He Performance of the Indonesian Press in the Era of Decentralization: Moving Beyond Its Imperative Function

In this study I took a normative approach to examine the performance of the Indonesian Press in the era of decentralization. My approach included intensive observations on the Indonesia press system and survey among 330 Indonesian journalists and 55 head regencies and 55 regency's secretaries. My analysis of the data and their context revealed the professionalism of Indonesian journalists. In their own opinion, the Indonesian journalists had a high level ofprofessionalism. However, the bureaucrats questioned their self-assurance. Therefore, it was difficult to determine the actual level of professionalism of the Indonesian Journalists throughout the many regions in Indonesia. Fortunately, the Indonesian journalists were free to report news according to the values in which theybelieved.Basedonthiscondition,theIndonesiapressownersno longer had to fulfill the political and commercial imperative functions of the press. The Indonesian press did not limit itself to report political news, but also cultural news to improve of life of Indonesian citizens. In conclusion, I consider that the Indonesian press has moved beyond its imperative function

Kebijakan Media Interaktif: Belum Melancarkan Sistem Komunikasi Indonesia

Some people believe that the communication policy determines the communication system. However, communication policy should be made to create good communication system. It means that to make the communication policy, people should considering the prior communication system. Relating to the interactive media policy, as a kind of communication policy, made by the Indonesian government, this article is intended to explore the relation between that policy and the Indonesian communication system. This article offers the thesis that the interactive media policy has been made by the government without fully considering to the communication system. It is indicated by: (1) not seriously considering the nature of interactive media, (2)not seriously enforcing people to make the social changes, and (3) not responsive

Usaha Menghormati Keberadaan Khalayak Televisi Swasta

This article explores what the private televisions should do in order to appreciate the qistence of audience. The exploration has been done by using current theoretical and empirical understandings of the relationship between private television and its audience. The results suggest that the private television should: (1) present the na,vs stories about true love; (2) televise the realistic drama; (3) create program which is based on audience's world; (4) broadcart the art of lives more frequently; and (5) not exaggerating the scandal

Hubungan Hukum antara Pemerintah dengan Badan Usaha Swasta dalam Berbagai Pola Kontrak Kerjasama Pengusahaan Pertambangan

In a welfare state, the administration of non-governing functions requires that there have been an equal relation between the legal subjects. The relations probably arise from various legal civil actions taken by the government bodies, particularly those bodies withstatus of legal entity. The civil legal between the govemment with civil of legal entity are directed at achieving the highest welfare of the community. The pattern of cooperation contract based on the mining exploitation in juncture of foreign investment according tothe meaning and substance of the rights of the state control shall be production sharing contract

Analisis Sistem Pengaman Menara Seluler Smartfren pada Perumahan Masyarakat di Kelurahan Umban Sari

Petir merupakan peristiwa alam berupa pelepasan energi sesaat (energy storage) berupa rangkaian aliran listrik yang sangat besar yang akan di lepaskan oleh alam semesta dengan tujuan ke bumi yang bersifat netral. Untuk mengatasi Bahaya yang ditimbulkan akibat adanya sambaran petir penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan metoda bola gelinding (rolling sphere) dan sistem pentanahan yang tedapat pada menara Smartfren sebagai sistem pengaman dalam melindungi dan mengurangi dampak kerusakan pada Perumahan masyarakat. Berdasarkan hasil analisa pembahasan diperoleh Elektroda Vinial sebagai penangkal petir yang dipasang pada menara PT. Smartfren mampu untuk melindungi Perumahan atau bangunan yang berada di area menara dengan sudut lindung 25,98° dengan jarak sudut lindung sebesar 128,15 meter. Besar nilai tahanan pentanahan yang dipasang pada area menara PT. Smartfren sebesar 59,5 ohm

Media Indonesia Marketing Strategy to Incrase Their Gen Y Readers

Since Gen Y is the biggest population in Indonesia, Gen Y were also being the most potential market for Media Indonesia to increase their readership. To fit their newspaper for the Gen Y crowd, Media Indonesia should do several things. They should understand about Gen Y, know their needs, and choose a marketing strategy that fit the Gen Y as their target market. This research was collected from a survey of 170 respondents with a characteristic age around 14-35, living in DKI Jakarta, familiar with newspapers, familiar with the internet, and with minimal Senior High School educational background. This research also conducted an interview with the Media Indonesia Business Development General Manager and Media Indonesia readers. This research found that Content, Cover & Layout, and Brand being factors that raises the Gen Y interest in reading a newspaper. This research also found the favorite contents of Gen Y are Sports, Technology, Music & Film, Economy, and Communities. To maintain and increase readership of their Gen Y readers, Media Indonesia shall set up their marketing strategy that fit the Gen Y group. This marketing strategy is set up for 5 years with a target to increase the total readership of their Gen Y demographic. The recommendation here is that Media Indonesia shall improve their content, cover & layout, and their brand to fit for the Gen Y group. After doing some improvement of their newspaper, they recommended to apply a new wave of marketing strategy to get the attention of the Gen Y group. The new wave marketing mix of strategies that was suggested is co creation, communal activation, conversation, and commercialization