Sinarmas Land Supports UKJ By Television Journalists

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JAKARTA - The Greater Jakarta Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI) supported by Sinarmas again held a journalist competency test (UKJ) at the Sofyan Cikini Hotel, Central Jakarta on 19-2024. UKJ is specifically for television journalists to improve the quality and professionalism of journalists.

UKJ was followed by television journalists with the Young level. The chairman of the UKJ Committee, Tatang Ziza Putra, said that Sinarmas' support was aimed at producing reliable journalists who were able to produce the best journalistic works.

Thus, the process from digging up information to broadcasting in the form of news must always go through serious work, based on facts, and can be accounted for. So, even if there are lawsuits related to journalistic products, the settlement is through the intellectual line or the Press Council.

"With so many activities like this, IJTI Jakarta Raya together with Sinarmas Land have contributed to producing verified journalists according to the current needs of the media in the midst of many hoax news, so it is necessary for journalists to be tough in responding to this," said the Deputy Chair of the Jakarta IJTI Organization, Saturday, July 20.

Chairman of IJTI Jakarta, Feby Budi Prasetyo explained, IJTI as a forum for gathering television journalists appreciated Sinarmas' support. "This proves that the government and the private sector are serious in developing and increasing the role of the press in building the nation and state through the role of competent journalists to provide information to the public," said Feby.

He also invited all television journalists to be able to take part in the UKJ held by IJTI in various regions according to their respective professional fields. Both reporters, cameramans or editors can join the UKJ for the Young, Madya, and Main levels.

Referring to the duties and responsibilities of journalists who have been declared competent will be even more severe. On that basis, he continued, professional journalists must uphold and implement the Journalistic Code of Ethics (KEJ) and the Press Law Number 40 of 1999, in carrying out their professions.

"Judging from the UKJ goal, journalists are placed in a strategic position in the media industry, not just workers, workers, who are just complementary components. For this reason, IJTI Jakarta Raya with support from various parties will continue to hold UKJ and contribute greatly in producing competent journalists," said Feby.