JAKARTA - The Government Communication Agency (Bakom) RI said that until now there has been no cooperation or contract with homeless media members of the Indonesia New Media Forum (INMF).
This confession came after the Head of Bakom RI Muhammad Qodari met and embraced INMF. In a press conference on Wednesday, May 6 related to this matter, Qodari also mentioned dozens of names of homeless media that he meant. However, a day passed and a number of media responded with rejection.
"Currently, there is no cooperation or contract between Bakom and INMF or with any of the new media that is written in the INMF document," wrote the official statement from Bakom RI, Thursday, May 7, quoted by Antara.
It was explained that the meeting began with an application for an audience submitted by INMF on Tuesday, May 5.
"At the beginning of the meeting, Bakom and INMF members got acquainted with each other. INMF explained about new media and the INMF organization," the release read.
INMF was then said to explain that they gathered to improve quality and growth space. Some of the information they provided was that they must have a company, address and responsible party.
During the meeting, INMF also handed over a document entitled "New Media Forum 2026" which contained the names of new media actors.
Bakom then asked a number of questions related to the working mechanism of new media, including regarding the application of the principle of balance (cover both sides) which has been the standard of conventional media.
"INMF replied that they had a method called 'verification'," the release said.
Furthermore, on Wednesday, May 6, Bakom held a weekly press conference in the context of the "update" of the Fast Best Result Program and was also attended by new media.
Bakom considers new media as a communication partner as well as conventional media.
"Partners in the sense of the media need news and the government needs to convey information to the public," wrote the Bakom release.
Bakom also conveyed that the meeting with new media actors was held to open a space for communication and expand public information access, without editorial directions or forms of partnerships that bind certain media to support the government.
"The mention of the names of new media in the press conference is based on documents provided by INMF to Bakom in the May 5, 2026 meeting," the release read.
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