Ridwan Kamil's Family Disaster

Atalia Praratya, Ridwan Kamil, and her sister Camillia Laetitia Azzahra. (Instagram @ataliapr)

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil and his wife Atalia Praratya are willing to let go of their eldest son, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz. On his twitter, Kang Emil--Ridwan Kamil's greeting--and his family wrote touching things. He forgives his son Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz who drowned in the Aare River, Bern, Switzerland.

"Innalilahi wainna illaihi rajiun, We hereby officially release and sincerely sincerely accept the passing of our beloved son, Ananda Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz," tweeted Kang Emil.

Kang Emil also apologized to the whole community for all mistakes or mistakes during the life of the deceased.

Through this article, Kang Emil officially stated that Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz or Eril had died.

Shortly after the tweet, MUI, West Java officials and residents held a occult prayer. DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan did the same thing. Including the Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa invites his citizens.

Not only residents of West Java and state officials. The Indonesian people, as revealed in many media and social media, also feel the pain of Kang Emil and his family. Join in praying for Eril.

The news of Eril's sinking was shocking. Become viral on social media and mass media. The content is almost uniform. Grieving and expressing sympathy. Share the sadness of Kang Emil and his wife. Moreover, Kang Emil and Atalia often share photos and touching sentences via social media. When he let go of Eril, Atalia's writing on his social media brought tears to many who read.

So don't be surprised when Rara, the rain handler who went viral while taking action at the Mandalika MotoGP, made a prediction through a card that immediately reaped blasphemy. Netizens immediately booed. Even the Press Council issued a statement asking the media to promote empathy and sympathy. The media are asked to stick to the journalistic code of ethics. Although the medium that Rara conveyed was not a product of the press, there were media that reported it.

In his statement, the Chairman of the Press Council, Azyumardi Azra, reminded that the mass media should work according to the code of ethics and publish news with full responsibility and have a positive impact on the public. The Press Council asked media from various platforms not to publish news related to predictions or predictions related to an event of a humanitarian tragedy.

Press institutions are also asked to present journalistic works that have a positive impact on humanity, according to the code of ethics and not to glorify, which will make every family of the victim of a humanitarian tragedy feel depressed and feel guilty.

What was conveyed by the Press Council through the statement of its chairman, Ayzumardi Azra, was indeed correct. The incident of the death of Ridwan Kamil's son in Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz on the Aare river, the city of Bern, Switzerland, has strong news value. Everyone writes from different angles. Average reap readers. If then Rara the rain handler makes predictions through tarot cards and gets published in the mass media, it doesn't feel good. Excessive glorification of a human tragedy is also unethical. Must understand the feelings experienced. Moreover, making tragedy a content by using predictions or predictions like what Rara the rain handler did. As if a tragedy an entertainment to seek sensation.

Reporting about the humanitarian tragedy is not only related to the calamity experienced by Ridwan Kamil's family. Victims of disasters and other humanitarian disasters, the press must also be wise. Don't just sensation. It must be realized that the press is the fourth pillar of democracy. The function of the press is not only to entertain, but also to function as a medium of information, education and social control.