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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Journalist Najwa Shihab stated that he was ready to provide information about his Jokowi United Volunteers reports to Polda Metro Jaya today. However, he did not know exactly what the basis of the information was because he only learned about this from media reports.
“I heard that the Metro Jaya Police rejected the report and asked the reporter to take this question to the Press Room. If there is a need for an examination, of course I am ready to give evidence to the official institution that is authorized for that, “Najwa told Tempo in a short message, Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Previously, the president of the Jokowi Unified Volunteers, Silvia Dewi Soembarto, informed Najwa about the interview for the vacant position of the Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, which was broadcast on the Mata Najwa program. Silvia angry is to think that Najwa parodied Health Minister Terawan.
Silvia pretends that Najwa has carried out cyber attacks on Terawan through Najwa’s Eye Show. “Cyber bullying because the source is absent and then they are interviewed and a parody is made, and the parody is an action that should not be taken against state officials, especially ministers, because he is a representative of President Joko Widodo, ”said Silvia.
In this regard, Najwa said that the broadcast was intended to invite public officials to explain various policies related to the management of the pandemic. She also considered that the explanation did not have to be done at the event, it could be anywhere.
“However, the appearance of the Minister of Health has been minimal by the press since the pandemic has intensified, not only in Najwa’s eyes. And from time to time, there are more and more parties asking about the presence and the share of the Minister of Health in handling pandemics, “Najwa said.
Najwa assessed that the questions he asked at the time came from public concerns, both from experts or institutions and from ordinary citizens. “All of these are efforts to perform the function of the media in accordance with the Press Law, that is, to develop public opinion and monitor, criticize, correct and suggest matters related to the public interest,” Najwa said, citing the content. of the law.
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Before broadcasting the interview, Najwa said he had considered the risks of the allegations. “I think the elite of the office, especially the top executive after the president, is not the party less power – an important aspect that is a prerequisite for an action can be called persecution or bullying“, He explained through uploads on his personal social networks, on September 29, 2020.
Regarding the format of the interview, Najwa Shihab explained that the presence of an empty chair in front of a journalist as a ‘substitute’ for a source is not new. “In 2019 in England, Andrew Neil, the BBC journalist, also unveiled an empty chair that was originally occupied by Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, who often declined invitations from the BBC.”
WINTANG WARASTRI | TD
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