National Press Day 2023, Ganjar Pranowo Hopes Press News To Be More Educated

Ganjar Pranowo was present at the peak event of National Press Day 2023. (IST)

The Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo hopes that mainstream media in Indonesia will continue to improve. With guarantees of freedom of the press and in the midst of onslaught social media, the Indonesian press is expected to be able to become the foundation of the community to obtain valid, educational, educational, weighted and non-small information.

"I think the press is also working on it. So I see a lot of press that is very progressive, very creative, serving the community. And of course our hope is that on this commemoration of National Press Day, the news will be more educational, more educational and weighted, aka quality. It's no longer a change," said Ganjar while attending the commemoration of the 2023 National Press Day (HPN) in Medan, Thursday 9 February.

Moreover, Ganjar continued, news is currently circulating from various social media platforms whose truth cannot all be accounted for. Citizen journalists appear with their respective media.

"This is certainly a press challenge today, because the competition is getting tighter and now journalists can make their own press. So the homework from the mainstream press is so important to educate the public, yes, if you want to become a journalist, there are also ethics, you know, there is also a way, you know. So everything will be better educated by our press," he explained.

In addition, Ganjar Pranowo also mentioned the imminent political event. The press is required to provide neutral information during this political phase, in order to maintain national unity.

"I am sure, every day our press will get more mature for it, because it already has a long experience. We certainly don't want us to repeat the situations that have occurred, which have resulted in bad relations between the nation's children," he concluded.

The commemoration of National Press Day in 2023 was held in Medan, North Sumatra. The event was attended directly by President Joko Widodo, ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, members of the press and other important officials.

In his remarks, President Jokowi said that the Indonesian press world is currently not doing well. In the midst of current press freedom, there is a lot of information circulating in the community and not everything can be confirmed.

"Now the main problem is to make responsible reporting. Because people are flooded with news from various media that do not act. This is the current mainstream media homework," said Jokowi.

The mainstream media, he continued, are required to be able to maintain and maintain its mission to find the truth to build public optimism.

"Especially in the political year, the mass media must adhere to their ideals, not participate in polarization. The media must support the 2024 presidential election, become the public's access to information so that it runs honestly and fairly," concluded Ganjar Pranowo.