At The Peak Event Of The 2022 MHT Awards, Anies Baswedan Reminds Journalists Not to Take Sides, Unless...

JAKARTA - At the peak of the 2022 MHT Awards, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan again reminded reporters to be honest and impartial. But there are things where according to him journalists are required to take sides, namely to side with truth and justice.

"There are many things that journalists can do. But sometimes journalists get stuck in work routines so they lack accuracy and tend to side with one group. If you want to take sides, you can actually, but side with truth and justice," he said in his remarks after handing over the award to the nominees for the 2022 MHT Journalism Award or the 48th which took place at the Great Hall, Jakarta City Hall, on Thursday 15 September.

After handing over tokens of appreciation and appreciation prizes to the winners, it was Anies' turn to be rewarded by PWI Jakarta. He received the PWI Jaya Award from the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Jakarta as an appreciation of his concern and contribution to press freedom in Jakarta.

Anies Baswedan appreciates the role of journalists in Jakarta through PWI Jaya because so far they have contributed to building a healthy journalistic ecosystem. According to him, the award was received as a reminder that public officials must open a transparent freedom space for journalistic activities.

“We appreciate our fellow journalists who have joined together to build a healthy journalism ecosystem in Jakarta. We are also grateful for the award given. This is a tribute. We ourselves feel that facilitating it (freedom of the press) is a must," he said.

Anies expressed his gratitude for the appreciation given to him. “Especially being in the public sphere and friends monitoring all of this. I feel salute to my friends at PWI. And thank you for the award, this is a reminder for me and all of us to always keep that space of freedom," he added.

Regarding the implementation of the 48th MHT Awards in 2022, Anies Baswedan assessed that whoever wins this award can be a motivation for journalists to produce various works that are needed by the community.

“With the awarding of this award which is carried out with a meritocratic system, this makes the credibility of the award very strong. Hopefully, this will be a motivation for all friends who are engaged in journalism to produce works. This is a sign of success in work. So, I congratulate the winners. We in Jakarta are of course very supportive, because this activity has been running for 48 years,” explained Anies Baswedan.

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Seven Categories in MHT Awards 2022

Please note, there are 7 (seven) categories of journalistic works that are contested at the 48th MHT Awards, namely the text category, photo category, terrestrial TV video category, streaming TV video category, radio category, infographic category, and headline category.

The works that were contested at the MH Journalism Award. Thamrin 2022 are works published in print, electronic, and online media between June 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022. In total there are 482 journalistic products participating in this event.

The Chairperson of the Jury for the Journalism Award, MH. Thamrin 2022, Irmanto, said that the journalistic products collected this year saw an increase in the number of works of around 30% from last year. The dynamics and progress of the Capital City are also clearly illustrated in each work.

“Writings, videos, photos and infographics can be seen clearly. If I may conclude that the winner of the MH Journalistic Award. Thamrin this year is amazing. They are not only able to describe well, but also do not lose their critical power towards the policies taken by the DKI Provincial Government," he said.

"I think these champions should be role models, they should be examples for fellow journalists who usually cover and explore the life of Jakarta," he concluded.

The details of the winners are as follows:

Terrestrial TV Video Category

tvOneNews Facts (Sumur Resapan Anies, Mengapa Masih Banjir : Fakta)

Radio Category

Winner: RRI (MRTku Mendunia, Transportasiku Rumah Warga Ibukota)

Photo Category

Winner: poskota.co.id (Potret Kemiskinan di Balik Megahnhya Jakarta International Stadium)

Category Heading

Winner: kompas.id (Jangan Surut Transjakarta)

Category Infographics

Winner: Media Indonesia (Fasilitas Baru Bertaraf Internasional di Jakarta)

Text Category

Winner: Koran Tempo (Empat Tahun Menanti di Kampung Akuarium)

Category Video TV Streaming

Winner: Kumparan (Perjuangan di Balik Kemegahan Jakarta International Stadium)

The 2022 MHT Awards are supported by PT Krakatau Steel, the Financial Services Authority (OJK), PT Djarum Foundation, Agi Sugiyanto through PT Media Musik Proaktif, PT Krakatau Steel, Financial Services Authority (OJK), PT Djarum Foundation, PT Astra Agro Lestari, Tbk, FIF, Gadjah Tunggal, Pelindo, Bakrie Amanah, BPJS Employment, PT Transjakarta, Pupuk Indonesia, PLN, BCA, Bank DKI, BRI, Waskita Karya, Mind.Id/Inalum, Pertamina Patra Niaga, and Mustika Ratu and Garuda Food.