Ganjar: Actually, Citizen Journalism Is Positive To Become Government Control

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said citizen journalism through various social media becomes the government's control regarding performance.

"Actually, citizen journalism is positive for government control. They can share damaged roads and illegal fees at schools and hospitals, for example. Well, this can be followed up to improve conditions," he said in Semarang, Tuesday, October 13.

However, Ganjar considered it necessary to eliminate accounts that cannot be accounted for in order to anticipate the spread of hoaxes.

He revealed that the Central Java Provincial Government continues to innovate in information disclosure, not only to facilitate public information rights.

"Not only makes it easier, innovation is also carried out more communicatively and responsively," he said.

According to Ganjar, current information and information rights can no longer be contained because technological developments make it easier for people to disseminate information or what is called citizen journalism.

"We often argue and have long discussions about information that is appropriate and unfit to be shared, but information technology cannot be stopped. So cell phones can be a blessing, it can also be a disaster," he said.

The PDI-P politician gave an example, there were cases of violations of the application of the health protocol by officials who were known through citizen journalism.

"There are officials who hold dangdutan. Then there are those who admit that they are not present, but in the video there are. This is the function of citizen journalism as a control for the government," he said.