, ICFJ is conducting a training workshop titled "Communicating Across Cultures: the Media & Muslim-Western Relations" in Jakarta from Jan. 18-20 for 30 Indonesian media professionals.
The highlight of the first day of training was keynote speaker: Endy M Bayuni, Chief Editor of The Jakarta Post
Bayuni pointed out to his colleagues that Indonesian media is not doing a great job covering religion and minorities. He criticized that coverage of these issues is ignored in the name of national security, with the assumption that such coverage would create national unrest and crisis.
According to Bayuni, major events like the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 and the conflict in East Timor were reported without reference and context to the religious aspects involved in those struggles. He said Indonesian journalists are either in denial or are actively ignoring the religious aspects and coverage of minorities in their reporting.
As a goal, Bayuni stated, journalists should strive to report fully and honestly and within the context of religious and ethnic differences. Bayuni believes that such reporting, for example practices on coverage of recent attacks on churches in Indonesia could create pressure on the government to act.
Bayuni warned his colleagues not to sensationalize when reporting the news, and he encouraged everyone to report proportionally by giving a voice to all parties involved.
"After the Bali bombing we tend to give more space to radical voices," Bayuni said. And the U.S. led invasion in Afghanistan was portrayed by some as America declaring war on Islam, he noted as another example.
With these guidelines and a sense of mission, Bayuni said, Indonesian media can help promote inter-faith society and dialog.
To the delight of two reporters among the participants in the workshop, Bayuni mentioned Kompass newspaper as a good example for coverage of religious and ethnic minorities in Indonesia. |
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